Category: Retired RV Living

Resolve the Truck Concerns On July 27, 2017, our last day at this camp, we made a work day.  Connie wanted to do the laundry at the facility near our RV.  However, we had heavy rain.  I got the wagon out and Connie put on her chicken boots, rubber boots with chickens on them, and… Continue reading Fix the Truck then on to the High Plains

Early morning journaling on travel day Sometimes my mind will not let me rest and I have to get up in the middle of the night to journal to empty my thoughts on paper.  I do like to write.  I got up at 4 a.m. to journal on July 24, 2017, moving day.  Luckily, this… Continue reading Black Hills with White and Red Faces

A Favorite Stop in South Dakota July 20, 2017, was our day to visit one of the best-known sites to see in South Dakota, The Wall Drug Store, in Wall, SD.  We left our camp site at Farm Island State Park about 10:30 a.m. and got back about 10:40 p.m.  It was a long day… Continue reading A Day Trip to Wall, SD and the Badlands

Two Cougars come to rest and the talking started. We had a smooth hookup for our departure from Camp America, near Salem, SD.  Leaving at 10 a.m., our drive west on I-90 became a steady climb after we passed Mitchel, SD.  We made our first rest stop at Mile Marker 301, just past Plankinton.  The… Continue reading A Week at Farm Island Recreational Area

Next stop, Camp America RV Park As we prepared to leave White River State Park in MN, we had to make a stop at the dump station for the black water tank and grey water tanks.  The black water tank was still registering as being two-thirds full.  We found out that the sensors get coated… Continue reading A Long Drive to the Corn Palace

Resting up for morning coffee! This was day two for our stay at the White River State Park, MN.  We slept in until after 9.  It is great to be able to do that on a Wednesday, since we are retired!  Coffee outside while we made plans for the day.  I had noticed a rocky… Continue reading Chimney Rock, WPA, and the Mayo Clinic

From Country to BIG City We left Cranberry Lake Campground on Friday, July 7, 2017.  We took US131 south from Three Rivers, MI, to catch I-80, just beyond the Indiana line.  The drive to Illinois was nice except for a few rain showers.  Rain seems to follow us. Then, our GPS directed us toward downtown… Continue reading From the Forest in MI to De Forest, WI

Rented a boat on Cranberry Lake We woke up later than an energetic fisherman should have.  I was intent on getting a whole day of fishing in.  So, Connie wished me luck and kissed me good-bye. I rented a boat for the day at Cranberry Lake Campground.  I did not bring a trolling motor, so… Continue reading Our Drive to Grand Haven, MI

Sauder Village – Day 2 It does get a little confusing, when traveling and the time you pay for at the RV parks is actually the nights.  A two-day stay, like this was going to be, is actually a two-night stay.  So, we had this day and that night before we had to move on.… Continue reading From a Resort to a Lake on a Dirt Road

Next Stop, Camp Chautaugua, NY As we broke camp at Gotta Getaway RV Park, near Belleview, OH, on June 20, 2017, we were excited about our next stop, Camp Chautaugua, on Lake Chautaugua, near Jamestown, NY.  That would be our base camp to venture out to see Niagara Falls! We planned to stay seven days… Continue reading Oh, The Sights We See!

Our Second Travel Day—The Longest! We woke up at 6:30 a.m., on June 16, 2017, to eat, shower, and break camp for our second travel day.  We left Cottonwoods RV Park, in Columbia, MO, about 10:30 a.m.  Our goal was to reach Timberline Valley RV Resort, near Anderson, IN, which is northwest of Indianapolis.  I… Continue reading Travel on the way to NY