HMS Beangle
Welcome aboard! We're sailing across North America in our Bean Stalker teardrop trailer. Come share our journey.
Month: January 2026
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After a few days at a rather lackluster north Florida RV park that had weekend availability, our free and easy lack of reservations travel style was beginning to become an issue. Heading down the western coast, we were very lucky to grab two nights at Little Manatee River State Park outside of Bradenton. Considering its…
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Florida is living up to its tourist posters: bright, warm, and beautiful. And as I watch the northeast and Midwest descend into ice, snow, and wind chill chaos, Florida’s reputation as a winter refuge is solidified. Now that we’re near the southern end, it’s become hot and humid. The mosquitoes were apparently late coming back…
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We finally made it out of Georgia on Monday the 5th and are now sitting on a very lovely, very sandy barrier island on the Florida panhandle. It’s quiet and peaceful and the local cafe has delicious gluten-free & dairy-free goodies. The Oatmeal Cream Pie made me close my eyes in awe. Gluten-Free Bakery Girl…
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Union troops robbed the home on their way north FROM the March to the Sea, not TO it. It was after his army had bypassed Charleston and went instead to Columbia (where ironically Charlestonians had moved their families, money, and household goods for safekeeping), on his way to North Carolina that small raiding parties pillaged…
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In Pendleton, South Carolina, two restored plantation homes are owned by a nonprofit organization tasked with researching, restoring, and educating the public about the area’s history through educational tours. Educational tours, you say? Step aside, folks, step aside. I’m coming across that big veranda with its ceiling painted ‘haint’ blue to stop ghosts from crossing…
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First things, first. The truck is repaired. We picked it up Monday late afternoon, packed everything back inside it, and drove out of the campground with happy hearts first thing Tuesday morning. We didn’t quite make it across the Georgia border, but we’re close. Georgia is a rather long state. The title is a line…
