Here, There & Everywhere

03-25-2025 Free museum showcasing an extensive collection of bonsai trees, including one said to be approximately 400 years old. We spent an afternoon here. The museum is attached to the United States Arboretum which we walked through with family on a previous visit years ago. Read more

03-19-2025 & 04-10-2025 The Public Quarry at Government Island in Stafford County, Virginia is the principal source of Aquia Creek sandstone, a building stone used in many of the early government buildings in Washington, D.C., including the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Today the Island is a public park with handicapped accessible ramps. There… Read more

03-16-2025 to 04-13-2025 At long last Martha’s dream of “seeing” the cherry blossoms in DC. Two missed attempts over the years, but this time we planted two weeks early and hit it big. The show was impressive. We stayed at Aquia Pines Camp Resort. It’s tucked in between two major roads, yet retains its feel… Read more

02-25-2025 Belle Isle is a small island in the middle of Richmond. It’s been many things thru the centuries. During the the Civil War it was used as a prison for 30,000 Union soldiers. Most recently it was used as a hydroelectric power plant. Today, all of that is in ruins and is used as… Read more

02-23-2025 to 03-16-2025 While staying at the south 40 rv site we made several drives into Richmond. Its an average city, has a busy growing business district. Driving in you pass an historic Train Station straight from the victorian era. One edge boasts a bohemin community called Carytown. Lots of artistic stores and fronts to… Read more

02-23-2025 to 03-16-2025 We came here intending to visit the Richmond VA area. We ended up 30 miles south in Templeton. The South 40 Camp is the closest affordable RV park to Richmond. During our 3 week stay we saw many people come and go. Turns out there was an incredible park just 5 minutes… Read more