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Day 20: June 8 – Fort Stevens State Park, OR – Day 2

By tony.barb.fisher June 8, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

I managed to get up early this morning and go for an hour long walk. The first of the trip ☹️ The walk took me along the shore of a small lake near our campsite and then I headed toward the beach. It’s early so there was almost nobody about.…

Day 19: June 7 – Fort Stevens State Park, OR – Day 1

By tony.barb.fisher June 7, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Today was the first of two full days we are spending at Fort Stevens State Park, a little downtime from traveling and time to enjoy the West coast a little. View South along the beach Wreck of the Peter Iredale (1906) We rode our bikes on trails to the Northern…

Day 18: June 6 – Pendleton, OR to Fort Stevens State Park, OR

By tony.barb.fisher June 6, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Last evening a small thunderstorm rolled through shortly after we had setup at the campground. This morning it is dry and we awoke early to use the showers, they were clean and the hot water was plentiful. Ahhh. We ‘treated’ ourselves to a McDonald’s breakfast (our first fast food on…

Day 17: June 5 – Glenn’s Ferry, ID to Pendleton, OR

By tony.barb.fisher June 5, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

A dry morning awaited us as we looked out across the vineyard, today we are driving into Oregon. We’ve learned that the Oregon trail passed through Glenn’s Ferry, so named because of the ferry service that once existed here. The Snake river at his point is fairly fast flowing and…

Day 16: June 4 – Santaquin, UT to Glenn’s Ferry, ID

By tony.barb.fisher June 4, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Turns out that the I-15 was a little too close for Barb to get a good nights sleep. Tony, heard nothing…. Typical. A fairly early start to today as we’re off to Idaho (5 1/2 hours). A quick top off on fuel and then to Walmart for a few provisions…

Day 15: June 3 – Moab, UT to Santaquin, UT

By tony.barb.fisher June 3, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

A warm and sunny morning awaited us in Moab. This was the view from our campsite looking West as the sun lit up the rocks. After enjoying a breakfast outside at the campsite we packed up and headed out to Ken’s Lake Campground (BLM) just South of town where we…

Day 14: June 2 – Central City, CO to Moab, UT

By tony.barb.fisher June 2, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

We awake with the temperature having dropped to zero Celsius early this morning. We ran the electric cube heater all night and it appears to have warded off any freezing issues with our water lines. Phew! I did however have a restless night thinking about what might have happened. Hopefully…

Day 13: June 1 – WaKeeney, KS to Central City, CO

By tony.barb.fisher June 1, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

A gorgeous sky awaited us this morning, the light was painting in various blues and greys and as the sun rose it changed almost by the second. The morning routine is becoming more natural for us now as we each ‘dance’ around each other in the van doing the things…

Day 12: May 31 – Higginsville, MO to WaKeeney, KS

By tony.barb.fisher May 31, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

A hot and muggy night leads to gentle showers falling as we awake. A quick breakfast and we’re ready to go. West towards Kansas is todays itinerary. 30 minutes into the drive and the skies opened as heavy rain fell and lightning lit the morning skies. The interstate was awash…

Day 11: May 30 – Terre Haute, IN to Higginsville, MO

By tony.barb.fisher May 30, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

A quiet night. I awake early in the hopes of having the shower to myself, Yay! It works. It’s also COLD … freezing actually. It takes almost my entire shower before any warmth is felt. The shower gets a 6 / 10. It loses points for lack of immediate hot…

Day 10: May 29 – Indy500, Race day

By tony.barb.fisher May 29, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

The 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 was today, May 29th, 2022 and 30years after attending my first Indy500, I’m back and this time Barb and I will both enjoy the race and the spectacle that this event is. A light breakfast and we’re off to the track at 8:30am.…

Day 9: May 28 – Indy500, Relaxing

By tony.barb.fisher May 28, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Saturday at the Indy500 is generally quiet from an ‘on-track activities’ perspective as drivers completed their last practice yesterday. Today there is a parade in downtown Indianapolis but as we’re in RVs there’s no way for us to easily get there to watch. As such, today is a day to…

Day 8: May 27 – Indy500, Settling in

By tony.barb.fisher May 27, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

It’s Friday, it’s rained most of the night and today we expect to see many campers in all varieties of vehicles arrive for the weekend of festivities. After a great egg, bacon & hash brown breakfast prepared by J-P & myself, the gang decided to go for a walk down…

Day 7: May 26 – Indy500, Arrival

By tony.barb.fisher May 26, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

The alarm woke us at 6:00am. Ugh. We wanted to arrive at the camping field mid morning so as to hopefully get a site closer to the track than those that would arrive later in the day. This means an early start in an effort to avoid traffic. And so.…

Day 6: May 25 – Exeter, ON to New Castle, IN

By tony.barb.fisher May 25, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

After two relaxing and enjoyable days visiting Barb’s parents, it’s time to head out. We spent the morning preparing for the longer road trip we would have that afternoon and at about 11:00am pulled out of their driveway. Thanks again Jack & Mary. Our route took us to Sarnia, ON…

Day 5: May 24 – Exeter, ON

By tony.barb.fisher May 24, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

A sunny and cool start accompanied me on a 5km walk about the town of Exeter today. The Victoria Day weekend over, the town returns to its normal routines and the streets are quiet as I walk while enjoying the flowerbeds so carefully prepared in the recents days. Peaceful solitude…

Day 4: May 23 – Goderich to Exeter, ON

By tony.barb.fisher May 23, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

A cool morning greeted us today, so cool that the furnace was fired up in the campervan. My early morning walk was enjoyable as it was sunny, but the wind off of Lake Huron reminded us that it was till May and to not forget that the weather in these…

Day 3: May 22 – Goderich, ON

By tony.barb.fisher May 22, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

After enjoying a wonderful breakfast prepared by our hosts, Barb took a walk through the campground to the beach on Lake Huron. Looking West across Lake Huron Looking North along the beach After a relaxing day (it was a little chilly) burgers and salads were enjoyed for dinner. Thanks Al…

Day 2: May 21 – Woodstock to Goderich, ON

By tony.barb.fisher May 21, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

Today would be a short drive across the arable farmlands of Southern Ontario. After finally attaching the skid wheel to the trailer hitch of the campervan, we were ready to set off at about Noon. Mother nature had other ideas. Looking at the sky the thunder storm watch had turned…

Day 1: May 20th – On the road to Woodstock, ON

By tony.barb.fisher May 20, 20222022 Cross-continent tour

9:15am and we’re pulling out of our laneway on the first leg of the trip. Destination today is Woodstock, ON to visit my brother and family. After a quick stop in Kemptville to fill up with gas ($2.046/l) we’re off down Hwy 416. Time to go! The van is driving…