tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61252079068452052302024-02-19T07:06:30.163-08:00 Bright's Wheel LifeNo Matter Where We Choose to Roam... We Never Really Have to Leave Home!The Bright'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07023160388983798178noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125207906845205230.post-30215241225357443132017-12-23T23:58:00.004-08:002020-11-28T12:28:19.620-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS! and a Long Overdue Update!<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">Maybe this is just a test to see if anyone still follows our blog. I don't blame you if you don't... but if you don't, then you wouldn't be reading this! So... Thanks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">I think there have been enough changes to our life to deserve a blog post!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">We have remained in Oregon since October 2014, and I think we were hosting in Central Oregon at our last post. We hosted in Southern Oregon from October 2015 to April 2017.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">2017 has
been an eventful year for us... a year full of changes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">We were
still hosting at the Southern Oregon RV Park at the start of the
year... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">But we had decided to sell our house in Grants Pass (30 miles away). So a few
days each week, we spent at the house in Grants Pass working at
getting it ready.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;"> It was a lot of work, but it sold the first day it
was shown, and it closed in March. This was my first experience with
selling a house, so it was a learning experience, and if ever we sell
a house again, we will do it differently. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">In April,
my Mom fell and broke her knee cap – which required surgery and a
lot of healing time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">The hospital would not allow her to go home
unless she had 24 hour care. So we gladly agreed to stay at the
house with her. After several days however, the park where we had
been hosting asked us to move out of the park since we weren't sure
when we could return. So we put our fifth wheel home in storage and
moved in with Mom. We soon decided it was best to sell our fifth
wheel, and settle in with Mom in the house. We made some
renovations, adding a living room onto our bedroom, so we now have a
comfortable suite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;"> There are days we really miss our cozy home on
wheels, and especially all the places those wheels took us... but we
still have the memories, and we're happy to be with Mom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">About the
same time that our fifth wheel sold, we bought a 2001 Class C
motorhome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;"> Our thought was that Mom could go on some little trips
with us, but that hasn't happened yet... hopefully next Spring. Jeff
and I have taken several trips in it though - one trip was to
Vancouver, WA to visit Jeff's cousins – and the best part was that
Jeff's brother Bob and his wife Karen joined us! Jeff and Bob had
been estranged for several years – but this year, they reunited and
we are family again! We are so thankful for this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">Another 2
trips we took were to Baker City to first visit, then just last
month, to pick up Jeff's Son, Jacob, who has been in the Correctional
Facility there. How exciting that was, to see him free! Not just
free from the prison grounds, but free from the addiction that put
him there. He is a changed man, and a joy to be around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;"> <span style="color: red;">Okay... so I did a video of his release... Jake is going through the gate with boxes in hand, and a big smile on his face... but I couldn't capture a photo from it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">They
allowed him to transfer down to Southern Oregon where we and his
brother are... so we are looking forward to lots of family times
together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">Jonathan is
still doing really well. It has been exciting to see him really
live! He has become responsible, has a great circle of friends, and
best of all he and his dad have spent a lot of time together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;"> He has
become a true biker, like his Dad... and we have enjoyed some good
rides with him this year.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">Through
the years as we traveled, we have bought and sold several Harley's.
But we were now down to just one Harley - that being the one I had
when we married. I've been back and forth with riding, but starting
thinking I wanted to ride again... so after the house sold, Jeff
bought himself a 2004 Springer Softail – the one Harley he has
never owned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;"> After his customizing, it's a beauty! (even won second
place in a bike show!) and now we can ride together, side by side,
again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;">So that's
our year in a “Christmas Letter”! Our hope is that your lives
are going as you have hoped and strive for... and if not, that you
have discovered contentment and happiness as it is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , serif;"> <span style="font-size: large;">MERRY CHRISTMAS! From the Bright/Stephens Family</span></span></div>
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The Bright'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07023160388983798178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125207906845205230.post-73719605669481446882015-06-09T16:17:00.000-07:002015-06-09T16:53:20.897-07:00What ever happened to Jeff & Sheryl Bright?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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NOT that ANYONE has asked... but I'm telling you anyway!<br />
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It's been over ONE YEAR since I posted on our blog. The longer I waited, the more difficult it was to get caught up... until eventually I just forgot about the blog all together! How and Where have all of you been? I guess I better look!<br />
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As for us... <span style="font-size: large;">Our past year...</span><br />
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We worked at Bell Haven Resort for our 6 months which ended the end of September 2014. It was a wonderful workamping gig... full of interesting, fun and even some challenging experiences.<br />
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Even had a beautiful and fun Wedding held at the resort<br />
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Jeff was able to enjoy time with both his boys while we were there. This was Jacob's time.<br />
Jonathan's visit was in an earlier post.<br />
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In August, my parents had moved in to an Assisted Living Facility because my Dad was needing more help than my Mom could provide by herself.<br />
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So when our time was up at Bell Haven, rather than take another workamper job somewhere, we decided we really wanted to be there for my Mom and Dad. <br />
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This meant moving out of our home on wheels, and parking it in an RV Storage. We moved into my parents house, just a mile from where they were in assisted living. <br />
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We offered for them to come back to the house where we could be their assistance, but it didn't seem a good idea to them. So we took care of the house, and gave all the support we could.<br />
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My Mom worked so hard doing all she could for my Dad.<br />
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She was being the caring wife she had been for the past 69 years.<br />
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In October, all of us girls (my 2 sisters and I) along with our husbands, were together for my Mom's 85th birthday celebration. <br />
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We celebrated together on her birthday in the dining room at Avamere. </div>
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Then the following day, a neighbor friend offered the use of his wheelchair van to bring Dad to the house for an at home family celebration. <br />
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We had a wonderful time together back at their house once again.</div>
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This was an extra special time... because it was my Dad's last time in his own home.</div>
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My Dad made it to their 69th wedding anniversary, which was on the 16th of November, but he passed away on Thanksgiving day.<br />
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Of course, we KNOW now that we made the right decision to settle in and be there with family for what turned out to be my Dad's last weeks. We had some very special moments together, and made some meaningful memories.<br />
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Grandkids and Great-Grandkids came to love on their Grandma and say good-bye to their Grandpa.<br />
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And my Mom continued to do what she has always done... Care for her husband.</div>
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Jeff and I joined my Mom for Thanksgiving dinner, there at their apartment.<br />
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And I spent most of my time that Thanksgiving Day, "visiting" with my Dad.<br />
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Mom and I were both at his side when he took his last breath. <br />
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How thankful I am that we were there.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good-Bye Dad</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now Moving On...</span><br />
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On October 31st, Jeff had surgery on his foot to remove a very painful bunion. The Doc also cut off a huge spur on the top of his foot. The pain in his foot over the past 3 years has kept us from doing the hiking we once did... so we were hopeful that this was the answer. But so far, it seems it wasn't the answer. The bunion is no longer a problem, but now there is hammer toe, and a whole lot of arthritis and arthritic bone spurs. Hmm!<br />
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With my Dad gone, my Mom had no need to live at an Assisted Living Facility... she had her own house! So she moved back home at the first of the year. She wanted us to stay in the master bedroom, and she wanted to make the back of the house, her new living space. What WAS the guest room, became her bedroom... and what WAS my Dads study, became her private living room.<br />
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My Mom is remarkable...<br />
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After 69 years of marriage (since age 16) she is "on her own" for the first time in her life... and she is adjusting remarkably well!<br />
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January 2nd of this year was our 6th Wedding Anniversary. So we got away on a short trip to Reno. But being more than 5 months ago... I can't tell you now what we did! THAT is why it's important to take photos. The way our memories are, if we want to remember our life, we better photograph everything we do. The only time we took out the camera on the trip was when we visited the Harrah's Automobile Museum. So there it is... our trip to Reno! <br />
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This March was the 8th anniversary of my late husband's death. Its quite the story, but Jeff, my husband of now, hardly knew me or Ken at the time, yet he felt strongly that he wanted to build a cross to place at the accident site... and he did. Then less than 2 years later, he and I were married! Very Cool, huh? <br />
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Eight years later, the cross was still standing at the site of the accident, but it was a bit tattered. So we decided we would replace it. Jeff made another Cross, and together we replaced the old with the new.<br />
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In April, my Mom went to visit my Sister and Grandkids in Canada. So we had the house and her car to ourselves for 5 weeks. We decided to make a trip to Arizona to visit our friends, Harry and Drina. We spent time in Reno and Vegas along the way... and it should have been more fun but we both ended up sick, AND its just not the same traveling in a car, staying in motels, eating in restaurants. It's so much better traveling when we have our home with us!<br />
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As nice as it was in some ways, to live in a house with a big bedroom, big bathroom, a garage, a yard of our own... we really missed our cozy little home on wheels.<br />
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My mother was doing so well, and she made it clear she wanted us to live our own life the way we want... so at the end of May we moved back into our fifth wheel. And boy was that an ordeal. It is so much easier to be a full-time RVer, than to be a seasonal or part-time RVer. Besides all the work to get stuff put back in and organized, we had lots of issues. But all issues are resolved and we are once again settled into our comfortable home on wheels.<br />
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We are hosting for the Summer in Central Oregon... and it's great! We are very happy.<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
Now I better check up on the rest of you!<br />
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<u><span style="color: blue;">May 15 2014</span></u><br />
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At last post, we showed you all the work we were doing around here. We had worked our butts off (so to speak). But after that last big family reunion, where all the cottages were rented for the weekend, there have been no guests here at all! It's been like vacation! But today we are "back to work". Guests are coming in this evening and more tomorrow. It was nice to have a break, but its also nice to have some guests to keep us hopping! <br />
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What was really great, was that it was such perfect timing for a visit from Jeff's cousin, Chuck. He rode his Harley down from Portland and stayed a week with us. He came to visit when we were in Gold Hill, Oregon too. But this was a bit more of a ride for him. <br />
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I'm just glad we were able to set him up so well at no cost to him, thanks to one of the cottage owners. <br />
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These places are all referred to as Vacation Cottages, but as you can see, some of them are big houses.<br />
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Look above... what did I say? I said, "its also nice to have some guests to keep us hopping!"<br />
What I MEANT to say, was... "its nice to have HAPPY guests"!<br />
As I was writing, our guests checking in today, arrived. WE were happy to see them... but THEY weren't happy. We have nothing to do with reservations of the cottages. They deal directly with the individual owners. These guests included an 85 year old Mama who is in a wheelchair or uses a walker. Apparently the picture in their minds, was a cottage right next to the lake with a pier and dock with no steep ramp. The real picture was a cottage a short walking distance from the lake, via a pea gravel path, then with the lake being so low, the ramp from pier to dock is quite steep... a little tricky for a wheelchair. We came up with every suggestion and option and offers of assistance in our means to make it work for them... but Mama wouldn't have any of it. So sadly, they left.<br />
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<u><span style="color: blue;">May 21 2014</span></u><br />
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Jeff's Fatboy has had trouble with the Starter. But it would always start eventually... UNTIL the day before Chuck came, then it decided not to start at all. So we took it into a shop and left it, but then when we knew he couldn't get to it right away, and Chuck was here and we wanted to ride... we thought, "We don't need no stinkin' Starter" We can just push start it! <br />
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So we rode over to the shop and got the bike, and we did push start it... and rode together. We continued to push start it and ride... Until the day that Jeff reached the bottom of the hill before it started... so we had to push it back UP the hill. <br />
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At that point, we glanced at each other while trying to catch our breath and thought, we are NOT doing this again. So "who needs a stinkin' Starter??" Jeff does! The bike has just sat since.<br />
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But a starter is ordered and should be here tomorrow. Now if the mechanic can just find the time to install it!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We arrived in California for our new job on March 30th. It definitely isn't simple making a move with two Harley's and a fifth-wheel. We both rode to Redding and left both bikes, and caught a ride back with a friend in her car. Then we drove the fifth wheel to Redding, and I rode my Harley to Clearlake, with Jeff following pulling the fifth-wheel. THEN... a week later, we drove to Redding, and Jeff rode his Harley back. Phew... lots of work living "on the road".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we arrived, we stayed next door at the RV Park so we could get some orientation while the Winter caretakers were still on site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The second day, Glenn and Marci showed us around the area, and took us to lunch at the hardware store... sounds funny, but there is a diner at the local hardware store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've worked our first month now... and it has been an experience! We've learned a lot and done a lot. California has not had a lot of rain this Winter, so the lake is very low for this time of year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">We've had some challenges... but we are really enjoying it here. So far, we're really glad we took the caretaking job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We were even able to get Jonathan down here to spend more than a week with us... and of course, we put him to work! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We had a really good time together. This was the most time the 3 of us have spent together.</span><br />
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This couple, Russ and Dianne, were here visiting from Wisconsin. <br />
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Their offer was accepted by the owner, then get this... the owner isn't ready to move out, and Russ and Dianne are not ready to move in for a couple years... so they signed a lease agreement. <br />
Talk about a perfect arrangement for everyone!<br />
What a great couple... they shared a fire with us a couple nights, then surprised us with a cash tip in the cottage when we went in to cleanup. Our first Tip! What a fun surprise.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last weekend, there was a family reunion held here. They reserved all cottages, then had an 80th birthday party for a local family member. There were 70 people here for the party. Some of them had come from as far as Arkansas... and many of them had not seen each other in 40 years, so there was a lot of excitement, and several times, we were mistaken for one of their long lost relatives. Funny... we started thinking we should play along, and maybe remind them of that loan we gave them so many years ago. (ha ha)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Less than 5 months left on this commitment... then what??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We spent February and March along the Rogue River in Southern Oregon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">For the month of February, we played Camp Host at Valley of the Rogue State Park in Rogue River, Oregon. It wasn't real busy this time of year, so there wasn't a lot of camper interaction. But our responsibility also included the day use area which is a Rest Area on I-5 so that was the majority of our work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We rented a Yurt at the park for both Jacob and Jonathan, so they could both spend time with us... or each other and their Dad. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Lucky for me... he hadn't yet changed out the new parts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">SO... we looked on Craigslist for another bike, and we found one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jeff bought a 2003 Fatboy with low miles, gear driven cams, and LOTS of Chrome.</span><br />
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We stayed in contact with people for the first 6 months or so, but then as full-time RV'ing became our life, we started making new friends that we kept in touch with. RV life is a different life style, and we find that we relate more to other RVers.<br />
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Sally and Richard were the first to greet us when we got settled at our site. Sally has kept us informed with changes at the park since we left, and after their grandson, Roman, was born, she has kept us up to date on him too.<br />
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What a cute little boy. Doesn't say a lot... but has some great expressions!<br />
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We were surprised at the greeting we received from people at the park. <br />
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Look at this... Melanie even left us this bottle of Wine on our table.</div>
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We enjoyed a good time with both of them.</div>
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Tuesday we made our way back to Oregon. <br />
We still own a home here in Grants Pass. We've rented it out since moving out 4 years ago, and we are very fortunate to have a young family in there now that takes care of the property and pays their rent on time. We were thrilled that they want to renew their lease for another year.<br />
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Like most of you... we still have some STUFF we left behind. So when we're in town, we make a trip to our storage unit to remind ourselves of what we have... and offload stuff and onload stuff.<br />
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Our first stop after crossing into Oregon was to my parents home in Medford.<br />
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Hi Mom and Dad... We're back!<br />
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The plan was to park our fifth-wheel on the street out front of their house for the night.<br />
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So after a wonderful Mom's home cooked dinner, we moved on down the freeway to <br />
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Jeff's Son, Jon, also lives here in Medford. <br />
Jon and Brooke came over the evening after we arrived.<br />
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We hadn't planned to do any hosting in Southern Oregon, but we had inquired, so when they had a cancellation they contacted us. So here we are hosting at Valley of the Rogue SP in Rogue River. </div>
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But so far we're a bit torn with the expectations surrounding us. Some of the expectations we have put on ourselves, I'm sure... but family is what we're here for.</div>
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Jeff really enjoys having a campfire. There have been many times over the past several months that we couldn't have a fire, for whatever reason. So we bought ourselves a propane fire pit. </div>
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Its not quite the same, but it cures the craving.</div>
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They don't give us free firewood at this park, which is unlike the other State Parks we've hosted at and doesn't seem right... but its the way it is here. So we took advantage of all the fallen branches from the wind storm the other night and made ourselves a free fire. </div>
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We don't need their stinkin' firewood!</div>
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We were dreading coming back to Oregon so early in the year, but for 2 days so far, we had incredibly sunny warm weather. It wont be so bad.</div>
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This afternoon we arrived back at Redding RV Park in Redding, California... </div>
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where we spent 6 months workamping a year ago. Its a beautiful day of 75 degrees! </div>
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We didn't have this kind of weather the Winter we were here! </div>
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We left here on March 29, 2013 and since leaving have pulled our wheel house </div>
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<strong>10,556 miles</strong> through <strong>36 States</strong>. Whoo Hoo!!</div>
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We drove 295 miles yesterday, and stayed in a parking lot in Lathrop, California.</div>
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We checked out the County park campground first, but there were only back-in spaces and we were into the trees and too crowded to pull the slides out comfortably.</div>
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FREE beats $25 any day!</div>
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We were on the road at 9am this morning... and that may just be a record for us.</div>
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We had only 220 miles to drive today... a very smooth travel day.</div>
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We checked the trailer tires as usual at a rest area, and the inside where the tread is worn down felt hot and a little sticky, so we're getting a little concerned. We were hopeful that by putting more air in the tires it would keep the insides from getting more worn, and we could make it until after we've made some money at our Spring/Summer workamping job.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">10 months...</span><span style="font-size: large;"> 10,556 miles... </span><span style="font-size: small;">and </span><span style="font-size: large;">20 pounds</span> <br />
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We will be here 2 or 3 nights... catching up with people we met here, taking care of a little business, and watching the 49er's kick Seahawk butt tomorrow!<br />
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Then we will be happy to be going back to work as park camp hosts and property caretakers soon.<br />
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In prior visits, we've had some luck playing the casinos in Vegas. But this time I must say...<br />
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"The money we played in Vegas... Stayed in Vegas."</div>
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Fortunately there are other things to do in Vegas besides gambling!</div>
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When we were here 2 years ago, we visited Pawn Stars.</div>
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This time we visited <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Counts Kustoms"</span></div>
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Danny "The Count" and his crew have their own show "Counting Cars" on History channel.</div>
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I'm more familiar with Danny and his work from his appearances on Pawn Stars.</div>
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Many bike builds and car or truck builds are on display in the museum/store</div>
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There are some very unique (or strange) builds.</div>
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We thought we would visit Pawn Stars again... but our minds were changed by the very long line out the door waiting their turn to get in. Lines just aren't our thing. So we kept driving.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Old Las Vegas</span> </div>
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Downtown Las Vegas on Fremont Street is fun to walk... </div>
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The next evening we had them over to our place so we could show off "wheel life" (and so we didn't have to drive in Vegas traffic again). I served Pizza Hut! Then we watched a new Redbox movie "Prisoners"... it was a long movie and I was doubtful about it at first, but it ended up being good. And I had one of the doggie's snuggled up with me... and everything's better with a doggie to snuggle with! I think it may be getting ready to get a doggie of my own again.<br />
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We left this morning and drove 245 miles to a PA park near Mojave, California off Hwy 58. Tomorrow we will drive through Bakersfield and get on I-5 which will soon take us back to Oregon!<br />
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The Bright'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07023160388983798178noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125207906845205230.post-84515325469843699682014-01-14T15:12:00.004-08:002014-01-14T15:12:59.627-08:00Good-Bye Cave Creek... Hello Vegas!Sadly, it was time for us to leave our park in Cave Creek on Wednesday. We had allowed ourselves 2 days to get to Las Vegas... but we ended up taking the shorter route up through Kingman, so it was only 300 miles, and all was going well so we opted to drive all the way to our destination. Fortunately, it wasn't a problem for Las Vegas RV Resort to have us come in a night early.<br />
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Their favorite hang-out is The Roadrunner... less than a mile from their house. I would describe it as and old rustic cowboy biker bar... and I'll just dare Harry to actually comment on our blog and correct me if my description is inaccurate!</div>
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Monday, Drina fixed an incredible Prime Rib Roast dinner for us. No pictures... but it was great food, great conversation, and a good movie! We watched The Big Fish... ever seen it? I had seen it before, but hadn't enjoyed it like I did this time.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back at Cave Creek Regional Park</span>... we hadn't been in a place where we could realistically put up our bird feeders, for months. We really enjoy watching the birds, squirrels and rabbits... so when we have opportunity, we do our best to keep them satisfied and happy.</div>
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We hadn't originally planned on another trip to Las Vegas on our return trip to Oregon, but in November, we heard from some friends from our hometown of Grants Pass, Oregon. They are living in Vegas now, so we made another Vegas trip to see Tim and Ardee.</div>
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Friday we met them down on The Strip, and walked and walked... went up and back down... and walked and walked. If you've walked The Strip you know what I'm talking about. Really, we had so much catching up to do, that we didn't see much of anything... we just walked and talked and walked and talked.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good-bye to a fun 2013!</span></div>
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In 2013 we traveled 9,540 miles and visited 36 States</div>
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This was most likely the most miles we will put on in a year. To visit the East Coast States was something we wanted to do, but now that we have done it, we will probably be content with staying in the Western States.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"At Home" in Arizona!</span></div>
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This first day of 2014 we are settled into a site at a favorite park in Cave Creek, AZ. We arrived yesterday afternoon, and the closer we got, the more at home we felt. <br />
There's nothing like the Arizona desert sun!</div>
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We will be here 8 days, and are looking forward to spending time with our friends, Harry & Drina.</div>
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This New Years Day, we spent the day at their house.</div>
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They have such an incredible outdoor living area... each time we visit, its evolved a little more.</div>
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Good Buddies enjoying a New Years beer together.</div>
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Harry and Drina are such hospitable neighbors... <br />
They always welcome any of their neighbors to join in the fun... and they do!<br />
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They had told us that their next door neighbor lights up the hill with lights every year, and we finally had the chance to see it for ourselves. This was incredible! I cant imagine how many hours of work this is... but it sure is enjoyable for all to see!</div>
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<u><strong>January 2, 2014</strong></u></div>
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Today is our 5 year wedding anniversary! and 4 of our 5 years together we've lived on wheels!</div>
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Living the "Wheel Life" means we're together all the time, which makes it nearly impossible to get something for the other without them knowing it... so we give of ourselves and make our own cards.</div>
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This is what awaited me this morning.</div>
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We'd been debating for awhile, what we should do for our anniversary. It seems like we should find something special to do together... but it's not like we haven't spent each of the other 364 days together, and enjoyed so many special things together! SO... we talked ourselves out of having to find something "special" to do. Instead we chose to enjoy the peacefulness and warmth of the sunshine at our site. </div>
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We bought Salmon and a side dish, so we grilled up a wonderful anniversary dinner here at the park.</div>
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We left there the day after Christmas, and headed West, not sure how far we would travel.</div>
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We ended up traveling 325 miles and staying at a Rest Area <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I-10 MM305)</span> between Ozona and Fort Stockton. Not a bad nights stay for a rest area.</div>
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The next day (Friday) we traveled another 320 miles and made it into New Mexico. </div>
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We've spent a lot of time in New Mexico, mainly our first year out. </div>
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Jeff breathed a big sigh and a breath of excitement when we crossed into New Mexico. For me, I had felt that way when we arrived in Texas... but for him I guess it didn't happen till we got to New Mexico.</div>
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We had a few extra days to get to Cave Creek for our reservation, so we had the choice of staying a couple days in Las Cruces or a couple days in Tucson. </div>
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Since we don't really like to drive on Saturday, we opted for staying 3 nights in Las Cruces. </div>
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We ended up stopping East of Las Cruces at a PA park in Vado, NM. It didn't look like much, but it was comfortable. </div>
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Saturday we went into Las Cruces to relive the places we'd been. But there were just too many people in old town, Mesilla... we couldn't even find a place to park. So instead, we found a brewery that we hadn't gone to before... and shared a pitcher of IPA.<br />
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Then we gave a call to Elaine. We met Elaine our first year out at Fort Seldon State Park, where she was camp host, and we've stayed in touch and stopped in when we were in the area. She just bought a house so we went to see her there.</div>
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I really looked forward to seeing Biscuit again... as you can see. I think I need my own doggie again.</div>
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We enjoyed the visit, and met her brother, Diego, who was visiting.</div>
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Sunday, we really wanted to watch the 49er game... the last regular season game. It turned out the local station was not playing the 49er game... they were playing the Packers game. </div>
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So we found a sports bar in Las Cruces that would have the game on. But the place was packed! No seats available, and the 49er game was only on one television. There were 3 huge television out on the patio but every TV had the Packers game on... I wanted to say "You can watch THAT game at home! So Go Home and let me watch my 49er game!! But that wasn't going to happen... so we came home and I followed what I could on my laptop. </div>
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We left Las Cruces Monday morning, and since our reservation at Cave Creek wasn't until Tuesday, we stopped at Tucson for the night We decided to stay at the Desert Diamond Casino for the night. We stayed there 3 years ago, and it was even better this time. We got a great parking spot for the night... AND they gave us a free dinner buffet and Free Play!</div>
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So back to TODAY (January 3rd)... We just enjoyed more of this wonderful Arizona Sunshine.<br />
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We're still in Luling, Texas for this Christmas day. But it's not a bad place to be. This park has been wonderful. Such friendly owners and staff... Quiet park with good Wi-Fi and great Laundry. And Monday night we just HAD to watch the football game since the 49ers were playing. So they opened up the clubhouse (which isn't usually open) for us! We highly recommend this park if you're in the area.<br />
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We did something different for this Christmas dinner... We grilled up Steak! Really Good!</div>
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The next praise of this post is the truck repair. We had it towed to<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Luling Chevrolet on Saturday in hopes that they could get to it when they opened on Monday... and hoping that they would do honest work. </span></div>
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They did get to it Monday, and they didn't try to pull anything on us, and the price was right! We had all 3 transmission lines replaced, just to be safe. They didn't have it done until closing time, but they came and picked Jeff up and even put the kayaks back on the roof rack for us! (They had stored our kayaks in the service center so they didn't get stolen over the weekend)</div>
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Why O Why have I not posted for over a month??<br />
Well, I've had a lot of computer problems, so everything is more complicated than it should be. The work I did do towards a blog post awhile back was lost, so that added some discouragement, then the longer I wait... the harder it is! But its time... and I have time now!<br />
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We're temporarily stranded in Luling, Texas... a tiny little place between Houston and San Antonio.</div>
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A transmission line burst on our truck. </div>
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So why are we thankful?? So many reasons... We weren't pulling the 5er when it happened. Our wheelhouse was safely parked in an RV Park. The RV park can extend our stay and the price is right. We managed to get the gears to engage enough to get us out of the intersection and into a parking lot. It was a beautiful afternoon, so we were able to walk to do our errands. Finally, even though we are in a tiny town... they just happen to have a Chevrolet dealership!<br />
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Last Thanksgiving we were able to spend with my parents, since we were workamping just 150 miles away. Thanksgiving 2011 we were in Las Vegas, and participated in a park dinner. Thanksgiving 2010, our first Thanksgiving in the 5er, was spent in San Antonio as we prepared to open our Christmas tree lot the next day. Never know where or with who you will spend a holiday when you're a full-time RVer!</div>
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We had such a wonderful time on the Emerald Coast of Florida. We were there 33 days, and all but 3 days we spent on the beach. Several days we also enjoyed Kayaking in the bay. </div>
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Most casinos give something to new visitors. From 3 we got free buffet's! The best buffet was at the IP... incredible food. All the crab you can eat, salmon, shrimp, and so much more! Jeff even tried frog legs... yuck! He actually didn't know what they were when he was taking them, but a little girl behind him let him know.</div>
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We have a reservation near Phoenix, AZ where we will visit friends, then another reservation in Las Vegas where we will visit more friends. Then we will make our way back to Oregon by January 21st. Its a little early, we will still feel real Winter, but we have family to see.</div>
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We have the bay right out the back door, and we're able to lock our kayaks up "on the dock of the bay", so we're able to go out in the kayaks anytime. <br />
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The other afternoon was especially exciting. There were many dolphins jumping and showing off their acrobatics... and we had a front row seat! Unfortunately, we hadn't taken the camera out. I doubt that we would have lucked out with our timing for a good action photo anyway.<br />
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We checked out the Destin Harbor Walk another day. Not Impressive. We couldn't find a parking space on the weekend, so we tried again during the week. We found a parking space, but half the shops were closed!<br />
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One thing is a given... EVERY day, we visit the Gulf. I get excited about it every day. Every day it's different on the ocean. Some days it's all calm... other days it has 6 foot waves! I like it all.<br />
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We've really got into collecting shells. We've even lost a phone because of going too far into the waves in search of that seashell.<br />
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That is from many days ago... our collection has grown MUCH bigger an much more impressive!<br />
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We've been here 2 1/2 weeks, and I'm sad that we have less than 2 weeks left. We could live here!<br />
But we don't... our home has wheels, so we will move on down the road.<br />
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We do plan to get some maintenance done while here, though. Some of the rubber stripping on our slides was totally dissolved, so we ordered new stripping from the factory, and replaced it. <br />
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We also noticed that the trailer tires have become really worn, just on the inside... but I calculated the mileage on these tires, and it's over 23k miles! So we will just get new tires. Taking the truck in for new tires is one thing, but hauling our home in, is another thing... as most of my readers know! So we were thrilled when we came back from the beach yesterday, and there was a mobile tire service at another site. So we spoke to them and they will be replacing our tires tomorrow!<br />
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Next on the maintenance list is several things on the truck. We have new batteries on truck and 5er, we have new tires on the truck and will soon have new tires on the 5er. But its time for some routine maintenance on the truck, and we need a glow plug replaced, and the latest is noise coming from the alternator.<br />
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We were happy to have a visit from RV friends, Duane and Louise, yesterday. We met on the beach, then had dinner together. It was great seeing them again. Hopefully, we will meet up again in Arizona or California. If its in California, then we will have a motorcycle with us again, and we can ride together.<br />
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Lovin' life here on Florida's Emerald Coast... Where are you lovin' life?</div>
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Specifically on Okaloosa Island in Ft. Walton Beach.<br />
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We arrived in The Sunshine State on October 27th.</div>
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We were headed for the St Augustine area, but I found a PA park in Jacksonville, which was an easy on/off of I-95, and that's a plus... we've had our fill of stressful situations.</div>
We settled into Pecan Park RV Resort for a good price. This park has all large pull-thru sites... its very nice. Just one downfall. It's near an Airport... and Air Force Base. Every day, every night, there are planes flying over the park... and not just the park in general, but it seemed like they flew over our site in particular! We got to enjoy watching some great maneuvers! but at other times it was just irritating!<br />
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We visited downtown <span style="font-size: large;">Jacksonville</span>, the River Front, Friendship Fountain...</div>
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...and of course, we checked out the brewery that was right there. As I do sometimes, when they offer it... I ordered their sampler tray of 6 brews. I had to say that I didn't like any of their beers. All of their brews were boring... very blah. Have I become a beer snob?<br />
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Even better than our visit into Jacksonville, was our trip to <span style="font-size: large;">Jacksonville Beach!</span></div>
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What a beautiful place! and there was next to nobody there! We had a free parking lot to ourselves!<br />
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From Jacksonville, we headed in the direction of our one month reservation in Ft Walton Beach. It was about 360 miles, and we had a stop planned for Compass Lake, North of Panama City. I found us a PA park about 190 miles down the road, conveniently off of I-10. <br />
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Wow... there it is!</div>
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Don't be fooled by the other fifth wheel there... they weren't really there. We were the only RVers. Such a shame for this jewel of a park. It was Halloween night, so we would have stayed in a Walmart parking lot, but who knows what will happen in a Wal-Mart parking lot on Halloween night.<br />
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After we were parked, we wondered why we had stopped. I guess because lately, when we get close to 200 miles, Jeff has had it. But this night he said he could have easily kept going. Oh Well... we can't always do everything perfect!<br />
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The next day we didn't have far to travel. I found another PA park, just 5 miles from Compass Lake. <br />
It started pouring rain shortly after we headed out. Not fun... the windshield wipers couldn't keep up.<br />
Pine Lake RV Park looked like another "jewel" from the condition of their sign... but we were greeted by a very friendly young lady, and were escorted to our plenty spacious pull-thru site. It was a nice park, with the exception of the site being red dirt, which turned to thick sticky red mud in the rain.<br />
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But the storm stopped, and we were able to drive up to Compass Lake.</div>
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So what was at Compass Lake? </div>
Our friend from Oregon owns 2 lots in a subdivision along the lake. She hadn't seen her property in over 20 years, so we told her we would check on it for her. Problem was, she couldn't tell us anything except the lot #s and some coordinates. We drove all around, and finally called a realtor who had a sign posted on one of the roads. He was so friendly and helpful. He was able to look up the lots, and he knew them well. He stayed on the phone and directed us to the sites. <br />
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We were thrilled to actually locate her property, and get some pictures for her. And maybe she will take advantage of this contact we made with a realtor, and he can sell her property!<br />
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That was all we had to do there, so we stayed only one night at Pine Lake RV Park, and set out the next morning for Ft Walton Beach. But HAVENT WE LEARNED NOT TO TRAVEL ON SATURDAY?? I guess not.<br />
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SERIOUSLY!</div>
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For MILES... we followed and attempted to pass or drive along side this. The Iron Man bicycle race... which was part of a Triathalon, I think. Really?? Shouldn't they just close the roads for a couple hours as they pass thru areas?? This was an accident waiting to happen, and I really didn't want to be part of it.<br />
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The Bay is just out our door at the park. </div>
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Birds, Stingrays, creatures in shells, fish, and water awaiting our kayaks!</div>
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The Gulf is just across the street. There is a Skyway pedestrian bridge if we choose not to dodge the oncoming cars, or there is parking for us if choose to drive over (not necessary).<br />
What an incredibly beautiful beach.<br />
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oh... Did any of you watch Billy Graham's message of Hope for America last night? At 95, he still had a good message for all of us... the message of The Cross. All we need is JESUS. He remains... the One True GOD.<br />
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We weren't sure how our stay would be, when we first arrived at Hardeeville RV Park. We found it with no problem. We pulled in and parked in front of the office as the sign instructed. I went inside the office to pay our money and get our site... but found the office door locked. There were no notes posted that they "would be right back". So I called the phone #, but I'm the only one that heard it ringing on the other side of the sliding glass door. On the paperwork in the lobby, I found a cell # so I called it and got voicemail. I called again and again and left messages. I walked all around the park. Nobody. We were there for an hour, before the owner drove up and so innocently asked "wanting to check in?" DUH!<br />
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Not sure how it would go from there, I just paid for 2 nights. But we set up in a comfortable site with 50 amp, plenty of space, cable TV and WiFi. So our 2 nights ended up being 5 nights (one night at a time).<br />
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Hardeeville RV Park is in South Carolina, but only a few miles North of Savannah, Georgia. So all our time away from the park was spent in Georgia.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fort Pulaski National Monument</span><br />
We had never heard of Fort Pulaski, but Jeff especially enjoys anything historical, AND it was a chance to take advantage of our annual national park pass.<br />
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It was very interesting... but I am SO not a historian or a teacher.</div>
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We were told by a blog follower to visit Tybee Island... that it was stuck back in the 60s. Sounded interesting. But what we got was a surprise. <br />
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There were police and security all over the beach street. We soon realized they were filming. Paramount Pictures was there filming a new movie "Sponge Bob Square Pants 2" <br />
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I asked, "Where is Sponge Bob?" Then a devastating blow... Sponge Bob isn't Real!!<br />
I tried hard to take that in, then they explained.... they put him in later. Oh! Whew... so he is real.<br />
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That explains the bicycle pedaling around with no one on it. Sponge Bob will be on it later. And the empty umbrellas on the beach. They must be awaiting Sponge Bob's friends to come in later.<br />
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They have a great website... and no reason for me not to think that they are open! So we went. We pulled in to an empty parking lot with no sign of activity. But we lucked out by speaking to a business man who has an office in a separate part of the building. He took us around to the back side of the building, and hollered at the guys... "Hey, I've got a couple here all the way from Oregon, that came to visit your brewery"</div>
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They invited us in for a beer! But don't touch the counter... it is freshly varnished. They served up a Hoplin' IPA for Jeff, and a Belgian Day Trip'ler for me. Wow... that beer was incredible. Honestly, I had never tasted a better beer. I would describe it as full of substance, smooth, not bitter, not sweet, not dull... incredible! Turns out it is 9.5% too. <br />
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Not sure how long they have been brewing, but they have their beers in a lot of the local bars, they've just never been open to the public. They have the taps and the bar just about ready for guests now. <br />
But because they are a brewery, with no limit on production, they are unable to sell beer at their location. What they will do is sell customers a brewery glass, and that glass will get them several tasters. There is a way to get around most anything.<br />
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Thanks to Smith and Alex for inviting us in and sharing your good beers with us!<br />
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The photo below is from Fort Pulaski. It was carved on a brick by G.W. Martus Feb 4 1880. I decided to look up G.W. Martus. I found a George W. Martus from Chathum county in the 1880 census. <br />
Then the above sculpture caught my attention. It is Florence Martus, known as "the Waving Girl". She took it upon herself to be the unofficial greeter of all ships that entered and left the Port of Savannah between 1887 and 1931. Her father was a sergeant at Fort Pulaski.<br />
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Jeff tripped and fell while attempting a short cut in Savannah on our second visit, and it seemed he must have bruised some ribs. So because of his painful movement, we stayed longer in the area than we had planned. From Hardeeville, we had thought we would go to the Brunswick area where we could meet up with Duane & Louise again. But since we were running late, we decided to go on to Florida.</div>
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At the end of last post, it was October 16th, and we were leaving Fort Boonesborough SP, headed for Tennessee.<br />
Our initial plan was that we were going to Nashville. But plans change! And sometimes, they change very last minute. We were actually driving out of the park, when we changed direction. <br />
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This ridiculous government shutdown has really screwed things up for a lot of people. We wanted to visit the Great Smoky Mountains, so we were trying to hold off, giving them a chance to get "it" together. Some States had paid to open their parks. Tennessee and North Carolina had just teamed up and paid to open the Great Smoky Mountains... but only from Wednesday to Sunday.<br />
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With this news, we turned left out of the park, instead of right. Our sudden revised plan was to go to Pigeon Forge and stay a few days. I phoned parks while Jeff drove us in that direction. I searched and called for many miles with no luck. Some parks had a site for tonight, but that was it. Other parks were so ridiculously priced, it was no wonder they had space. We were getting close to the exit for Pigeon Forge, and I didn't have anything... so I had Jeff keep going. <br />
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We decided to go on into North Carolina, to the other side of the Great Smoky Mountains NP. I called Harrah's Cherokee Casino in Cherokee, NC at the other end of the NP, and confirmed that they allowed RV overnight parking. So that was the new plan.<br />
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The new problem with this new plan was that it was getting late. We didn't know the roads, and we have learned to not travel with the fifth wheel after dark. It doesn't go well.<br />
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It was visible from the ground, that a branch had ripped a hole in the rubber roof, so I climbed on the roof to survey the damage. Fortunately, that was the full extent of the damage. Jeff tossed up a tube of Goop (we love that stuff!) and I put a seal over the tear. Its about a pea size hole that I closed up and "gooped" real good.</div>
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An extra at this Walmart was a gas station in the same parking lot that had a water faucet and, upon asking, had no problem with us using it to fill our 6 gallon water jug. So we put 18 gallons of fresh water in our tank and filled up our generator. We were now prepared for a couple nights in the casino lot.</div>
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We had less than 70 miles to travel today, but were we ever glad that we didn't attempt it yesterday after dark! I do the best research I can, when it comes to our routes. I have a book that lists Low Clearances, I look up roads on the internet, I Google Earth roads... but sometimes, I make a wrong choice for us. Today was one of those days. </div>
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We took Hwy 19 from I-40 to Cherokee. I saw that the road was curvy, but that was nothing for Jeff. What we DIDN'T Know was that it was extremely Narrow... there was only a few inches of pavement outside of the fog line. But we didn't have even those extra inches of pavement much of the time. There were many places where the pavement had broken away into the inside of the white line... and the drop off was about a foot! In other places, usually on corners, the rock wall seemed to protrude into the road. We ALSO didn't know that many miles of the road was at a 6% to 8% down grade. And what we DIDN'T figure on was that there would be dense fog!! We went in and out of the fog... sometimes barely seeing the front of the truck.</div>
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So here we were on this extremely narrow and corroded road with extremely sharp corners with jagged rock walls... trying to control the gears and brakes at an average 7% downgrade in dense fog!!!! It was tense! and I felt so bad for sending my driver this way. I honestly don't know how we stayed on the road and made it safely to the end. I guess our guardian angels were working overtime!</div>
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We had grass, a walking path, and a beautiful flowing stream... in our front yard!</div>
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I'd had my Mom send our important mail to the Post Office in Pigeon Forge, but with our change in plans we were in the area sooner than we had planned. We were parked on the South end of the Great Smoky Mountains, so we didn't want to make the trip through the park until we knew we had mail at the other end. Fortunately when I called this morning, they confirmed that the package was there. </div>
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A long, long, line of vehicles not going anywhere. We all inched along. Drivers that could, turned around... and I think that was the only reason we were able to inch along!</div>
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This wasn't our idea of a good time... and we had mail that we had to pick up in Pigeon Forge! </div>
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So when we found a potential turn around spot, we did it. I could just imagine what the people pulling the trailer were thinking... there was no way they were going to get turned around.</div>
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Finally out of that mess... we were able to enjoy the beauty of the mountains.</div>
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The entire stretch in and out of Gatlinburg was bumper to bumper and crowded sidewalks.</div>
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This wasn't at all what we expected out of Gatlinburg. This looked to us to just be a tourist town with lots of places for people to eat, drink and spend money.</div>
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We had no real plans for the day, but we weren't ready to leave either. This casino place was great. So we stayed the day. We walked and rode the bicycles, and went into a local shop, where as usual we saw all kinds of things that we had no use for. We did a few projects at the wheel house, and got ready to leave in the morning.</div>
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Because we had ended up at the North Carolina end of the Great Smoky Mountains... as much as we HAD wanted to visit Nashville... we weren't going to back track to go there. Instead, we changed our trip plans to include South Carolina and Georgia, before going to Florida.</div>
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We found a PA park in Kinards, SC. 160 miles away. We arrived without incident... just a few traffic jams for whatever reason.</div>
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We're staying at a PA park near Clinton, SC and Newberry, SC. It's peaceful, and well run by a friendly couple.</div>
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Jeff always enjoys the chance to have a good fire.</div>
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Every once in a while we get motivated to accomplish something. Tonight it was organizing our utility closet, for me... and repairing our outside speakers, for Jeff.<br />
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Our outdoor speakers have been blown for a long time, so we haven't been able to use them. Tonight, Jeff took them apart and saw that they were torn around the edges. So we got out the GOOP! He repaired them and they sound great!!</div>
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I was tired of opening the utility door and getting hit in the head by the broom handle and having everything else fall out on the floor. So we bought clamps to hold the handles on the wall. It only took me 3 years to think of this!!</div>
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Travel Days have become simpler again. We don't dread them so much. We can get on an open interstate and just drive. Today its 109 miles on I-26 then 70 miles on I-95.</div>
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Yesterday we spent the day touring Amish Dutch Country. I had woke with a back muscle spasm, but I had managed to get around.<br />
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Today, was a different story. I was going to spend the day flat on my back.<br />
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I'm so glad I have an understanding husband. He didn't hold it against me. He took care of me.<br />
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Today was Travel Day. Our 3 night reservation was up. Fortunately, my back was a little better... I could get out of bed!<br />
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We had Google-Earthed both the York Harley Factory and Gettysburg Visitor Center, and saw that they did have parking for RV's. So we set out for a travel day with stops at York and Gettysburg mapped out.<br />
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Both stops went smoothly... no getting lost or anything, but it was pouring rain all day, and the Big Rig parking lots aren't exactly close to the entrance, so we were a bit wet.<br />
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But the National Park and Battlefield were closed due to the shutdown.</div>
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We landed at a Wal-Mart in Chambersburg, PA. When we just need to stay the night, we are happy to stay for free in a Walmart parking lot. This one was a good one. It was a large parking lot so we able to park far enough away to be very comfortable. </div>
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Friday, October 11th<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday, Mom!</span><br />
Today is my Mom's 84th birthday. Since she is in Oregon, I obviously was not there to join in the birthday celebration, but my sister Carol was there to fix her dinner and share in her special day. Thank you Carol.<br />
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All my mom got from me was a phone call. but if you know me... that is a big deal.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Pennsylvania to Maryland to West Virginia</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span> </span>We drove 200 miles from Pennsylvania, into and out of Maryland, and into West Virginia.<br />
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It's not always easy to get a good pic of the State sign... especially when competing with the windshield wipers!<br />
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Sometimes we stop at the State Welcome Center... We did at West Virginia.</div>
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Again, we only needed a place to park for the night... so I found us another Walmart. This one was in Clarksburg, WV.<br />
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<em>About our Walmart stays... first I find them on our route, then I call ahead to see if they allow overnight parking, then I look the address up on Google Earth so we can see what it looks like.</em><br />
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This Walmart parking lot was a lot smaller, and Jeff's initial reaction was "I don't feel comfortable staying here". But I was determined that we would make it work... so I talked him into parking, so we could walk up to Ruby Tuesday, then we would deal with it when we got back. <br />
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Our first and only experience to a Ruby Tuesday was 3 years ago in North Platte, Indiana. and it was a great experience, so we were anxious to try it again. This Ruby Tuesday experience was just as good, and soon Jeff was "okay" with our staying in this lot. Yay! Also, a couple from Ontario came in with their motorhome, so we "teamed up" and made it our own little RV park strip. Sometimes things are more comfortable if you're not alone.<br />
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Saturday, October 12th<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a big shot!</span><br />
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Our next planned stop was Lexington, Kentucky... 300 miles away. We could do it in one day, but why? So we stopped at 130 miles in Cross Lanes, WV at Mardi Gras Casino where we could stay the night for free.<br />
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This place had 3 or 4 parking lots and none of them designated for RV's... but I had called ahead and was told we were Welcome to stay the night. Usually the thing to do is park away from the building... and with all their parking, this wasn't hard to do. We asked the security on duty about moving to the far end of this lot and unhooking so we could go get fuel for the generator. He didn't see a problem with it, so WHY AM I A BIG SHOT?? Because while Jeff was scouting out the parking lot, I jumped in the truck and pulled the 5er WAY across the parking lot, across a lane of traffic even... to the end of the lot. THEN I backed us up onto some levelers! Whoo Hoo! Ya I know, more like "Whoopty-Do" probably... but I FELT like a big shot!<br />
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The top photo is where we initially parked and leveled and unhooked.<br />
The bottom photos are where we ended up staying. While in the casino, they paged the owner of a fifth wheel with Oregon plates... that would be us! Jeff wasn't there at the moment, so I went to the security office and stated our case, and they stated theirs. Apparently the night security had come on duty and they thought where we parked was unacceptable. They wanted us to move to their undesignated "designated RV parking". So it was a little work, but very little since we hadn't pulled the slides out... so we did. End of Story.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span> Sunday, October 13th<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Kentucky!</span><br />
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We had a reservation at Fort Boone State Park, out of Lexington, KY. This park is popular, and not easy to get a reservation. We managed to get a site that would accommodate us for 3 nights. <br />
It's nice to have hookups... after 3 nights without. Unlimited water is the best thing about hookups. The next thing is knowing what time it is when we wake up, and not having to go turn the generator on.<br />
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Monday, October 14th<br />
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Our plans for the day were to check out Lexington. We had some packages we needed to get put in the mail, there was a 12 mile bicycle trail called "Legacy Trail", a Harley Dealership, and there were 3 breweries in town, so we had selected one.<br />
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We took a beautiful back country road to Lexington.</div>
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From a distance, I thought "I didn't know tennis balls grew on trees!"</div>
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Our first stop in Lexington was to be the Post Office to get that out of the way... but nobody told us it was Columbus Day!<br />
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<strong>Man O'War Harley Davidson</strong></div>
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Next up was the Legacy Trail. An access to the trail was at the YMCA. <br />
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We rode only 3 miles of the trail. There were parts of it that were nice, but much of it went through parking lots and across or along streets. It's great that they have a designated walking or biking trail for the locals, but its not that great for visitors.<br />
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After those grueling 6 miles, we were ready for a trip to a local brewery.<br />
We had chose WEST SIXTH BREWING. The reason we chose it was that they had 10 beers on Tap that were ALL their brews. When we go to a brewery, it is to experience THEIR brews. To me, a brewery with 32 beers on tap, with only 3 of them being their own... is no different than going to any bar.<br />
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Jeff selected their West Sixth IPA (of course) and after tasting a few, I went with their Pumpkin Ale.</div>
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Our bartender was Aaron... who was very friendly and eager to please. He was good at his job. </div>
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When he went off duty, he sat down with us and chatted until we left.</div>
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Tuesday, October 15th<br />
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Although it wasn't real warm, it was warm enough... and we were eager to get the kayaks in some water. Besides, when would we be on the Kentucky River again?<br />
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It wasn't the most beautiful water, for sure...<br />
but there is history here!<br />
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Ever watch the show "Daniel Boone"? This is his territory.<br />
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After our kayaking, we went over to the Fort, only to find it closed. So we drove into Winchester to look around and finally mail our packages. We got the packages mailed, but didn't really see anything else we wanted to see. So we went home and did laundry!<br />
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Wednesday, October 16th</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Onward to Tennessee</span></div>
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Today was travel day... we would have stayed put another day or so, but our reservation was up and someone else was coming in.</div>
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Before we hooked up, we drove over to the Fort. It was open, but even though we were staying at the park, they wanted $8 per person to look around. We thought that was ridiculous... so we took a few photos and left.</div>
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After our brief visit, we hit the road for Tennessee. But this is the end of this post.</div>
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I will pick up here on the next post!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of our Shortest travel days, and maybe our Worst!</span><br />
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The day started with us leaving the Wompatuck SP near Boston, and on the way out coming across a bicycle event where they had placed an inflatable arch across the road!! What?? We would not fit under this arch. This is the road in and out of the park... the park has RV's. What were they thinking?? One of the event workers stopped us and said "you wont fit under there... you will have to turn around" Two Words I had for her... DUH and NO! <br />
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We were there awhile... so I'll just jump to the resolution. What we DIDN'T do was take a knife to their inflatable arch so we and other RV's could cross. What we DID do was back-up with Rangers controlling traffic, and follow the lead of a Ranger to another way out. <br />
End of that Story... Just the Beginning of the Stress.<br />
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Traveling these New England States pulling a fifth-wheel trailer is not our idea of a good time. It can be beautiful, but the navigating, and constant maneuvering keeps us from viewing much from the road. We have found roads to be poorly maintained with potholes, low hanging branches, narrow with power poles or mail boxes nearly on the road, signs hidden by bushes, and careless drivers. <br />
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And even the highways, whether they are State highways or Interstates... they just wind around all over the place! It's not like in the West, where we can pick a route and stay on it. <br />
I am not criticizing here... this is just the way it is because these States are so much older and so populated! But it's not what we are used to nor are we comfortable with it.<br />
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This was our route on this short 55 mile day. This isn't the entire 55 mile route, it excludes the side roads... this is JUST the Highways:<br />
- South on SR-228<br />
- North on SR-3<br />
- South on I-93<br />
- South on I-95<br />
- South on I-295<br />
- South on SR-146<br />
Of course this gets further complicated with Fall construction and the dreaded DETOUR signs!<br />
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By the time we arrived at our first stop, we were frazzled and cranky. We needed fuel, and could not find an RV friendly diesel stop.<br />
We ended up staying in the parking lot of Twin River Casino in Rhode Island. <br />
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We didn't play a lot, but we did check it out, and relaxed in our little cozy home... dreading tackling the roads again tomorrow... but hopeful that traffic would be light with it being Sunday.<br />
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Sunday, October 6th<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Four States in One Day!</span><br />
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I recently posted "3 States in 1 Day" and thought that was good. But now we beat that! It sounds impressive... but its not that hard in some places of the United States.<br />
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We left the Casino lot around 10:00. <br />
We drove from Rhode Island to Connecticut to New York to Pennsylvania.<br />
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It was a rainy day, but not bad. The day started with our missing the turn for our first highway of the day. So I did my own "recalculating" and we got turned around and back on our planned route.<br />
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Like I said... we had been unable to find a fuel stop. So the night before, using my map program and Google Earth, I found a gas station on US-6 with a diesel pump that looked like we could get into. We did... but not without a lot of contemplating and maneuvering.<br />
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So now we had a full tank... that took a lot of the stress off!<br />
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Since it was Sunday, which usually means less traffic, we were going to attempt a 300+ mile day to hopefully get us out of the "rat race".<br />
It turned out to be a better drive day, although at first we had our usual road changes, and frustrations with no truck stops, no rest areas, no convenient pull-offs. Finally... once in New York, there was a Rest Area!<br />
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I found a Wal-Mart in Wilkes-Barre, PA that we could stay at... </div>
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It wasn't just a Wal-Mart... it was a plaza with many stores, and many restaurants. </div>
We walked across the parking lot to Red Robin and had a wonderful dinner and a few beers with good fun service... for a great price!<br />
Then we walked home and watched the evening football game!<br />
There's just something about knowing you're being self-sufficient. I love stays like this!<br />
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The next morning we debated on what to do. We had dry camped for 2 days and were low on generator fuel and fresh water. But there were storm warnings in effect. We don't like to drive in high winds or pouring rain or especially be on an open freeway with a tornado! And that was the forecast warning for the day.<br />
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The weather was calm at the moment, and given our situation, we made the decision to travel.<br />
We hadn't gone far before the storm rolled in. First the winds that blew us around a bit and some rain... then sheet rain that windshield wipers cant keep up with, and fog. But we didn't get hit by a tornado!!<br />
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With the help of our Guardian Angels, we arrived safely at our destination in Lancaster, PA.<br />
Having missed visiting an Amish community in Ohio, that was our reason for coming to Lancaster.<br />
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We selected a site, set up, and stayed put... Except for going out to do laundry. We were soaked from head to toe from our earlier fuel stop, then selecting and setting up at our site. So doing laundry was a must... but that was all we were doing. This was another day that left us a bit frazzled.<br />
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We woke up refreshed and ready to see the area.<br />
First stop... Lancaster Visitor Center.<br />
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We sometimes just look around at Visitor Centers, and grab a few brochures that may be helpful, but this place had way too much to figure out things for ourselves. So we asked one of the men at the counter for some advice. He took out a map of Lancaster County, and highlighted spots where we may want to stop. We had told him that we were looking to see the Amish farms, so he pointed out back roads where the Amish live. He let us know that any of the stores along the main streets were not operated by the Amish... that if the Amish sold any goods there would be a sign at their driveway. He pointed out one Amish farm where the family had set up a storefront out front of their farm... so that was one definite stop for us.<br />
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Our first stop on our "tour" was Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, PA.</div>
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This is something we don't see at Costco in Oregon!</div>
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Coming and Going through the City of Lancaster was a little stressful... really narrow, crowded streets. But I thought this was interesting. The buildings, which seemed to be residences, were connected into continuous walls.<br />
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We are in Kentucky as I complete this post. Hopefully I can get another post done soon.</div>
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We had a great time... and an even greater time, since we experienced it with our friends, Steve and Roberta. We seem to always join up with them after they have found their way around the area. How convenient for us, eh?<br />
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We met them at Wompatuck State Park, a bit South of Boston, with a commuter boat dock just a short distance away. I failed to get any pictures of the campground or our site! I hate it when I do that! We got a site next to them... and planned to stay only one night, so we stayed hooked up. We ran one side of the 5er up on blocks, to level side to side and we raised the front as much as we could while staying hooked up.. but it wasn't good enough. When we headed for the bedroom, we started to pick up pace with the downhill slope... then we had to grab the counter to pull ourselves back into the kitchen. It was funny. Yes we could have unhooked, but why? Humor!<br />
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We set up in a few minutes and were ready to go into Boston.<br />
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I was saying, right away... I'm SO glad we didn't attempt to drive into the City!!</div>
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The commuter boat brought us to the port in downtown Boston... but now we needed to get around Boston. So we found the Trolley. They wanted $31 to take the Trolley all around town. The entire route is 2 1/2 hours, and you can get off and back on at any of the 19 stops. Trolleys come every 20 minutes.<br />
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HOWEVER... it was 3:00 and the last boarding onto any trolley was 5:00, so we wouldn't be able to make any stops and re-board a later trolley. Because of this, the trolley owner offered us tickets for $20, and we accepted. <br />
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Boston was home to the bar that was the set for the TV show, CHEERS.</div>
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Upstairs was the actual Set from the TV show. There were plaques embedded in the bar, where each actor sat. <br />
I was sitting to the right of Frazier's seat.<br />
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We had hopped off the Trolley at the closest stop to Cheers on Beacon Street, and walked. But now we had to find a way to get back to the harbor to catch our boat home.<br />
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We found it! Yippee! But now how do we buy a ticket? <br />
There is no one "on duty"... the only people to ask are as confused as we are!<br />
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We finally figured that out... <br />
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We even got off at the right stop! or I guess we did... we still had to find our way to the harbor!</div>
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So that was our trip to Boston! Brief but Fun! That's how we like it, when it comes to the City.<br />
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Like I said, we have been to 4 States since then... <br />
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From Maine into New Hampshire, from toll booth to toll booth, we at last arrived in Massachusetts.<br />
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We couldn't wait long after setting up, before we took the bicycles,</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday, October 1st, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What an Incredible Day!</span></div>
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Jeff said he heard the Ocean during the night... but I guess I slept good. I didn't hear anything. But the waves sure were big this morning when I went for a walk.<br />
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We're at Salisbury Beach SP in Massachusetts, on the border of New Hampshire.</div>
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The Merrimack River joins the Atlantic here at the park, so we can enjoy both!</div>
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We put the Kayaks in early this afternoon on the West end of the park, and paddled out toward the Atlantic. The water got real rough, and we realized the tide was going out... so we headed back (which took awhile).<br />
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See my friend?</div>
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It was great Kayaking with the Seals... there were about 20 of them.</div>
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Usually when I pointed the camera they would duck under the water.</div>
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Here is when we KNEW the Tide had gone out!</div>
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Photo on right is the VIEW of the boat ramp when we got back. </div>
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We stepped out and our feet sunk 6 inches in that gook; shoes got stuck, almost fell over... hilarious!</div>
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We had started the day with a short bicycle ride... and after the kayaking, we considered a ride into the little beach town of Salisbury Beach. But we opted for taking the truck North, via the beach road, to Portsmouth, NH.<br />
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We came upon Hampton Beach along the way... and it just looked too fun not to stop.<br />
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So we stopped... and I figured out how to pay for the parking! (unlike Galveston, TX where we didn't have a clue and got a parking ticket)<br />
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We had a few things to get... and New Hampshire has no Sales Tax!</div>
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Finally, another State without Sales Tax... there aren't many of us, but we are from one of them.</div>
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After shopping, we found the Portsmouth Brewery, where we had a beer and an early dinner.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Wednesday, 10/2/13</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Indian Summer</span></div>
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Shouldn't these people be at work? I think a lot of locals must have taken a vacation day!</div>
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At 11:00 this morning... this was the beach!</div>
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We enjoyed the beach... but for less than an hour, because of the crowd...</div>
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I don't sail... but shouldn't you bring the sails down before docking?</div>
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We had a good day... riding the bicycles, and doing projects at our site.<br />
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We rode our bicycles into Salisbury Beach, and checked it out. Such a beautiful day for anything!<br />
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Then we rode our bicycles down to "our" beach... where we met a man with a young fawn pug (which caught my attention, and started conversation) and a couple visiting from nearby. We enjoyed conversation... but most importantly, they set us straight... "it's not Bar Harbor, it's Bah Haabba" Not sure how to spell that pronunciation, but they don't seem to use "er" around here. We've only recently found that Eastern accent... I had been surprised that it wasn't in upstate New York or Maine.<br />
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We ended the day at the All American Tavern, where we were told they have wonderful food... and they were right! We both had the best meal we have had in a while. I had a Teriyaki glazed Salmon with Broccoli Rice Pilaf, and Jeff had Shrimp Broccoli Alfredo.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday, October 3rd</span><br />
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We're on I-95 headed toward Boston. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DRIVING DAY FOR VALIUM!! I didn't take one... but should have... and I'm thinking Jeff could use one too! These people are CRAZY!! We've seen and almost been in a few close-calls. We will be more than happy to safely reach our destination for the night, a little South of Boston.<br />
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<u>Friday, October 4th</u><br />
I'm just now finishing up this post. We did make it safely to our destination. We met up with our friends, and we made a trip into Boston. I will post about Boston next!The Bright'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07023160388983798178noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125207906845205230.post-60477513427742730902013-09-30T20:11:00.000-07:002013-10-09T13:38:15.537-07:00Leaving MaineWe left Maine today...<br />
but this post is of our last stay in Maine. We found a Passport America park off the beaten path.<br />
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Meadowbrook Campground was a nice place to stay... once we got there! The center picture above is the road to the park... and that picture is certainly not the worst part. The road surface is really bad and the road is very narrow with lots of blind corners. But once there, it was quiet, spacious, with good Wi-Fi and plenty of TV Antenna channels.<br />
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Saturday we set out to go kayaking and enjoy some beach time. Popham Beach is a popular Maine beach, and only 8 miles from the campground. BUT... the man at the entry booth suggested we NOT put the kayaks in there... and although the beach from a distance looked nice, it was a little chilly AND they wanted <u>$12</u> for us to visit their beach... even if only for 30 minutes to walk along the beach. That's just Crazy. So we didn't stay.<br />
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The "man in the booth" had suggested that we go down the road to Fort Popham, to put the kayaks in. So we followed his directions. It DID look like a good place to put the kayaks in... IF we could park! Apparently someone was having their wedding there. Oh well... we would hope to get our kayaks in somewhere else soon.<br />
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So with the plan of Kayaking out of the picture... We decided to go to Boothbay Harbor.<br />
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But on our way we spotted a flea market! I really enjoy flea markets and garage sales... but usually it doesn't seem like our location and/or timing is right for finding them. I found several little things I wanted, and all for just $6.00! Then for no charge, this man sang us a song!<br />
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Most vendors were packing up by the time we got there, and this man (on the right above) had packed up his stuff... but when he saw our Harley attire, he told us of how he wrote a song for a bike friend of his many years ago. He wanted to sing it for us, and waited till he had our full attention. He still had a really good voice, and the song was entertaining. You never know what you will get at a flea market.<br />
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When we took the exit for Brunswick, straight ahead was another flea market! At one entire corner of the large building were tables and piles of stuff! We like to buy DVD Movies, if we can get them for cheap, since we don't have satellite or cable... and they had lots. We picked out a stack of movies, and worked a deal. But we chatted, and when they found out we were all the way from Oregon, they said "throw in another movie"... then they threw in 2 LIFE magazines that Jeff had picked out from 1965, when his brother was in Vietnam.</div>
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These 2 guys are Franko and Moses, and they are "pickers". </div>
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I said to them "watch out you may end up with your own TV show". They knew what I was talking about, and I guess the guys from "American Pickers" had contacted them. So they let us in on all about how that worked. But for them... they are content just picking and selling.</div>
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We had read of Historic Maine Street in Brunswick... but it wasn't really much. </div>
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But driving further down Maine Street, we saw Bowdoin College campus.</div>
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Established in 1794, it was a beautiful campus to tour.</div>
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So we left Maine this morning, and traveled just 115 miles, and landed at Salisbury Beach SP in Massachusetts. While in New England, we've stayed near the water, and taken day trips to bays and Atlantic Ocean beaches... but we haven't really BEEN on the Atlantic Coast. <br />
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So I had found Salisbury Beach SP on the Atlantic Coast in Massachusetts. It's on the border of New Hampshire, and we haven't spent any time in New Hampshire either, so this will be a good stop for both reasons.<br />
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And we're confident that we can resolve our Kayaking withdrawals while here. We have a river on one side of the park, and a nice beach on the Atlantic Ocean on another. AND we have some great weather in the forecast! so we are in for a good time!<br />
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We are staying on Mount Desert Island off the Coast of Maine. We met up with our friends, Steve & Roberta here at the park. So we've been having fun together.<br />
Monday after a tour of Acadia NP, on our way home we turned in at a sign for Lobster to go. <br />
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There were large pots boiling inside this shack, that we were sure had lobster in them. They must have, because the lobster guy told our guys he would have some ready for us in about 20.<br />
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After some playing and admiring... the boys got down to business. </div>
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I certainly wasn't doing it... and neither was Roberta!</div>
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Roberta and I share the same "feelings" about lobster. We don't care much for eating them.</div>
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The guys ordered Mussels and Calamari (squid). Roberta agreed to try a Mussel... then Roberta agreed <span style="font-size: large;">I</span> would try a Mussel!<br />
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I really think everything is better when the Sun is shining... and unfortunately we didn't get <strike>much </strike>any of that while we were here. We haven't had the Kayaks in for more than a week.<br />
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We left Mt Desert Island this morning. And of course, the Sun was shining brilliantly!<br />
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We took the Coastal route South, and have landed near Brunswick, Maine. This park wasn't the easiest to get too, so now that we're here.... we will stay 3 nights. We can see some more Bay's and Harbor's while we're here AND put the Kayaks in. And we can visit Brunswick and even make a trip to Portland from here. <br />
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This will be our last stay in Maine. From here we will go to Massachusetts.... or as Jeff says "Mattasutchets" (or something like that).<br />
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The Bright'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07023160388983798178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125207906845205230.post-43882618679853377542013-09-23T09:19:00.003-07:002013-09-28T06:36:17.859-07:00Whirlwind Travels!We have at last reached our furthest point East for our travels. We're at Mount Desert Island in Maine, which is home of Bar Harbor and Acadia NP. Much to see here... and we've met up again with friends, <a href="http://rtheylost.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Steve and Roberta</a>. So better get going. Here goes what came before here!<br />
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<u><strong>9/21</strong></u><br />
We've been moving along way too quickly. We've felt ready to move along, each place we've stayed and left... but probably because we know we don't have a lot of time, yet we do have a lot of places to see. Moving along at this speed, I seem to lose track of where we've been, as soon as we leave. Hopefully that will change soon. Tomorrow we will be in Bar Harbor, Maine for 5 nights.<br />
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We found that many places in New England, especially Maine, close between October 8th and 15th. So we thought we had better move along!<br />
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Tonight we are staying in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Newport, Maine. I think this is only the second time we have stayed at Wal-Mart. It's great! I can shop, then go back when I remember everything I forgot! And we can rent a Redbox movie and just walk it back!<br />
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Last night we stayed in Bethel, Maine</div>
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The park was Bethel Outdoor Adventures, a PA park... but we didn't get the PA rate because it was the weekend. Seems a little crazy, since the park was nearly empty.<br />
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This park was along the river with a convenient canoe/kayak launch, and a bicycle path out of the park. A perfect place for us... if only we had the time.<br />
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Prior to Bethel, Maine we stayed in Marshfield, Vermont for 2 nights at another PA park, Groton Forest Rd Campground. It was very quiet and comfortable. but I neglected to get pictures of our site! so here are some I took while Jeff was dumping on the way out. We were parked in the grass next to the office and laundry room. <br />
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They still tap the trees and hang buckets to collect the sap. Then boil over wood heat.</div>
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Next in line on our back road tour was Grandview Winery.</div>
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It's a very small family Winery. </div>
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We did a taster of the 5 bottles they currently had open. I liked most of them, even though I normally do not like wine... because they are not the usual. They were wines like black currant, berry, pear...</div>
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The final "attraction" on our scenic tour was the Cabot Cheese factory (Creamery)</div>
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There were cheeses for every palate (trust me).</div>
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Prior to Marshfield, VT we stayed near Middlebury, VT for 2 nights. It was another PA park... Lake Dunmore Kampersville. They gave us a spacious corner pull-thru site.<br />
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From there, we visited Middlebury, which we soon identified as a college town. The layout of this old town made no sense... at least we couldn't figure it out. But I suppose when the town was being formed starting in 1784, it made perfect sense for them then!<br />
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The next day we set out to visit a local brewery and the Waybury Inn... the setting for the show "Newhart" where they operated the Stratford Inn, which was probably the first time I wanted to go to Vermont. After that, there were the movies "Funny Farm" and "Baby Boom" that reminded me I wanted to see Vermont.<br />
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The website told of the pub/casual dining in the back room, where everybody knows each other, and if they don't they will by the time you leave. Also, there were pictures taken from the Newhart set. Well... we were sorely disappointed. We found the man behind the bar to be very unwelcoming, and it was clear that they were annoyed by people who came there because of the show Newhart. We had planned to have lunch, but Jeff drank a beer and we left. <br />
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I had gone for their Pumpkin Ale, but decided on a Sampler tray... and they were all good!</div>
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Sara, the gal behind the bar, was very friendly and when Jeff told her we collect Brewery Coasters, she set us up! even with bumper stickers!</div>
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When we arrived, there was a car in the parking lot with New Jersey plates. So once settled at the bar, I asked the couple there, if they were the New Jersey plates. They were... they were just on vacation. We chatted a little, then another couple came in, and we struck up conversation with them. They were RVers , originally from Indiana. Then another couple came in and sat on the other side of us. They were Harley riders from Florida. What a fun time meeting other travelers from all over!</div>
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I've gone about this blog post backwards... so now we are entering Vermont!</div>
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and what a WELCOME they gave us at the Welcome Center.</div>
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They got out the maps and brochures and showed us where to go and what to see.</div>
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Carol had entered a baking contest and won with her maple nut cake. She gave us a delicious sample, and they wanted us to try Pure Vermont Maple syrup as well!</div>
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I feel like we are experiencing things so fast that I'm losing track of where we've been as soon as we move on. It's all very exciting and new! I don't want to miss posting on a place... so I better get something posted before I have even more to share.<br />
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Our stay at Erie, PA was the place I was to post about next.</div>
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The best part about our time there was Presque Isle SP...</div>
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which is a 6 mile long Peninsula into Lake Erie and forming Presque Isle Bay. </div>
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The RV park we stayed at was at the entrance to the Peninsula/SP... so we were able to ride our bicycles from our site to the bicycle trail, where we rode the entire Peninsula on the 13.5 mile bike trail. <br />
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It was amazing! There was plenty to see along the way, and with history to tell.</div>
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so we made many stops along the trail.</div>
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It was also amazingly exhausting! It a very humid day in the 80's.</div>
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The last 3 miles I was really pushing myself, but we made it home.</div>
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Actually, it was the bay we put the kayaks in... and even in the bay, the water got VERY rough when we got far out... in fact a wave came right over the top into Jeff's kayak.</div>
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Our arms definitely got a workout getting ourselves back to shore.</div>
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Here is the shore of Lake Erie (not the bay). Them's some waves for a Lake!</div>
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So that was our stay at Erie, Pennsylvania.</div>
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Next up was NEW YORK! and NIAGARA FALLS!!</div>
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I've wanted to see Niagara Falls for a long time... </div>
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but just as exciting, was that we were going to meet up with RV friends, Steve & Roberta.</div>
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We met in January 2012 in Southern California. </div>
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We traveled together for a bit, boondocking near Yuma, AZ and goint into Mexico together.</div>
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We met up at Cinderella campground, where we all stayed 2 nights.</div>
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It was so awesome... they had been in the area a few days, so they had already been to the falls and knew their way around... so for 2 days they did the driving and gave us a tour! </div>
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Those are some incredible Water Falls!</div>
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Friday we went to Niagara Falls on the Canadian side...</div>
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Now THAT was Wow Incredible!</div>
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Now we've done it... We've seen Niagara Falls!</div>
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The next day we parted ways, but headed in the same direction (sort of)</div>
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but for now, they went to Alexandria Bay and we are in Saratoga Springs.</div>
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We will both be in Vermont, tomorrow! </div>
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Vermont is another place I have wanted to see for a long time.</div>
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