Day 12: Take it easy

Day 12: Take it easy

April 13, 2024Posted in2024 Cross-continent tour
Up early and showered! These time zone changes are making getting up early easier and easier. The showers at our campground were rating 3/10. Lots of hot water and a private lockable shower room but that’s it. Dirty, dilapidated, hard to set the perfect temp water. It got us clean,…
Day 8: Texas bound

Day 8: Texas bound

April 10, 2024Posted in2024 Cross-continent tour
It rained last night. Not a light Spring shower, nope, a Midwest rolling, windy, thunderstorm. Welcome to Oklahoma folks. The wind jostled the van and woke us both several times throughout the night, but by the morning a light shower was all that remained. The rain was supposed to last…
Day 6: Solar Eclipse

Day 6: Solar Eclipse

April 8, 2024Posted in2024 Cross-continent tour
Despite reports of coyotes howling in the night, we slept well and did not hear any sounds at all. The Milddogs were up early and on the road by 9:00am heading toward their eclipse viewing location in Indiana. We departed the campsite shortly thereafter and headed towards St. Louis, MO.…
Day 4: Bugs on the windshield

Day 4: Bugs on the windshield

April 6, 2024Posted in2024 Cross-continent tour
After a couple of nice days visiting family in S. Ontario it was time to really start our adventure. 10:00am and we’re on the road heading towards Sarnia and the Bluewater bridge as our entry point into Michigan. Bluewater bridge, Sarnia, ON My brother had suggested that I try jumping…

Nothing to declare

May 30, 2023Posted in2023 East Coast Tour
Awake at 6:30am following a nice night in the park. I head off to the shower hoping that I find hot water. I am mostly satisfied as the water is warm and pleasant enough to enjoy. Barb reports from her slightly later shower that the system was now up-to-speed and…

Lake Erie State Park

May 29, 2023Posted in2023 East Coast Tour
Well, the night was warm and the nearby I-65 was at times a bit noisy. Evidently there is also a railroad close to this Cracker Barrel which a few times overnight woke me. So, we are at 7:00am awake and getting ready for breakfast. The restaurant is open and based…

The 107th running of the Indy 500

May 28, 2023Posted in2023 East Coast Tour
6:00am and thousands of sleeping campers are awakened by one fool who thinks it’s cute to fire off an enormous thundering firework to announce the start of Race Day. Thanks buddy. So, we’re awake and enjoying a light breakfast when we realize that we are now being entertained by Christmas…

Arriving in Indy

May 27, 2023Posted in2023 East Coast Tour
After enjoying a beverage and slice of pizza at our hosts last evening, we enjoyed a long and silent night. The views across the farmland this morning were serene. Windmills on the horizon quietly turning about their business whilst a few early farming types were up and running about getting…

Recap and Statistics

May 2, 2023Posted in2023 Southwest US tour
It’s been a week or so since we arrived home after our 47 day US Southwest tour and I thought I’d share some specifics about the trip. The first question tends to be about where we stayed each night. Did we find suitable camping locations? So, here are the stats…

Day 43: Northward bound

April 19, 2023Posted in2023 Southwest US tour
A nice quiet night at the Walmart parking lot in Russellville, KY. We’re up early with the sun again and soon all set to get back on the road. A short drive to Bowling Green, KY where we stop at the Crumbl cookie store. We’ve been hearing good things about…

Day 42: Russellville

April 18, 2023Posted in2023 Southwest US tour
We awake in Russellville. Tonight we sleep in Russellville. Huh? What gives? This morning we started in Russellville, AR. Tonight we are about 450miles further towards home and are staying in Russellville, KY. It wasn’t planned this way however. The day started fairly normally and after breakfast we rejoined I-40E…