Author Archives: Kiralafond

May 23, 2022 What do you do on a rainy day in Charlotte? We started the day before the storms at a wonderful dog park about 5 miles from the campground. We met a Reba clone and a Puff clone and Reba got some great exercise! And here comes Zeus! He’s a two year oldContinue reading “Rainy day in Charlotte”

May 12-22, 2022 Headed to our next stop today. We will be in Charlotte, NC for the next week. Charlotte pals, I‘d love to grab a coffee or invite you over for a campfire and cocktail! We are staying at Carowinds Wilderness RV Resort. I wrote a few posts about our stay in Bluffton, SC.Continue reading “Hilton Head National RV Park”

5/21/2022 One of the most wonderful parts of this crazy adventure Tim and I have started on is the opportunity to see friends and family we have not seen in awhile! We started with catching up with our family as we spent six weeks in Florida. My sister Lori Elmer Riddlebarger and brother-in-law John RiddlebargerContinue reading “Good Friends”

May 17-18 We took a break from RV life and checked ourselves into the JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District for some much needed pampering and city sightseeing The hotel is incredible. Yes, it’s pricey, but even if you don’t have a zillion Marriott points like we do, book yourself a stay if you areContinue reading “Savannah Day Trip”

Delivered to Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce 2021 When Maggie asked me to speak to you today, she said that I might tell you all about how I got to the current place in my career. And I really had to think about that. How DID I get to become the publisher of the Milwaukee BusinessContinue reading “Kira 101”

February 28th, 2022 This talk was delivered at the Milwaukee Business Journal Mentoring Monday event, my last public event before heading out on the road. It has been nearly eight years since I started working at Milwaukee Business Journal. And although the skyline has changed drastically, much has remained the same. Through those years, MilwaukeeContinue reading “Time for a new adventure”

May 17th, 2022 Tim, Reba and I took a drive to downtown Bluffton. It is a quaint little town with cafes and shops and local art galleries all along the main drag. Get closer to the water and you see several beautiful churches and we just happened to be there as a gospel choir wasContinue reading “Bluffton, SC”

May 12th, 2022 We decided to book a “vacation” spot here and there at resort style RV parks. Hilton Head National RV Park was a great first vacation spot. (Can you have a vacation when you are retired?) The sites are HUGE, cement and level and come with all the amenities you could want. WeContinue reading “Best stop so far”

May 19th 2022 We stayed in a modest RV park in Kingsland, Georgia for a few days on our way to Hilton Head. It was a cute little family run place, but we should have opted for the KOA down the road. It was much better maintained. We drove about 15 miles to to theContinue reading “Amelia Island”

May 4th, 2022 We explored Mount Dora a bit today. It was ridiculously hot, so once we found a parking place for the beast truck, we popped into the first covered porch/restaurant place we saw. Boy were we LUCKY to have found this one!! This beautiful property that sits right on the lake was builtContinue reading “Mount Dora”