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About W&W Mudd

Re-retired again, Wendy and Warren publish as they adventure into the far reaches of their New World.

Salute to 250: York, Lancaster and Amish Country

Posted on June 13, 2026 by W&W Mudd

As we drive farther east, we get back into the range of British supply lines and thus more RevWar sites. On the drive from Gettysburg to Lancaster we passed through York Pennsylvania, the site of Camp Security. If you always … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Gettysburg

Posted on June 12, 2026 by W&W Mudd

The drive to Gettysburg took us out of the mountains of West Virginia (go Mountaineers!) and into the farm country of south-central Pennsylvania. The route is partly through a small sliver of Maryland that pokes west into West Virginia, taking … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Sutton West Virginia and the Civil War Trail

Posted on June 10, 2026 by W&W Mudd

Researching locations with a purpose like Salute to 250 puts one square in the sights of the civic marketeers, those people and companies that are responsible for selling the sights and scenes of a city or region to tourists. Hold … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Quiet North Carolina

Posted on June 8, 2026 by W&W Mudd

In stark contrast to South Carolina, North Carolina had a quiet RevWar. This was due to two primary facts: many of the fathers, uncles and older male siblings and cousins of North Carolina had already traveled to other states to … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: South Carolina and The Swampfox

Posted on June 6, 2026 by W&W Mudd

We have done a lot of RV traveling in the West, where you can literally drive for 2 days and still be in the same state. On our first leg from home to South Carolina, we drove through 3 states … Continue reading →

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Salute to 250: Setting out on the Freedom Trail

Posted on June 5, 2026 by W&W Mudd

When we started planning this trip it was going to be an epic month-long trip through Americana that would be full of relaxation and good food. It occurred to us several months later that June 2026 was the month before … Continue reading →

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STARLINK Will Set Us Free: Starlink Mini finds a permanent home on our RV roof

Posted on May 12, 2026 by W&W Mudd

Perhaps the most-asked question about an RV campground is “How’s the Wi-Fi?”. In the good old days, people went RVing to get off the grid and get away from it all. These days things are way different, and folks don’t … Continue reading →

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One to Get Ready: Delaminating countertops are gone forever!

Posted on May 11, 2026 by W&W Mudd

It’s hard to believe we’ve had our “new” trailer for 8 years already. When we bought it, we were focused on three things: it had to accommodate our 3-generation campers (total of 4 adults, 2 kids); it had to have … Continue reading →

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Hog Wild

Posted on June 14, 2025 by W&W Mudd

Florida is a rich kaleidoscope of wildlife. Some, like the invasive pythons in our Everglades, are unique to our state; the rest are mostly just more abundant than in other states. Deer are everywhere, as are rabbits. Squirrels and wild … Continue reading →

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Pura Vida Trés: Manuél Antoñio

Posted on May 14, 2025 by W&W Mudd

Arrival to the hotel was fun. We had to drive through Quepos to get to Manuél Antoñio. Quepos is an old fishing town, built in the flat land surrounding the harbor, with not surprisingly narrow roads, many of which have … Continue reading →

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