The Woods Online

12/07/2025

Folks, friends, relatives and followers: Please check the donate link below to help YouTubers Mike and Karen Friday. A couple weeks ago, Mike suffered a major heart attack and is not doing well. They will have mounting medical bills. Please donate if you can and if it’s with your heart. If you can’t, then please go and subscribe to their YouTube channel. Binge watch as much as you can. Like and comment on the videos. Every bit on interaction helps them with the monetization of their channel and will help them towards the bills.

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Lastly, say a prayer to Mike, and for Karen as she endures going through this with the love of her life.

FRIDAY'S FOREVER: MIKE AND KAREN CRISIS FUNDRAISER: LINK TO DONATE:

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Haley Spurlock

As many of you may know my uncle Mike had a massive heart attack on 11/18. It is a miracle he is still with us!

The hospital informed us he had four blockages but his heart was too weak for a surgery and they needed to transfer him to a hospital 4 hours away from home.

His body had dealt with incredible shock and his heart continues to be weak and needs time to recover so they can do the procedure he needs.

We need continued prayers for physical healing and recovery. We need his heart to strengthen!

Also we need to rally behind them in financial support. The family is having to stay in a hotel and also pay for meals. They are facing mounting medical bills and uncertainty. 2 weeks already in Critical Care/ICU. At this point we know his stay will be extensive and they will need support.

I have learned that one of the best ways to encourage people on these times first is through prayer and second is bringing relief to the burden of finances.

If you are able please consider supporting them in this time of need. Also please pray for them daily!

Thank you to everyone for the prayers and for all who give in advance.

12/01/2025

Well a week long shakedown trip in Cousin Eddie and Griswald in Venice, Florida in the books. Got plenty of time towing. Something I haven’t done (besides uhaul trailer) in about 12 years. Being thanksgiving week, the 10 hr, nearly 700 mile trip each way, turned into more like 15 hr trips both ways. Next time might include an overnight each way.

But they both performed flawlessly. Will get in some more closer trips before our big two-week west coast trip next year. We do recommend Ramblers Rest RV Resort in Venice, Florida.

Honk if you see Cousin Eddie and (Clark) Griswald on the road.

11/29/2025

Took a ride up to Myakka State Park to check out the alligators and canopy walk. Saw a Great Blue Heron, Roseate Spoonbill (pink one) and Limpkin. Canopy walk was cool. But very short. Tower climb was about 75’ I think. Lots to do there.

11/29/2025

11/24/2025

Griswald (truck) and Cousin Eddie (camper) in the morning fog at Ramblers Rest Resort (a Thousand Trails rv park) in Venice, Florida.

11/11/2025

New toy for the camper. This way Angie can work from the camper if she wants to. Plus we can do our usual surfing, posting, uploading and streaming tv like we can at home.

11/10/2025

We have our first trip planned with “Cousin Eddie”!

We will be taking it down to Florida during the week of Thanksgiving and spending some time with Angie’s parents. This will be a good break-in time of the camper.

Still waiting on getting some things to be completed on it at the dealership before we pick it up. Glad I had them go ahead and winterize it (although I will dewinterize it in Florida) as it’s getting down to 26° tomorrow morning.

11/10/2025

Changes. Saying good bye to our 2013 Thor Chateau Class C motorhome and 2019 Roadtrek Sprinter van.

But it’s not the end of the road to our camping adventures. Maybe more of a new beginning. At least we hope so. Meet our new Heartland Eddie Bauer that we are calling Cousin Eddie. We will be towing it with a new Chevy Silverado.

One of the best things is that we have our driveway back and will be keeping Cousin Eddie in a secure and covered storage lot nearby.

08/19/2025

Pretty cool “folklore” about the Mothman in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia. Definitely worth a stop if you’re nearby. They have a museum there but I didn’t have time to check it out.

Check out the movie, The Mothman Prophecies.

08/15/2025

Overnight stay at to get the van dewinterized for some short trips. Yeah I know it’s August already. lol We have done a couple weekends in it this year, but never dewinterized it. Had to get with my pal Nick from to go over the Alde hot water system with me. Never used it and was having issues. He came through for us as always.

One thing for sure, after this trip, we definitely need to head for higher elevations. Still a bit warm. Although we are almost completely shaded here.

Not a bad park. A good bit of the sites aren’t level, so just know that if coming.

And this is the first time to use this butane Eureka! grill.

08/09/2025

PSA….if purchasing an RV, whether new or used, hire an independent inspector to check it out. Have everything checked and be sure you know how to correctly operate all its systems. It doesn’t matter if you have owned one before and think you know how things work, set your pride to the side and make sure. Not all rvs function the same. Technology changes yearly as well as all other systems. Manufacturers also don’t necessarily make them to where they function the same. Even two RVs for mthe same year and same manufacturer but doffeeent model numbers can be different.

The worst thing is to get out on a trip and something work or you not understanding how something works. Next thing you know, you’re on a 3 month waiting list to get it in to the dealer and then another 3 months of it sitting on their lot. Save some angst and get it inspected and know everything about it before taking it out.

07/27/2025

Took a ride up to Stone Mountain State Park. Bingo had never been there. Unfortunately, about 2 minutes after these pictures, it started to rain. At least it cooled it down. Bingo is now a North Carolina Bark Ranger at 3 North Carolina State Parks.

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