VivaLaVida!

A journey to meet the planet and its inhabitants...

Tennessee (4 and end)

Here it is, the new Title of Vivalavida arrived! So I’m back to Fletcher to pass technical inspection by the seller – Chris in this case – necessary for subsequent registration. I will then be able to go to Georgia where the following steps are still to be done: getRead More…

Still in Tennessee

Here is the following of my Tennesse trip., with a poor light because of the not very pleasant weather.   I went to Kentucky to visit a natural Bridge, just North of the Big South Fork area.     1) Natural Bridge       2) Temp was about 16°,Read More…

Tennesse again (2)

Still waiting for VivaLaVida’s new title, I get to Tennesse again since last Saturday. I found there the winter with low temps and some snow, the first one for VivaLaVida! 🙂   this time, I’m visiting the Big South Fork, North-East of the state. they are several natural arches andRead More…

Tennesse (2)

Here is the continuation of my first visit to Tennessee. On the way back, I made a quick stop to meet Eric, the owner of a van and member of the Sportsmobile forum. We ate together at Maryville and he told me about a few places worth to visit. SoRead More…

Hello Tennessee!

As anounced, here is a short return about my last week in Tennessee. I went there to discover two nice natural bridges and two spectacular waterfalls, quite different from the preceding ones, you will see…   To go there, I drove through extreme western North Carolina and stopped at CatocheeRead More…

Dupont State Park (NC)

I’m a little behind with the processing of my images… Here is a series I took a few days ago. I went to a nice little State Park allowing access to two beautiful waterfalls, the Dupont State Park. Christian, I didn’t know you’re so well known over here! 😉  Read More…

Lake Jocasse (again)

I get back to camp at Lake Jocassee with Cory and Mike, Heather and Justin. Cory and Mike are Swiss, from “Zürcher Oberland”. They are travelling in Bagherra – a Land Rover Defender 2.5 diesel, since almost nine months and are on the way home. Bagherra will take the shipRead More…

Lake Jocassee area…

This update is a special dedicace to Janet & Jonathan who adviced me to go discover this area during a great diner together at their house. Remember, it’s the couple I met some weeks ago at North Mills River and who are real friends now, with who I had aRead More…

Rainbow, Thurtleback and Drift Falls

Still waiting for my driver license, I decided to leave for three days and discover some new places South-West from Fletcher, not far away from South Carolina border. The first day, Justin et Heather joined me to share the boondocking spot I found and we went together discovering the DawsonRead More…

Mechanical hazard…

Well, you will have to wait a bit for the next images of the beautiful nature here … The bad news is that the code “Low turbo boost” did not come from the actuator replaced a few days ago. Friday morning, the code came again followed by an ugly noiseRead More…