The Canuckian -

Geocaching in Florida

2010-10-26T15:37:00.003-04:00

States Cached

Went Geocaching. 94 degrees and sunny. Caches were all park and grabs, as I will not bushwack in Florida. Red ants and snakes and gators just waiting to kill you !!

Did 2 in our area, one within walking distance (GC16QPY ) and another near the 75 (GC2GCEN )

Did 2 in Crystal River, at the beach. GCMMHP GC1NHKN

APALACHICOLA - QUAINT BUT TOURISTY

2010-10-16T16:44:00.002-04:00

SNOOZED IN TODAY, THEN DID LAUNDRY. WHILE THE DRIERS WERE GOING, WENT TO CARRABELLE AND VISITED A BEACH SIGN STORE. NICE, BUT NOTHING ORIGINAL ENOUGH.

LUNCH, THEN TIME AT THE BEACH. IN MID AFTERNOON, TOOK A SHORT 20 MILE DRIVE TO APALACHICOLA. NICE TOURISTY TOWN AND HOME TO ALL KINDS OF FESTIVALS. INTERESTING STORES AND LOTSA OYSTER BARS.

TONIGHT, SUPPER AT 2 ALS ON THE BEACH. 4 1/2 STAR REVIEWS, WALKING DISTANCE FROM HERE

CARRABELLE ON THE GULF

2010-10-15T19:25:00.003-04:00

Rerouted to the Gulf. Charlotte has a race on this weekend and space was at a premium.
We stopped at Carabelle, Population 406.
Great beaches, super weather and very quiet. On the beach today, 83 degrees, and there were 3 other people. Water is warm. We went to 2 beaches, then the pool.
Out to supper at the Old Salty Oyster Bar. Mmmm Mmmm Good.
Tomorrow, more of the same.

To the Gulf

Carabelle Supper

Grand Ole Opry and More.

2010-10-12T21:21:00.008-04:00

Drove from Branson, thru Arkansas and ended up in Buffalo, Tennesee. Home of Tammy Wynette.

To get there, we drove through Toad Suck and Pickles Gap, Arkansas.

Made it, no problem, to Nashville. We are 1/2 mile from the Grand Ol' Opry.

Took the tour. Backstage and all. We visited, as if we were performers, coming thru the Artist's Entrance. Went trhu security, saw the different dressing rooms, hallways, bathrooms and, just before we went on stage ( Stage Right) we were stopped by Ol' Opry radio ( 650AM WSM ) . I was asked to be interviewed, and I was interviewed. I am a Country Star !!!

Went on stage, and stood on the old floorboards from the original Opry, Rhyman Theater. Where everyone who has ever performed at the Opry has stood. WOW.

In one week, we stood where Abe Lincoln stood, stood on the Start/Finish line at the Indianapolis Raceway and now, Center Stage at the Grand Ol' Opry.

All trip pics will be up when we arrive at Bushnell.
From here, Montgomery, Alabama. And how was your week??

Branson, Mo >>>>>Go 1636 Miles, Then Double Back!

2010-10-10T10:37:00.006-04:00

Branson campsite.
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Made it to Branson, without a hitch. Great roads, nice scenery, especially RT 66.
RT 66 Rest Area

Missouri is a French area. The mountains used to be called Aux Arcs. Now they are called Ozarks !! There is a lake near here called Pomme de Terre !!

Branson is a disappointment. We thought it would be a Strip, with Theaters and Casinos ( a mini-Vegas ) . But it is a small town with about a couple of dozen theaters that have shows that you would have seen on the Ed Sullivan Show. Cirque du Soleil knock offs, HeeHaaw kinda shows and just some "headliners" that you have never heard off. They even have a Titanic remake.....$24 per person, no cameras !! You can touch a "real" Iceberg!

Small town with a major traffic problem.

Bible Belt mentality. Restaurants proudly advertise - NO ALCOHOL .
Campground is very nice. Neighbor drives a $1,563,000 Newell MotorCoach... and tows an Escalade. Think he sees better stuff than us??

Nashville Next.

$1,563,000

Lots of Pics to look at

2010-10-08T21:53:00.002-04:00

St Charles, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

Indianapolis, Indiana

Ohio

Tomorrow, will post Gettysburg and Bingamton, NY

Purina, Dan'l and St. Charles

2010-10-08T21:35:00.003-04:00

Started the day by going to Purina Farms. Spectacular setting. This is where the have National Competitions in Obedience, Agility and Long distance Water Jumping.

From there we went cross country to Defiance, Missouri. This is where the Daniel Boone Homestead is. Another National Registry home. It was just great. Drove thru Femme Osage. Very historic area.

Came back and did some house chores and then went to St. Charles Historic District. It was built by French people from Ste. Genevieve, Quebec. It is called FrenchTown.

What can I say ..........

Tomorrow --- Branson ...... Maybe we will see a Osmond or two.

The 47th State - The Show Me State

2010-10-07T19:46:00.006-04:00

Made it to St. Louis, Missouri. Our 47th State.

We left early, cause the I70 was shut down in Indianapolis. They had 9000 volunteers planting trees and shrubs along the newly finished highway. They closed it from 6 am to 6 pm. But they were so organized that we did not lose a minute because of tie-ups. Imagine closing Decarie Blvd for 12 hours and no traffic mess.

Stopped in Marshall, Il to do some grocery shopping. Walmart has a place to hitch your horse. What a country, America...
Got to St. Louis and found our very upscale CG. All sites paved, etc, etc. They even have RV Service.... like room service in a hotel. They will bring you your supper, for a fee, to your rig.

They have an unbelievable highway system. The 70 goes thru the city, the 270 rings the town and the have 3 other roads intersecting the whole system. We crossed the entire city in less than 20 minutes. 5 lanes each way. WOW !!

The Arch is BreathTaking. Pictures do not do it justice. It is HUGE. Twice the size of Mt. Rushmore. The city is clean. It has a very "Montreal" look and feel. I would rate it as the Number 1 city we have visited.

TTFN

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines ----->>>>>

2010-10-06T16:57:00.009-04:00

What a day.

Started early and went through Columbus. Not much to see. A generic drive-thru town.

Arrived at the Indy KOA for lunch and off we went to visit the Speedway and the city.

Our trusty GPS promptly brought us to the Indianapolis SpeedDrome. Largest Figure 8 Track in the USA>>>>therefore, The World !!

Reprogrammed it and it brought us downtown, at the Indianapolis Art Center. Asked the Concierge at the Marriott. He sent us directly to the Speedway.
It is NOT in Indianapolis, but in Speedway, Indiana. You take 16th Street through the most decrepit part of town. Massage Parlors, Tattoo joints, etc. Finally, after 6 miles of urban decay, there it is.

There is a golf course. 12 holes on the Eastern side of the track, 6 holes inside. They would not let us in the museum with the dogs. I wandered around and ended up in a restricted area. Took a bunch of pics that would not be available to the general public. Asked if we could take the tour with the dogs. The driver asked his boss. She ok’d it. This was the FIRST time that any dog, except service animals, have ever been on the bus.
We took a full lap around the track…………WOW !!!!!!! We stopped at the Start/Finish line.

WOW<>

On the way home, stopped at the White Castle and picked up a Bag of Burgers. 10 Sliders for 9 bucks. Including Fries. They were, by far, the worst burgers ever made by anyone. Unbelievable --- why Harold and Kumar ever wanted to go there is beyond me.

Tomorrow, St. Louis. See Ya!!

2010-10-05T16:17:00.005-04:00

BRRRRRR !! IT was 37 degrees this morning in Gettysburg. We headed West towards Columbus, Ohio. Uneventful ride, unless you think hitting a low bridge with your antenna is uneventful. It was the HD antenna that I got at Radio Shack ( La Source). It was clamped on to the back ladder. Moho is 12’6” and this protruded by about 8 inches. The bridge was 13’2”. Jeezum. No damage to the Moho.
The drive over the mountains was not too difficult. A few long climbs. Tuscarora was at 2130 ft. 8 % grade for 5 ½ miles. Then the Allegheny Tunnel. Right thru the mountains. Unbelievable.
Made it to Buckey Lake KOA. Good facilities, but just staying the night and off to Indianapolis tomorrow. Short 3 hour drive, visit the town and bye-bye.

Leaf Peeping

2010-10-04T19:36:00.002-04:00

WOW!!! We are so lucky to live in the NorthEast. When we left, it was a sunny day and the leaves were peaking. The colors were stunning. As impressive as anything we have seen in 46 States and 9 Provinces. As stunning as the Painted Desert.

We are jaded and see leaves as something that must be raked. The spirit of Bob Ross lives in each "Happy Tree" in the Adirondacks !!!

Day 2 - Gettysburg Battlefield

2010-10-04T19:16:00.004-04:00

It was quite a drive. Rain, rain and then, more rain. Plus construction./ Oh well, Stimulus $$$ well spent. It delayed us for over an hour, but , then again, we do not have a schedule to follow.

Gettysburg Battlefield is impressive. Huge, sprawling and clean. Hundreds of monuments, each aspect of the Battle is explained. You can hear the ghosts of the soldiers. 59,000 dead. In 3 days. Unbelievable.

Read about it HERE

We took an Audio tour. Well worth it. We took over 100 pics. As soon as we get a free Internet HotSpot, we will upload them.

Anyways, off tomorrow to I70, west towards Columbus, Ohio. Weather is supposed to improve and be in the 70's and sunny.

TTFN !!!

The Long Short Cut

2010-10-03T18:44:00.002-04:00

Got to the Flying J at Exit 219 on the 81. A 5 hour trip took 6 1/2 hours......... We took a short cut !!! Sheesh !!

Tomorrow, off early for Gettysburg. Stand by for pix.

TTFN !!!

THE ROAD BECKONS..........

2010-10-03T06:47:00.003-04:00

Yeah...finally we are heading south. The geese have been leaving on a daily basis, we are all packed up and ready to go.

Going to Gettysburg, Canton, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Branson, Memphis, Nashville, Charlotte, Myrtle Beach, San Fernandina and Bushnell for the winter.

Will keep everyone posted. Will see and visit great spots and Halls of Fame along the way. Maybe do a little Geocaching too.

Sit back and enjoy our little trip.

ATLANTIS TAKES OFF !!!!!!

2009-11-17T08:36:00.002-05:00

JUST ONE WORD......... WOW !!!!

GOT TO TITUSVILLE 2 HOURS BEFORE TAKEOFF. PEOPLE WERE STREAMING TO THE PARK WITH CHAIRS, FOOD, CAMERAS, KIDS, BBQ'S. WE MET PEOPLE FROM FLORIDA, GERMANY, ITALY, AND EVEN FROM MT.TREMBLANT.

IT WAS A PERFECT DAY, THOUGH A TAD WARM - 84 DEGREES.

PEOPLE READ BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS, PLAYED CARDS, ATE PIZZA AND BURGERS, PLAYED UNO, SLEPT. IT WAS LIKE A HUGE OUTDOOR PARTY WITH THOUSANDS OF STRANGERS.

THEN ---

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 - WE HAVE LIFT-OFF !!!!!

WOW - WOW - WOW - WOW - WOW !!!!!!!

SMOKE, RUMBLE AND FAST. FASTEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.

AND THEN WE WENT HOME ---- ENJOY THE PICS !!!

THIS IS IT !! 4592 MILES - LET'S PARK IT

2009-10-27T15:25:00.002-04:00

WHEN LAST WE SPOKE, WE WERE HEADED TO KEY WEST. NICE TOWN, A CUT ABOVE A T-SHIRT PLACE, BUT A BAR TOWN. ALSO TONS OF HISTORICAL PLACES AND HYSTERICAL PEOPLE.

ON OUR LAST DAY, WE TOURED THE KEYS. EXTREMELY NICE, BETTER THAN THE TOWN. ISLAMORADO IS JUST GREAT. A PLACE TO RETURN TO.

GOT A LITTLE FISHING IN - ( CAUGHT 2 BLACK TAILED SEA PERCH ) AND WATCHED THE SUNSET.

LEFT AT DAWN AND HEADED TO BUSHNELL. HOME FOR AWHILE.

4 WEEKS, 17 STATES, 4592 MILES........ A SUPER TRIP.

LET'S PARK !!!

HOW YOU DOIN' ???

5 STEPS TO THE GULF !!!!

2009-10-24T09:16:00.003-04:00

I AM UPDATING FROM OUR SITE - 5 STEPS FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO !! WHEN WE LAST WROTE, WE WERE LEAVING FROM TOPSAIL AND HEADED TO BUSHNELL, OUR WINTER LOCATION. THERE WERE ONLY ABOUT A DOZEN UNITS THERE, BUT ALL 7 QUEBEC CAMPERS HAD ARRIVED. STAYED A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AND HEADED SOUTH TO FORT LAUDERDALE.

HATED THE PLACE. CAMPGROUND ( AN ENCORE PARK ) WAS BUILT BACKWARDS. ALL UTILITIES ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HOSES AND STUFF GO UNDER THE MOHO. SEWER AT YOUR FRONT DOOR. THE TOWN IS NOT TOO CLEAN, AND THE TRAFFIC IS HORRENDEOUS. THE BEACH WAS A MESS, GARBAGE EVERYWHERE. AND IT WASN'T EVEN BUSY!!! GUY'S HAOSE WAS NOT ONLY COMPLETELY FENCED IN, BUT HE HAD 2 BIG DOGS PATROLLING. NICE !!

WE STAYED ONE NIGHT, EVEN IF WE HAD PAID FOR 2. WE WILL ALSO SKIP POMPANO BEACH ON THE RETURN.

CAME DOWN TO KEY WEST. WOW !! AN EASY DRIVE. 30 MINUTES TO CLEAR MIAMI, AND THEN A BREEZE TO LARGO. WENT TO THE SOUTHERNMOST WALMART. UNDER RENOVATIONS. SHEEZ!!!

THE DRIVE TO MARATHON WAS JUST SUPER. I DID NOT KNOW THERE SO MANY SHADES OF TURQUOISE. OUR SITE IS JUST GREAT. WE ARE 5 STEPS FROM THE GULF. LOOK AT THE VIEW FROM THE BEDROOM WINDOW.
WENT INTO TOWN, OVER THE 7 MILE BRIDGE. T-SHIRTS TO THE EXTREME LEVEL. BUT LOTS TO SEE. GREAT SHOPS, GALLERIES AND HISTORICAL SITES.

SAW A 65 YEAR + "LADY" IN A HOOTER'S GARB AND SOME OLD DUDE WITH JUST A CODPIECE WALKING DOWN THE STREET. YOU DON'T SEE THAT ON CRESCENT STREET !! TASTED AND BOUGHT HOT SAUCES AT THE PEPPER STORE WHERE MATT LAUER ( TODAY SHOW) DID THE SAME.

SAW SOME GREAT SIGNS AND LOTSA BARS. WENT TO MARGARITAVILLE. IT IS EXACTLY AS ADVERTISED.

CAPPED OFF THE DAY BY GOING TO MILE 0 AND THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT IN THE CONTINENTAL USA. SAW THE CHICKENS AND A FEW 6 TOED CATS. THE DAY IS COMPLETED BY A GREAT SUNSET.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

TOPSAIL IS STILL TOPS - AND MORE

2009-10-21T18:19:00.002-04:00

TO TOPSAIL - SUPER DRIVE, SHORT AND TO THE POINT. STOPPED FOR LUNCH AT NAVARRE BEACH, DROVE TO DESTIN AND MADE IT TO TOPSAIL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WE HAD A SUPER SITE, RIGHT ON THE LAKE. WALKED AROUND THE PARK. IT IS AS CLEAN AS EVER.

TODAY WAS A BEACH DAY. WENT TO THE BEACH IN DESTIN. THERE WAS A SECURITY GATE TO KEEP OUT THE RIFF-RAFF. THE CODE WAS 1-2-3-4. ON THE BEACH WE WENT.

WENT OUTLET SHOPPING AND THEN TO OUR BEACH. NO CODE NECESSARY....

THERE WERE A FEW JELLYFISH, BUT THIS IS THE OCEAN, AFTER ALL. SEE THE TRUCKGATE --- THE GUY FORGOT TO TAKE DOWN THE GATE AND BACKED UP IN THE FIFTH WHEEL .........OOOOOOPPPPSSS!!!!

WE WATCHED THE MIGRATING MONARCHS. A LONG WAY TO GO, STILL. AMAZING !!

THE FOLLOWING IS THE VIEW FROM OUR BEDROOM IN THE MORNING ....

TODAY WAS ANOTHER BEACH DAY - WALTON BEACH. PETS WITH PERMITS ARE OK. DOGS ON BYKES, TOO !!!!

FROM HERE, TO BUSHNELL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN FORT LAUDERDALE AND THEN KEY WEST......

HOW YOU DOIN'

GULF SHORES AND FAIRHOPE.

2009-10-16T21:38:00.002-04:00

LET'S RECAP THE LAST TWO DAYS.

THURSDAY, GOT UP TO THE BEACH EARLY. NOT MANY PEOPLE THERE. CLOUDY, BUT HOT --- 86 AT 9 AM. AND IT GOT HOTTER. GREAT BEACH. THEN WE HIT THE OUTLETS. AGAIN, NOT CROWDED AT ALL.

LUNCH AT LAMBERT'S CAFE, HOME OF THE "THROWED ROLLS" . CHECK IT OUT HERE.
AND THEY KEEP BRINGING STUFF - OKRA, MAC & TOMATOES, HOME FRIES, CUKES & ONIONS, BLACK EYED PEAS..... IT WAS REALLY FUN AND THE PORK CHOPS --- YUMMY !!

TOOK SOME PICS OF THE CAMPGROUND. BEST CAMPGROUND WE HAVE STOPPED AT IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. CLEAN AND WELL LAID OUT. WE WILL BE BACK HERE AGAIN.

WE HIT THE LARGEST WALMART IN THE COUNTRY, THE "STORE BY THE SHORE" AS IT IS CALLED. THEN WE WENT TO FAIRHOPE ON MOBILE GULF. IT WAS WINDY, BUT GREAT. REALLY NICE PARK, FREE- UNLIKE CAP ST. JACQUES. THE TOWN ITSELF IS GREAT. ONE OF THE NICEST TOWNS WE HAVE SEEN - IN THE TOP 3 IN THE NATION. GREAT SHOPS, GALLERIES.

WE WILL WINTER HERE WHEN WE TIRE OF FLORIDA.

TOMORROW, Topsail Hill Preserve State Park

HOW YOU DOIN'

ROLL TIDE - ALABAMA GULF SHORES

2009-10-14T19:13:00.002-04:00

WOKE UP TO RAIN. BACK TO BED AND LEFT LATER. GOT TO GULF SHORES. CAMPGROUND IS EVEN BETTER THAN EXPECTED.

FISHIN' LAKE, TRAIN, GARDENS, HUGE SITES, HEATED SALT WATER POOL AND SPA, AND MUCH MORE.

HIT THE POOL, THEN WENT TO THE BEACH. REGULAR BEACH TOWN, T-SHIRTS AND STUFF. GREAT BEACH.

LUNCHED ON LOUISIANA STYLE CRAWFISH. YUMMIE !!

TOMORROW, OUTLET SHOPPING, BEACH AND "THROWED ROLLS" (CLICK ON IT ) FOR LUNCH. MIGHT TRY THE PORK JOWLS.....MAYBE !!

HOW YOU DOIN'?

BILOXI REDUX

2009-10-13T17:14:00.007-04:00

IT WAS A WET DRIVE FROM MEMPHIS. WE HAD PLANNED ON STOPPING IN JACKSON, BUT THE DELUGE WAS EVEN WORSE THAN PREDICTED. WAVE AND WAVE AFTER WAVE.SO WE WENT ON TO BILOXI.

WE GOT HERE AND IT WAS 86 DEGREES. SET UP AND 15 MINUTES LATER, THE STORM HIT. LIGHTNING AND THUNDER.
BOOM BOOM POW !!!
BUT IT COOLED IT DOWN TO 77 DEGREES.

TODAY, RUSS AND ROBIN MOVED ON TO BUSHNELL. WE ARE STAYING HERE FOR 2 NIGHTS, AND THEN MOVING ON TO HERE ( CLICK ON IT !!!! ). WE WILL STAY AT WELSH FOR 3 NIGHTS AND THEN ON TO TOPSAIL FOR 3 MORE.

TODAY WE RE-VISITED BILOXI. THEY ARE STILL REBUILDING. CASINOS ARE OPEN AND BUSTLING, SOME RESTAURANTS ARE RE-OPEN. BUT 85% OF THE TOWN IS STILL DEVASTATED. 2 MAJOR HURRICANES, BACK TO BACK.

WENT TO THE BEACH. 87 DEGREES AND THE WATER IS AT 80. THERE WERE NO PEOPLE AT THE BEACH, NONE.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

THANKSGIVING IN MEMPHIS

2009-10-11T18:41:00.004-04:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING. WE HAD TURKEY, STUFFING, SALAD, PEACH PIE WITH ICE CREAM. YUM YUM !!!

QUIET HOUSEKEEPING DAY. SUNNY AND WARM, IN THE LOW 70'S. WENT TO WALMART. NOW I KNOW WHERE JERRY SPRINGER GETS HIS PEOPLE FROM......

STOPPED AND PICKED UP SOME BBQ. BEST BBQ I HAVE EVER HAD. NOT THAT IT WAS ANY GOOD, JUST THAT IT WAS THE BEST OF A BAD BUNCH.

CLEANED UP. HOOKED THE CAR UP AND WATCHED GOLF AND NASCAR.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

MEMPHIS AND ELVIS ! THE KING LIVES !

2009-10-10T16:52:00.003-04:00

IT WAS A WET DRIVE TO MEMPHIS. 122 MILES TOOK OVER 3 HOURS. WE LEFT LATE, BECAUSE OF THE RAIN AND TORNADO WATCHES. IT RAINED 5 INCHES IN 2 1/2 HOURS. I SAW A GUY BUILDING A REALLY BIG BOAT AND ANOTHER GUY WAS ASSEMBLING 2 OF EACH CREATURE HE COULD CATCH.

WENT TO GRACELAND THIS MORNING. IN THE FALL, IN THE COLD AND CLOUDY, WE STILL HAD TO WAIT ONE HOUR TO GET ON THE BUS TO GET TO THE MANSION.

A GREAT MUSEUM TO THE 70'S. IT IS AT IT WAS. QUITE WELL ORGANIZED AND INTERRESTING TO BOOT. HOWEVER, THE KITCH IN THE STORES IS UNBELIEVABLE.

YOU CAN BUY ELVIS ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF, AND ALL OVERPRICED. A "FAT ELVIS" JUMPSUIT, COMPLETE WITH CAPE AND BELT - $3300.00. IF CANADABUCKS WERE AT PAR.......MMMMAYBE???

THEN HEADED TO BEALE STREET - MEMPHIS BLUES, DELTA BLUES, RIBS AND BIG ASS BEER. THAT WAS GREAT.

TOMORROW IS THANKSGIVING. TURKEY DAY. WE WILL STAY PUT TIL MONDAY AND THEN HEAD FOR THE NATCHEZ TRACE TO JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

HOW U DOIN'?

I GOT A ROCK FROM LITTLE ROCK

2009-10-09T09:00:00.002-04:00

PICS LATER !

WE LEFT FOR WARMER CLIMES. THEY ARE CALLING FOR A FLOODING STORM, SO, EAST WE GO. MADE IT TO ALMA, ARK. THE HOME OF TH AIREDALES, THE SPINACH CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. WHAT MORE CAN I SAY?

FROM THERE, TO LITTLE ROCK. HOME OF THE BILL CLINTON LIBRARY. WHAT MORE CAN I SAY?

86 DEGREES AND SUNNY.

SAT IN THE ACTUAL PRESIDENT'S CHAIR IN THE CABINET ROOM. THE SEAT OF POWER. ASLO, IN THE CIA DIRECTOR'S CHAIR.

VERY INTERESTING DAY.

NOW, IT IS RAINING, POURING AND THUNDERING. WILL WAIT IT OUT BEFORE HEADING TO MEMPHIS FOR THE WEEKEND.

MOVIN' ON TO OKIE COUNTRY

2009-10-06T21:56:00.002-04:00

WE ARE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE, TOTO !! WE ARE IN OKLAHOMA, WHERE THE WIND BLOWS ON THE PLAINS, AND DOES IT EVER BLOW. TIE YOUR HAT WITH BARBED WIRE.

MADE IT TO OK, AND MET OUR FIRST SOONER BOOMER AT A REST STOP. THEY TOLD US WHAT TO SEE AND EAT. GREAT FOLKS.

VISITED THE MEMORIAL AT NIGHT. VERY MOVING EXPERIENCE.

RETURNED THIS MORNING AND TOURED THE MUSEUM. ANOTHER MOVING EXPERIENCE. 168 KILLED FOR NO SENSIBLE REASON.

AFTER LUNCH WE HEADED TO NORMAN TO VISIT OU.

NICE CAMPUS, GREAT FOOTBALL STADIUM AND SOME FANTASTIC ART ALL OVER THE PLACE. GOT INTO SOME AREA THAT WE WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO IN, BUT, AS USUAL, IF YOU LOOK LIKE YOU BELONG, AND DO NOT CAUSE A STIR, EVERYTHING IS GOOD.

TOMORROW IS R&R, SUPPER AT THE CATTLEMEN RESTAURANT. 3 PRESIDENTS HAVE EATEN THERE, SO IT SHOULD BE GOOD !!!!

WE'RE HAVIN' FUN ! YOU???

GET OUT OF DODGE !!!!!!!

2009-10-04T20:51:00.003-04:00

SATURDAY WAS A DAY OFF. EVERYONE HAD A TOUCH OF ALTITUDE SICKNESS, SO WE CLEANED AND DID HOUSEWORK AND MAINTENANCE. OFF TO BED EARLY AND ON THE ROAD AT 7 AM ON SUNDAY.

NO ONE ON THE ROAD. ONCE WE TURNED LEFT AT PUEBLO, COLORADO, THE WEATHER KINDA TURNED TOO. IT WAS COLD AND DRIZZLY. NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT, EXCEPT SOME OLD AND DUSTY TOWNS, WITH OLD AND DUSTY FOLKS.

WHO KNEW THAT COLORADO HAD SUCH A HUGE HISPANIC POPULATION.

WEIRD THING HAPPENED. JUST AT THE COLORADO - KANSAS BORDER ( EXACTLY AT THE LINE ) A BROWN VW VAN PASSED US --- WITH QUEBEC PLATES.

WE SAW SOME HUGE FEED LOTS. NOW WE KNOW WHERE BIG MACS COME FROM. AND THE SMELL CARRIES QUITE FAR.

WE ARE AT THE GUNSMOKE CAMPGROUND IN DODGE CITY. WENT TO BOOT HILL. JUST LIKE ANY BEACH TOWN, WITHOUT THE BEACH. KITCHY T-SHIRTS AND THE ENDLESS VARIETY OF CRAP CONTINUES. WENT TO BOOT HILL AND SAW THE STATUE OF WYATT EARP. DOESNT LOOK LIKE HUGH O'BRIEN AT ALL.

THEN WE WENT OUT TO SEE THE RUTS FROM THE CATTLE DRIVES ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL. THAT WAS TRULY AMAZING TO STAND WHERE PIONEERS DROVE MILLIONS OF CATTLE TO MEXICO. IT SAVED THE DAY.

TOMORROW, WE GET OUT OF DODGE AND HEAD FOR WICHITA AND ON TO OKLOHAMA CITY.

GARDEN OF THE GODS

2009-10-02T21:27:00.002-04:00

TODAY WAS A VISITING DAY. WE HEARD ABOUT THE GARDEN OF THE GODS, SO, OFF WE WENT.

THE FIRST THING WE SAW WAS A HUGE HAWK, JUST OUTSIDE THE CAMPGROUND. AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF PRAIRIE DOGS. COINCIDENCE??? BREAKFAST???

STOPPED AT CAMPING WORLD AND SPENT OUR ALLOWANCE. LOOKED AT SOME RIGS.....JUST LOOKING !!!

WE ARRIVED AT THE GARDEN OF THE GODS AND WERE ASTOUNDED AT THE BEAUTY AND MAJESTY OF THE PARK. IT IS HUGE, MILES SQUARE AND FREE. TAKE THAT, CAP ST. JACQUES WITH YOUR $5 FEE !!!

BALANCED ROCKS, WALLS OF ROCKS, CAVES IN THE ROCKS. COWBOYS RIDING AROUND, HIKERS HIKING. IT WAS AWE INSPIRING.

WENT TO THE TRADING POST AND GAWKED AT THE INFINITE CHOICE OF STUFF AND CRAP. BUT THE PARK IS FREE, SO THEY HAVE TO FUND IT SOMEHOW.

WE HAD COFFEE AND SNACKS AT THE OBSERVATION CENTER. ALL THE WHILE, A HUGE MULE DEER ( 6 POINTS ) WAS MUNCHING ON THE LEAVES OF SOME BUSHES, LESS THAN 100 FEET AWAY.

THEN WE VISITED MANITOU SPRINGS, GATEWAY TO PIKE'S PEAK. AN ARTIST COLONY THRIVES THERE AND WE SAW SOME AMAZING CRAFTS. BOUGHT A MUSIC BOX. LUNCH IN A REAL HOMEY BAR. BUFFALO BURGER WAS SUPERB. ENDED THE DAY BY GOING FOR A WALK AND GOT A PICTURE OF A BUNNY.

TOMORROW, THE AIR ACADEMY.

HOW YOU DOIN'

4 DAY UPDATE - LOTS HAS HAPPENED !!!

2009-10-01T22:18:00.003-04:00

WELL, FROM CORN PALACE TO PIKE'S PEAK. WHAT A COUNTRY, U.S.A.!

WE LEFT MITCHELL, AND HEADED WEST TO RAPID CITY. YES, THE FAMOUS RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE WINDS WERE UNBELIEVABLE. WE SAW A HOUSE THAT HAD BEEN BLOWN OVER ON IT'S SIDE. WELL, IT WAS ONLY HALF OF A MANUFACTURED HOME, BUT IT HAD BEEN FLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK AND LAY ON IT'S SIDE.

WE CROSSED THE MISSOURI, AND IT WAS C.C.C.COLD. 34 DEGREES. DROVE THRU THE BADLANDS AND ENDED UP AT WALL DRUGS, IN WALL, SD.

THE BIGGEST TOURIST TRAP EVER BUILT. MAKES PEDRO LOOK LIKE A DEPANNEUR. PEOPLE ACTUALLY COME HERE AS A DESTINATION AND LOOK AT THE INCREDIBLE MASS AND ACCUMULATION OF USELESS JUNK EVER COLLECTED IN ONE PLACE. BOUGHT SOME FUDGE ( IS'S BECAUSE OF THE FUDGE...). LOOKED AT ORIGINAL WYETH PAINTINGS. AMAZING.

RAPID CITY IS FANTASTIC. ART ON EVERY STREET CORNER. WE THOUGHT THE CAMPGROUND WAS NEAR TOWN. IT WAS 29 MILES AWAY, AND THE GPS SENT US ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE, AGAIN.

CAMPGROUND WAS GREAT. IT USED TO BE A RANCH. GENERAL CUSTER STAYED THERE. I WENT IN A BUILDING THAT WAS USED BY CUSTER. WOW !!

THE STONE PRESIDENTS ARE AWE INSPIRING. MET A GUY WHO WORKED ON THE PROJECT. HE WAS SELLING A BOOK AND WAS UNBELIEVABLY SURLY. I ASKED HIM WHY THEY HAD SCULPED THE PRESIDENTS. " TO GET PEOPLE TO COME TO SOUTH DAKOTA. AND IT WORKED." WENT TO SEE CRAZY HORSE, AND BECAUSE OF EXHORBITANT PRICE ($27 ) WE DID NOT GO IN BUT LOOKED FROM THE ROAD.

A STORM WAS COMING. THE GUY ON TV SAID THAT IF YOU COULD GET OUT OF TOWN, GO !!!!!! COLD AND SNOW ( 8 INCHES ) AND WINDS TO 65 MILES PER HOUR. SO, WE WENT.

THE GUYS AT THE CG GAVE US A GREAT SHORTCUT AND WE HEADED SOUTH, 406 MILES, 25 MILES SOUTH OF DENVER, COLORADO.

DROVE THRU THE NATIONAL GRASSLANDS AND THE BLACK HILLS. WE SAW HUNDREDS OF DEER AND ANTELLOPES, AND DID NOT HEAR A SINGLE DISCOURAGING WORD. SAW SOME BUFFALO AND FOXES. STOPPED IN CHUGWATER FOR LUNCH. YES, CHUGWATER...

WYOMING AND THE PEOPLE ARE TOUGH AND INDEPENDENT.

MADE IT TO CASTLE ROCK. CG WAS DESIGNED MOSTLY FOR PEOPLE ON HORSEBACK, WHO LIKE TO TENT, OR CURL UP IN A YURT. IT IS WITHIN 50 FEET FROM THE TRAIN TRACK. BIG, LOUD TRAINS CAME THROUGH THE NIGHT. THEY HAD BBQ GRILLS AMDE OUT OF OLD CAR WHEELS.

TODAY, WE CAME TO KOA IN FOUNTAIN, CO. WE WILL STAY HERE FOR 3 NIGHTS.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

UPDATE - NORTH TO SOUTH ???

2009-09-28T19:53:00.002-04:00

LOTS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. WE WENT TO MOLINE AND LOOKED AT SOME ROCK ISLAND LINE ROLLING STOCK, CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI 4 TIMES AND VISITED THE JOHN DEERE MUSEUM.

ROCK ISLAND LINE IS A MIGHT FINE LINE, AS THE SONG GOES. WE SAW A REFURBISHED CABOOSE AND SOME INTERESTING STUFF THERE. WE ALSO VISITED A "AVENUE OF HEROES" MEMORIAL.

THE JOHN DEERE MUSEUM IS AWESOME. WE SAW SOME REALLY BIG LAWN MOWERS. $1,000,000 GETS YOU A COMBINE THAT CAN CUT AND MULCH ENOUGH CORN IN 1 MINUTE TO FILL A DUMP TRUCK. JOHN DEERE IS AN EXACT TWIN TO JOHN WAYNE.....MMM? COINCIDENCE?

WENT TO A NATIONAL CEMETERY, BUT WE COULD NOT GET IN. IT IS ON A MILITARY BASE, AND AS WE ARE NOT U.S. CITIZEN, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH A SECURITY CHECK BY THE FBI. IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN OVER AN HOUR - INTERVIEW, PICS AND FINGERPRINTS. POST 9-11 SECURITY.

WENT TO A CASINO AND MADE ENOUGH MONEY FOR A TANK OF GAS. WHOO-WHOO!!

SAW A "STEP-BAND" AND SOME DRUMLINE KIDS PUTTING ON A GREAT SHOW AT A HUBCAP DEALER. IT WAS FANTASTIC. BOOM-BOOM POW !!

DAWN SUNDAY, DEPARTURE FOR OMAHA, NEBRASKA. SAW THE BIGGEST TRUCK STOP IN THE WORLD. 1200 PARKED TRUCKS!
THERE IS NO SMOKING OUTSIDE AT THE REST AREAS IN IOWA. OUTSIDE......IMAGINE THAT, FOLKS.

WE HAD UNBELIEVABLE CROSSWINDS, 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS. IT WAS LIKE DRIVING A BILLBOARD. THE CAMPGROUND WAS A GENERIC KOA. BUT, FOR A PIT STOP, IT WAS OK. LEFT OMAHA EARLY AND HEADED NORTH TO SOUTH DAKOTA. HENCE THE HEADLINE.

STILL WINDY, JUST AS WINDY AS YESTERDAY. AND COLD. WINDCHILL IN THE 30'S.

WE MADE IT TO MITCHELL, SD. AND VISITED THE ----- CORN PALACE. A HUGE ARENA/THEATER COMPLEX, COVERED WITH EARS OF CORN. I REPEAT --- A HUGE ARENA/THEATER COMPLEX, COVERED WITH EARS OF CORN.

HERE ARE SOME PICS, MORE TO COME. I NEED A FREE AND FAST CONNECTION, SO, MAYBE TOMORROW.

HOW YOU DOIN'??

From Shipshewana to Iowa......well, near there !!!

2009-09-26T11:53:00.005-04:00

WELL, AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS VISITING AND EATING EVERYTHING AMISH, WE SET OUT WEST TO IOWA. WE LOOKED AT THE MAP AND DECIDED THAT I80 WOULD BE TOO BUSY AROUND CHICAGO, SO WE OPTED FOR THE 30. NICE DRIVE THRU GOSHEN, SAW THE BRONZE FOUNTAIN OF ZEUS AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF TRACTORS.

THE HIGHWAY WAS A MISTAKE. WHO THE HECK PUT TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON A HIGHWAY. WE LOST A GOOD 2 1/2 HOURS, TRICKLIN' THROUGH ILLINOIS, THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, CHICAGO HEIGHTS AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER PLACES. WE DECIDED WE HAD HAD ENOUGH AND WOULD LOOK FOR A CAMPGROUND.

THE ONE WE FOUND LOOKED GOOD ON THE BOOKS. IT WAS A SHORT DRIVE FROM THE HIGHWAY, NEAR THE 74. 40 FOOT PULL-THRUS, ETC. THERE WAS NO TRUTH IN ADVERTISING.

THE PLACE HAD NO PULL-THRUS, TONS OF TREES, NOT A LEVEL SPOT BIG ENOUGH FOR US AND WORST OF ALL, CHOLIFORM IN THE WATER. THEN WE GOT ATTACKED BY TURKEYS. FRIGGIN' BIRDS !

HIT THE ROAD, GUYS.

BACK TO THE 80. A FEW MINUTES LATER, WE SAW A NICE CAMPGROUND, RIGHT ON THE RIVER. WE TOOK THE EXIT, TURNED THIS WAY AND THEN THAT WAY AND ...........STOP!!!!!!

THE BRIDGE HAD A CLEARANCE OF 12'2". WE ARE 12'6" AND 13'1" RESPECTIVELY.

PEOPLE STOPPED AND HAD SUGGESTIONS. LOTSA HEAD SHAKIN' GOIN' ON. YUP, LOTS OF PEOPLE HIT THAT BRIDGE. YUP, THE BRIDGE WILL BE RAISED NEST YEAR.

WE WERE 500 YARDS TO THE CAMPGROUND, AND WE COULD NOT GET THERE.

WE LOOKED AND LOOKED,DISCUSSED, TALKED, SPIT ON THE GROUND AND LOOKED SOME MORE.

THEN, I MANAGED TO TURN THE MOHO AROUND, WITH HELP FROM THE NAVIGATORS. I WENT AHEAD AND SLOWED TRAFFIC, WHILE RUSSELL BACKED UP..... FOR OVER A MILE. SLOWLY, I MIGHT ADD.

PHEW, THINGS DONE. WE HAD A CROWD OF CAMPERS. THE CAMP DIRECTOR OVERRULED A CAMPER WHO WOULD SHOW US THE WAY. THE DIRECTOR WAS THEN OVERRULED BY THE CAMPGROUND OWNER. SO, WE DROVE TO THE CAMPGROUND.............. 12 MILES TO GO 500 YARDS.

THE CG IS GREAT. RIGHT ON THE RIVER, IT IS CALLED LUNDEENS LANDING.

( http://www.lundeens-landing.com/ )

WE WERE OFFERED A FREE STAY BY THE OWNERS. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT MORNING, IT WAS POURING AND WE DECIDED TO STAY. WE SLEPT 12 HOURS. I GUESS WE WERE TIRED. IT CLEARED UP IN THE AFTERNOON AND WE SCOOTED INTO TOWN, GAWKED AT THE MISSISSIPPI, GOT SOME NICE BIRD PIX.

THEN WE WENT TO FAREWAY. RECOMMENDED BY THE GOOD FOLKS ON RV.NET. THE BEST, BY FAR, RIBEYE STEAK WE HAVE EVER HAD, BAR NONE !!!!!

THIS MORNING, GOT SOME FISHING IN. A FEW BITES, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE OUR FISH AT LONG JOHN SILVER'S !

WILL VISIT THE JOHN DEERE MUSEUM LATER AND GET READY TO TREK TO THE NEBRASKA BORDER TOMORROW, THEN NORTH TO SOUTH DAKOTA.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN????

SHIPSHEWANA, INDIANA

2009-09-23T14:26:00.001-04:00

TODAY WAS A DAY OF REST, RELAXATION AND CLEANING OUT STUFF.

WASH DAY AND ANOTHER VISIT TO THE FLEA MARKET. GOT SOME FLEAS.

AND SOME BAKED GOODS, YUM YUM !!!!!

PICS ARE UP ---

SEE YOU TOMORROW, IN IOWA .........

3 DAY REPORT- Fall 2009 Trip - THE INNER 12

2009-09-22T21:41:00.005-04:00

THE FALL TRIP HAS BEGUN. LEFT MOOERS FORKS, NY, AT SUNRISE. UNEVENTFUL TRIP ON RT 11, UNTIL THE 81 MERGE. REALISED THAT THE BATTERY ON THE TOAD WAS NOT DISCONNECTED AND IT WAS DEAD.

UNEVENTFUL TRIP DOWN THE 81, UNTIL WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION CAMPSITE. LEISURE LIVIN CAMPING AND RESORT - NICHOLS, NY.

IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE DUMP. WORST CAMPGROUND IN OUR 3 YEARS OF CAMPING THROUGH 36 STATES AND 9 PROVINCES.

WENT ON TO BATH, NY. HICKORY HILLS FAMILY RESORT. SUPER NICE. GREAT WEATHER, GREAT SCENERY.

BEST SIGN - GANDOLFO CEMENT COMPANY - CONCRETE- IT'S NOT JUST FOR SHOES ANYMORE !!

ON DAY 2, WE MOVED ON TO SANDUSKY, OHIO. CAMP SANDUSKY WAS AS GOOD AS LAST YEAR. THE TOWN IS JUST GREAT. REMODELING IS ONGOING. LIKE STEPPING BACK IN TIME. BARBERSHOP STILL HAS WILDROOT AND THE THEATER IS AS IT WAS IN 1918. JUST FANTASTIC LANDSCAPING IN ALL OF THE PARKS. A DEFINITE JEWEL. MET A HAM RADIO OPERATOR AT THE LAKE ERIE SHORE.HE IS IN HIS 90'S AND HAS HAD THE SAME CALL LETTERS SINCE 1939. EXTREMELY INTERESTING.

DAY 3 BROUGHT US TO SHIPSHEWANA. SOUTH CAMPGROUND IS AS CLEAN AND TIDY AS EVER. FLEA MARKET IS JUST GREAT AND THE ESSENHAUS HAS THE BEST BROASTED CHICKEN AND CHOICE OF 31 PIES ANYWHERE. AMISH COOKING, MM MM GOOD. BAKERY ON SITE........SHOO-FLY PIE IS A MUST TASTE.

PICS WILL BE UP TOMORROW.

Brick and Sticks ----- Colour us Gone !!

2009-06-28T19:37:00.002-04:00

Things done ! House is SOLD !!

We are now FULLTIMERS !!

Now, we will empty the house and make all of the moves that need to be done.

Fulltiming on August 1 ---------

Stand by for News.

REVIVAL IS COMING

2009-05-15T16:30:00.005-04:00

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING THE BRICK HOUSE AND BECOMING FULL TIMERS.

WILL BE UPDATING AS WE GO ALONG.

THIS YEAR'S BIG TRIP IS TO THE "INNER STATES". WE WILL BE VISITING THE FOLLOWING -AT THE END OF THE WINTER 2009-2010, OUR VISITED MAP WILL LOOK LIKE THIS -

SO, TAG ALONG FOR THE RIDE, THERE WILL BE THOUSAND OF PICTURES, VIDEOS AND MAYBE EVEN SOME CREATIVE WRITING.

FROZEN SUNSET

2009-01-15T18:37:00.000-05:00

EVEN THE SUNSET LOOKS COLD !!!!

MIGHTY COLD THIS MORNIN'!!!

2009-01-15T09:03:00.002-05:00

IT WAS 26 DEGREES AT 6 AM. GOING UP TO A NICE 63 LATER ON. BRRRRRR!!

GONNA MAKE SOME SOUP.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

GOLF VERSUS SNOW SHOVELING !!!

2009-01-09T08:00:00.001-05:00

WE WENT GOLFING YESTERDAY. GREAT WEATHER, 72DEGREES, SUNNY AND A SLIGHT SOUTHERN BREEZE.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

A WALK AROUND CAMP - BLUEBERRY HILLS

2009-01-08T06:14:00.001-05:00

NOT MUCH SNOW HERE..........

THERE AIN'T NO FLEAS ON US

2009-01-06T05:35:00.001-05:00

WENT TO THE FLEA MARKET AT WEBSTER. GOT OUR VEGGIES, CAME BACK AND DIPPED IN THE POOL.....

IT SURELY IS A HARD DAY

Dog Day Afternoon

2009-01-03T06:55:00.007-05:00

We went out to Wildwood to get Royal Canin Yorkie food. That is where the website said 2 dealers had some. Guess what.... they didn't. We knew there was some in Crystal River, so off we went.

Once there, we had lunch and went to the beach. Just a few people there, as it was a cool 74 degrees !!!

Stopped at Crystal Isle and visited with some people. The park is in bad shape, needs a major upgrade. Nothing seems to work properly, and needs cleaning, painting or replacement.

Back home at 5 pm..... 8 hours and 76 miles to get dogfood.

How was your day???

2009 ---------------------------

2009-01-01T08:14:00.005-05:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!

2009 IS GONNA BE A GOOD ONE !!!!!

HAPPY TRAILS TO ALL !!!!

WEBSTER + STUFF PICS

2008-12-31T09:28:00.000-05:00

OUR FIRST VISIT TO THE FLEA MARKET, PLUS A FEW CAMP PICS.

SHAMWOW - PLANT CITY STRAWBERRIES

2008-12-29T19:23:00.002-05:00

WELL, WE FINALLY GOT HERE. 17 HOURS FOR A 12 HOUR DRIVE AND THEN 13 FOR A 10 HOUR DRIVE. BUMPER TO BUMPER FROM BALTIMORE TO SAVANNAH.

GOT SETTLED IN AT BLUEBERRY HILLS AND TODAY WENT TO WEBSTER FLEA MARKET WHILE THEY WASHED AND WAXED THE MOHO.

PLANT CITY STRAWBERRIES ARE READY. AS BIG AS HOCKEY PUCKS AND AS SWEET AS SUGAR. WE EVEN BOUGHT A SHAMWOW!!!!!!

DID A QUICK RECON OF THE AREA AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF NEW PLACES TO EXPLORE.

WE HAVE BEEN HERE 3 DAYS NOW, AND HAVE GONE TO WALMART 3 TIMES........IT IS LIKE OUR OWN PRIVATE WALLY, JUST A WALK AWAY AND OPEN 24 HOURS.

PICS TOMORROW WHEN WE ARE ON FREE INTERNET.

TTFN

FROM BLUEBERRY TO ROCKY

2008-12-02T18:22:00.004-05:00

LEFT AT 4:15AM, AND DROVE 'TIL 3 PM. 681 MILES, EASY DRIVE. LEFT IN THE DRIVING, COLD RAIN AND ARRIVED IN THE COLD CLEAR AFTERNOON. 28 DEGREES TONIGHT.

THE GUY AT DENNY'S WAS FREEZING AND COULDN'T BELIEVE I WAS IN SHORTS.

TOMORROW, WE STOP JUST SHORT OF ALBANY, AND FINISH OFF ON THURSDAY.

WE FOUND OUR THRILL ----

2008-12-01T16:23:00.003-05:00

--- AT BLUEBERRY HILLS

GO ALS GO

2008-11-15T16:10:00.004-05:00

GREY CUP 2008 -----

FLORIDA STUFF

2008-11-14T20:24:00.002-05:00

BEEN HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS. JUST USUAL FLORIDA STUFF. BIRDS, FLEA MARKETS, SHUTTLE LAUNCH.......BLAH, BLAH.

LA FLORIDA...

2008-11-04T15:34:00.002-05:00

WELL. WE MADE IT.

THINGS AT ENCORE ARE NOT AS ADVERTISED. THIS WINTER WILL BE SPENT LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE.

ARIZONA IS OUT. TOO ARRID, TOO ASPHALTY.

TEXAS IS A MAYBE, MISSISSIPPI IS A MAYBE. PANHANDLE FOR A MONTH, EARLY IN THE YEAR.... ALL OPTIONS ARE OPEN.

THE LODGE IS CONDEMNED...

OH WELL, WE HAVE A GREAT LOT, DOCK AND THE POOL IS NICE AND WARM.

THE LAST DAY

2008-10-31T19:38:00.003-04:00

IT STARTED THE DAY AFTER LABOR DAY 2007. IT ENDS NOV 1, 2008.

THE GRAND TOUR...

9 PROVINCES, 36 STATES. 13,168 MILES COVERED.

12 STATES TO GO - NEXT YEAR. THEN, MAYBE ALASKA !!!!!

WALKIN' THE BEACH - MEXICO BEACH

2008-10-30T07:55:00.001-04:00

BETTER THAN SNOW.... MORE TOMORROW !!

WORKIN' ON MY TAN !!!

RV PARK WALKABOUT

2008-10-27T20:06:00.002-04:00

JUST A SHORT WALK AROUND THE TOPSAIL RV PARK. ENJOY.

TONIGHT ---- 34 DEGREES - BRRRR

TOPSAIL IS TOPS...

2008-10-26T17:28:00.002-04:00

LEFT NAVARRE AND HEADED EAST, THROUGH DESTIN. GOT TO TOPSAIL STATE PARK. THE NUMBER 1 STATE PARK IN THE USA. TOPSAIL BEACH IS RATED #1 BEACH ON THE EAST COAST.

3 1/2 MILES OF WHITE, SUGAR SAND. CLEAR WATER. JUST SUPER.

WE WALKED TO THE BEACH - 7/10 OF A MILE, BUT TOOK THE TRAM BACK.

76 DEGREES. WILL WALK THE PARK LATER.

STAYINF HERE UNTIL THE 29TH, THEN MEXICO BEACH.

CAN YA HANDLE THE PANHANDLE ????

2008-10-25T19:38:00.004-04:00

WHEW ! MADE IT TO FLORIDA. 358 MILES TO GO TO COMPLETE THE CIRCLE.

STOPPED IN NAVARRE BEACH FOR 3 NIGHTS. NICE CAMPGROUND AND WE ARE 68 FEET FROM THE BEACH. THE FIRST NIGHT, IT RAINED AND RAINED AND THEN RAINED EVEN MORE. OVER 5 INCHES. OUR ROOF DOES NOT LEAK !!!!!

NEXT DAY WAS CLOUDY. WENT TO THE BEACH. IT LOOKED LIKE A SNOWSTORM HAD COME THROUGH. THE SAND IS SO WHITE, IT LOOKS LIKE JANUARY IN QUEBEC.

GOT THE WINDSHIELD FIXED, MONTREAL STYLE... $$$, NO RECEIPT.

TODAY WAS SUNNY. WENT TO DESTIN. JUST ANOTHER T-SHIRT TOWN. SANDESTIN, HOWEVER, IS MUCH MORE UPSCALE AND CLASSY. CAMPING ON THE BEACH THERE IS $82.50 PER NIGHT. SO, WE WILL HEAD JUST ONE MILE FURTHER, TO TOPSAIL.

RATED AS ONE OF THE BEST SP IN THE COUNTRY. WILL BE THERE 3 NIGHTS, THEN MOVE ON TO MEXICO BEACH.

CHECK IT OUT --- TOPSAIL

KATRINA AND IKE.....ONE - TWO PUNCH

2008-10-22T18:59:00.002-04:00

LEFT NAWLINS AND WENT THRU THE CEMETERIES. ALL BUT ONE ARE OK. THEN THRU THE KATRINA AREA.

IMAGINE VERDUN, LASALLE AND LACHINE. THAT IS ABOUT THE SIZE. BUT EVEN IF THE LEVEE HAD HELD, THE AREA WOULD STILL BE WIPED OUT. THE ROOFS ARE RIPPED OFF AND THE HOUSE ARE WIND DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.

MOVED ON TO MISSISSIPPI. GULF SHORES GOT HIT BY BOTH KATRINA AND IKE. HOUSES THAT BELONGED IN WESTMOUNT WERE BLOWN AWAY, RIGHT OFF THE FOUNDATIONS. 95% OF THE HOMES ARE GONE. UNBELIEVABLE.

THE BEACH IS AMAZING, 35 MILES OF SUGAR WHITE SAND, NO ONE ON THE BEACH. THE ONLY THINGS THAT SEEMS TO HAVE WITHSTOOD THE HURRICANES ARE THE WAFFLE HOUSE RESTAURANTS.

THE CASINOS ARE ALL REBUILT, AS ARE SOME CONDOS. IT WILL TAKE A LIFETIME TO REBUILD.

MOVED ON TO ALABAMA. GO RED TIDE.

TOMORROW, THE CIRCLE CLOSES......FLORIDA.

WILL R&R IN DESTIN, MEXICO BEACH AND PORT ST JOE FOR A WEEK BEFORE HEADING TO CRYSTAL RIVER.

BIG D TO BIG EASY

2008-10-21T17:09:00.003-04:00

DALLAS TO NEW ORLEANS. 506 MILES OF MISTAKES.

FIRST, WE LEFT LATE. THEN ON SOMEONE'S SUGGESTION, WE CAME DOWN THROUGH LOUISIANA INSTEAD OF TEXAS. EXTRA 52 MILES, GENERIC SCENERY.

WENT FOR THE EXTRA MILEAGE AND ENDED UP IN A FULL CAMPGROUND, LOW ON GAS. WE FINALLY FOUND A GAS STATION. MASSIVE WHEW!!!

FOUND A KOA, 10 MILES OUT OF NAWLINS, FULL TOO. THE GUY CAME OUT AND FOUND US THE LAST SPOT IN CAMP, BEHIND THE DUMPSTER.

WENT TO TOWN TODAY.

ST. CHARLES STREET HAS NICE STATELY HOMES, FRENCH QUARTER IS A HAVEN FOR PERVERTS. WHAT A MESS.

HOWEVER, THE BEIGNETS WERE GOOD, CAFE AU LAIT ALSO.

BBQ WAS MEDIOCRE AND THE SEAFOOD PLATTER WAS GREAT. CRAWFISH ARE NOT IN SEASON. IMAGINE THAT.

LOST THE COTTERPIN TO TOW THE CAR WITH. GOT A NEW ONE, PLUS ONE OF THE BINS LOCKS IS BROKEN. WILL FIX THAT IN FLA.

TOMORROW - BEACH ON THE REDNECK RIVIERA, THEN ON TO DESTIN.

BIG D. BIG TOWN

2008-10-19T20:35:00.002-04:00

LEFT POST LATE AND DROVE THRU TO DALLAS. GREAT CAMPGROUND AND WE TOOK THE PRESIDENTIAL SITE. WE HAVE A GARDEN, FOUNTAINS, STATUES. NICE AND LUXURIOUS.

WENT TO DALEY PLAZA. EVERYONE IS QUIET, SOMBER AND STILL REMEMBERS WHERE THEY WERE, THAT DAY.

NEVER BELIEVED THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES....'TIL TODAY. STANDING ON THE X'S AND LOOKING AT THE WINDOW, YOU REALIZE THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF IT ALL.

THE REST OF THE CITY IS LIKE CALGARY ON MEGASTEROIDS. GLASS, CHROME AND MORE GLASS. CLEAN AND GREAT ROADS.

WENT TO A HUGE WESTERN APPAREL STORE. BLACK RESISTOL HATS START AT $149, WHITE AT $249. BELT BUCKLES GO FROM $40 TO $10,000. LARIATS COST $29 AND ARE MADE OF WAXED ROPE.

TOMORROW - LA LOUISIANE. LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER. GAUX TIGERS.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS IN POST, TEXAS

2008-10-18T22:31:00.002-04:00

THE POST ANTELOPES MEET THE SHALLOWATER MUSTANGS...

DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS

2008-10-18T17:16:00.002-04:00

LEFT FREEZING ( 26f ) ARIZONA AND HAD A SUPER EASY DRIVE TO TEXAS. MADE IT TO AMARILLO IN NO TIME, HAD LUNCH AT TEXAS A&M. DROVE ON AND STOPPED IN POST, TX.

OIL TOWN, FULL OF ROUSTABOUTS, NE'OR DO-WELLS, OIL MEN AND OTHER TYPES. JUST LIKE THE MOVIES. I WAS WAITING FOR THE RESUSCITATION OF JAMES DEAN.

CAMPGROUND WAS BASIC, LIKE THE TOWN.

BUT....IT WAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS WERE ON......FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS = TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

IT WAS GREAT. OUR TEAM WERE PLAYING THE SHALLOW-WATER MUSTANGS. DAMN THEM MUSTANGS. AGAIN !!!

WATCH THE SHOW, CAUSE THIS WAS IT.

2 BANDS, MUSIC, TUNNEL FOR THE PLAYERS, NATIONAL ANTHEM, FLAGS AND HORSES.

JUST UNBELIEVABLE.

WE GOT THE BALL AND OUR FIRST PLAY - TRIPLE REVERSE, WITH A STATUE OF LIBERTY AT THE END. AND THE KID DROPS THE BALL. AWWWWW!!

NOTHING MUCH HAPPENED, LOTS OF PASSING AND A FEW RUNNING PLAYS. THEN, 3 TOUCHDOWNS IN THE LAST 58 SECONDS OF THE HALF.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS AFTER. GREAT FUN.

THEN DOWN TO SONICS FOR A CHOCOLATE SUNDAE.

TOMORROW -- DALLAS

SANTA FE - ALBUQUERQUE-MUST SEE

2008-10-16T20:36:00.002-04:00

WE ARE PUEBLOED OUT !!

TOOK THE RIDE UP THE 14, THROUGH MADRID. REAL BAD.SAW 5 GUYS DRINKING OUT OF A PAPER BAG AT 9:30 AM.

BUT SANTA FE - GREAT.

MET JEAN JACK, WORLD FAMOUS ARTIST, SAW THE OLDEST HOUSE IN AMERICA, FIRST CHURCH, THE SOURCE OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER, SAW A ROADRUNNER.

DID SOME POTTERY AND JEWELRY SHOPPING AND WENT FOR LUNCH. FIRST TIME FOR US - REAL MEXICAN HUEVO RANCHERO. LOVED THE CHILE VERDE.

THEN WENT TO ALBUQUERQUE. THE CITY IS LIKE ALL OTHERS, EXCEPT REDDER. OLD TOWN IS VERY UPSCALE AND MET THE SELF PROCLAIMED BIGGEST SNOB IN NEW MEXICO.

REAL CLEAN TOWNS, BOTH ALBU AND SANTA FE.

TOMORROW- AMARILLO, TEXAS. YYYYYEEEEEEEYAAAAA !!

RUNNING OUT OF WOW

2008-10-15T21:19:00.002-04:00

A LITTLE COOL THIS MORNING... 36 DEGREES.

GOT GAS - $2.99 A GALLON. WOW !

STOPPED AT PETRIFIED FOREST. WOOD INTO STONE. WOW!

DROVE THROUGH THE PAINTED DESERT. WOW-WOW !! (MORE SPECTACULAR THAN THE GRAND CANYON.)

DROVE THROUGH THE LAVA FIELDS. WOW !

WALMART IN GALLUP, NM., HAS A POLICE STATION. WOW!

THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN ALBU. WOW ! ROADS CAN BE PRETTY. THEY HAVE ART ALL OVER THE MEDIANS, BRIDGES, EXITS.

WOW, WOW AND DOUBLE MORE WOW !!!

GRAND CANYON IS REALLY GRAND

2008-10-14T21:19:00.002-04:00

FEELING FIT !! HIT THE ROAD AT SUNRISE. THE ROAD TO FLAGSTAFF IS UP AND UP AND UP AND THEN UPPER THAN THAT.

7336 FEET UP. WHEW.

AMAZING HOW THE VEGETATION CHANGES OVER A FEW MILES. WE WENT FROM TALL PALMS AND CACTI TO SCRUB PINES IN A MATTER OF HOURS.

THE ROAD TO SEDONA WAS JUST TOO AWKWARD AND NARROW FOR US TO NEGOTIATE.

WE LEFT THE MOHO IN FLAGSTAFF WALMART AND HEADED TO THE CANYON. EASY DRIVE THERE, BUT IN THE SUMMER, IT MUST BE A NIGHTMARE. THE PARKING LOT AT MATHERS HOLDS NO MORE THAN 200 CARS, AND NO MH SPACE.

WE GOT A COSTANZA. 15 STEPS TO THE RIM.

WOW!!!!!!! DOUBLE AND TRIPLE WOW !!!

PICTURES DON'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO DOING JUSTICE.

BACK TO PICK UP THE MOHO, DROVE ON ROUTE 66 AND GOT OUR KICKS AT THE METEOR IMPACT CRATER.

ANOTHER BIG WOW !!!

WE ARE JUST OUTSIDE WINSLOW, ARIZONA AND CAN ONLY KEEP SINGING THE EAGLE'S SON - "TAKE IT EASY".

ALBUQUERQUE TOMORROW FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. WILL VISIT SANTA FE AND TAOS.

CAMP MESA..... NOT FOR US

2008-10-13T20:38:00.002-04:00

TODAY WAS A CR_ _ PY DAY. LITERALLY. GOOD OLD PEPTO BISMOL, MIUM !!

VISITED A FEW CAMPGROUNDS TO SEE IF WE WOULD WINTER HERE IN 09.

FORGETABOUTIT!!!!

GREAT CLUBHOUSES, POOLS, SAUNAS, HOT TUBS, FACILITIES, TENNIS. BUT, YOUR SITE IS EITHER ASPHALT OR STONE. NO GRASS, NO TREES. PARKING LOT STYLE.

IT MUST LIKE BEING A BAKED POTATO.

OH WELL, ON TO THE GRAND CANYON TOMORROW.

QUARTZSITE? NAH ! MESA? YEAH !

2008-10-12T19:22:00.003-04:00

LEFT EARLY THIS MORNING, WEATHER WAS GOOD, NO WIND. A COOL 47 DEGREES.

THE ROAD WAS GREAT. NO TRAFFIC. EVERYONE WAS EITHER SLEEPING OR AT CHURCH.

(NOTE: CALIFORNIA ROADS ARE IN NEARLY AS BAD SHAPE AS QUEBEC ROADS)

HEADED SOUTH, MADE GREAT TIME AND DROVE THROUGH SPECTACULAR SCENERY.

WE WERE PLANNING TO STAY OVERNIGHT IN QUARTZSITE. OVER 200,000 MOTORHOMES GO THERE YEARLY. WHY?? IT IS A WIDE SPOT IN THE ROAD, AND THEY HOLD GIANT FLEA MARKETS THERE. AND ROCK&GEM SHOWS. PEOPLE PARK THEIR MOTORHOME ON UNSERVICED LOTS AND SPEND UP TO 3 MONTHS FREE....

BUT THERE IS A BOOKSTORE, AND THIS IS THE OWNER ---

SKEDADDLED OUT OF THERE AND MADE IT TO MESA.

336 MILES TODAY, BUT AT AUTO SPEED. GOT THERE A DAY EARLIER THAN PLANNED. WILL CHECK OUT A FEW PLACES TOMORROW, TO SEE IF WE WANT TO COME BACK FOR THE WINTER OF 2009.

RIGHT NOW, 5:30 pm, SUNSHINE AND 76 DEGREES. BUT I BET IT'S GONNA COOL OFF.

LAS VEGAS CAMPING... ROUGHING IT !!!!

2008-10-11T17:11:00.002-04:00

UP ABOVE IS OUR CAMPSITE. ROUGH, AIN'T IT?

TODAY WAS A GROCERY SHOPPING DAY, CLEANING AND GETTING READY TO GO DAY.

TOMORROW - QUARTZITE, ARIZONA FOR ROCK SHOPPING.

HOOVER DAM.......DAMN !!!

2008-10-10T22:43:00.002-04:00

ONE WORD - UNBELIEVABLE !!!!

AND THEY ARE BUILDING A BRIDGE 230 FEET HIGHER THAN THE DAM....

I HOPE THEY DID NOT HIRE QUEBEC ENGINEERS !!!

STAYING OVER 2 DAYS BECAUSE OF A WIND EVENT. ONE GUY SAID IT WAS LIKE TRYING TO DRIVE A BILLBOARD.

WE ARE GOING TO HEAD SOUTH FOR A FEW DAYS, FIRST TO QUARTZITE AND THEN MESA, AZ. WE ARE GOING TO CHECK OUT WINTER LOCATIONS FOR 2009.

AFTER THAT, BACK UP TOWARDS THE GRAND CANYON.

DAYTIME SIN CITY

2008-10-09T14:49:00.002-04:00

WENT BACK TO TOWN THIS MORNING. TOTALLY DIFFERENT, BUT STILL GAUDY.

VISITED A FEW CASINOS, LOOKED AT STUFF....COACH UMBRELLA IS $92, JIMMY CHOO SHOES AT $1325, 50% OFF AT BERNINI FOR MEN AND A STATUE OF A LITTLE GIRL WITH BALLOONS FOR $9500.

DROPPED A FEW BUCKS IN THE MACHINES AND WON $38.75 AND THEN ANOTHER $50.

SO, CAME IN TOWN WITH $20 IN CASH, NEVER HIT AN ATM, PAID THE CAMPGROUND BILLS AND BOUGHT SOME STUFF AND WILL BE LEAVING WITH $130.

WHOO WHOO !!!!!

GOING TO SEE SOME REAL STUFF THIS AFTERNOON, HOOVER DAM !!

TOMORROW, BACK ON THE ROAD TO KINGMAN, ARIZONA AND REAL WORLD.

930 % RETURN ON $1 INVESTMENT

2008-10-09T00:57:00.002-04:00

WENT TO THE BELLAGIO TO SEE THE FOUNTAIN SHOW. UNBELIEVABLE!!

STROLLED AND GAWKED. THE DOGS WERE GREAT.

THIS PLACE IS NUTS.

ON THE WAY BACK TO THE CAR, SLIPPED $1 IN THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE SLOT, BET IT ALL IN ONE SHOT AND WON $93.75......

LOST WAGES

2008-10-08T18:18:00.002-04:00

WHAT A TRIP. FROM BAKERSFIELD, WE CLIMBED TO 3700 FEET IN THE FIRST 11 MILES. WHEW !! WE LEFT AT 6:30,BECAUSE OF THE HEAT IN THE DESERT.

THEN DOWN THROUGH THE MOST PICTURESQUE SCENERY EVER. I WAS EXPECTING TO SEE JOHN WAYNE AT ANY TIME. THEN WE WENT DOWN, AND DOWN AND SOME MORE DOWN. ALL THE WAY TO BELOW SEA LEVEL.

STOPPED AT DEATH VALLEY ENTRANCE ( BAKER, THE HOTTEST SPOT IN NORTH AMERICA ) AT 10:30. THERMOMETER WAS AT 105 DEGREES. HAD A GREAT GREEK LUNCH, AS GOOD, IF NOT BETTER THAN ANY WE HAVE EVER HAD IN PARK EX.

THEN WE CLIMBED TO 4730 FEET IN 16 MILES, WITHOUT AIR, TO PREVENT OVERHEATING. MORE WHEW ! EXCEPT THAT WE HAD TO DESCEND BACK DOWN A 7% GRADE OVER 14 MILES. WITH CONSTRUCTION ON THE LEFT AND NO SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT. TALK ABOUT A SCARY RIDE. EVEN BETTER THAN BELMONT PARK.

MADE IT TO VEGAS, GOT CONCIERGED IN. CLASSY JOINT. 2 POOLS, BEACH, WATERFALL, 9 DOG RUNS AND A PET PLAYLAND. 98 DEGREES.

GONNA SEE THE STRIP AFTER SUPPER, WHEN IT COOLS DOWN.

TTFN

LEG TWO RECAP

2008-10-08T17:58:00.002-04:00

WELL, BOYS AND GIRLS, LEG 2 IS DONE. FROM THE CANUCKIAN BORDER TO SAN FRANCISCO. THEN THE BIG LEFT TURN.

LEFT CANUCKLAND AND GOT SEARCHED AT THE BORDER. HOMELAND SECURITY SEIZED 3 GREEN APPLES, BUT LET US KEEP THE RED ONES. WENT TO OCEAN SHORES, JUST SOUTH OF SEATTLE. GREAT BEACH, BLUSTERY WEATHER. JUST WHAT WE EXPECTED. IT WAS FANTASTIC AND STAYED A FEW DAYS.

THEN SOUTH TO MOUNT ST. HELEN. THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT. A TRIP HIGHLIGHT.

MOVED ON TO OREGON. QUITE SPECTACULAR COASTLINE, EVEN BETTER THAN ANY PICTURES WE HAD EVER SEEN. OUR ITINERARY WAS HELPED BY A FEW ONLINE FRIENDS FROM RV.NET. WHAT A GODSEND TO GET HELP FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. GOLD BEACH IS SECOND TO NONE. PERIOD.

HIT SOME MAJOR RAIN IN KLAMATH RIVER, CA. BUT WE WERE IN A GREAT SETTING AND ENJOYED THE R&R. WENT SALMON FISHING. HAD BETTER LUCK AT SAFEWAY. BUT I DID GET TO GO FISHING.

MOVED DOWN THROUGH THE REDWOODS. MAJESTIC. I MANAGED TO AD TO MY ROCK COLLECTION BY GETTING A PIECE OF WOOD FROM A 3200 YEAR OLD TREE. SAW SOME CHEESY ATTRACTIONS. THEY LOOKED BETTER ON DISNEY 40 YEARS AGO. BUT IT WAS STILL NICE.

THE TRIP ALONG THE COAST IS FABULOUS. DANGEROUS AT TIMES, BUT STILL MEMORABLE.

PETALUMA IS GREAT. ALL OF THE OLD TOWN HAS BEEN REFURBISHED TO THE WAY IT WAS 150 YEARS AGO, AND THE PLACE IS CHOCK FULL OF ARTISTS AND ANTIQUE DEALERS AND FOOS BOUTIQUES. A GREAT WAY TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON, STROLLING AND SAMPLING.

FRISCO IS LIKE ANY OTHER CITY. A FEW UNIQUE SPOTS, LIKE LOMBARD STREET, PAINTED LADIES AND THE PRESIDIO. FISHERMAN'S WHARF, 39TH PIER ARE TOURIST TRAPS. IF YOU ARE IN URGENT NEED OF KNOCKOFFS ( SORRY, REPLICA), THIS IS IT. IT IS BASICALLY LIKE MONTREAL, AND JUST AS DIRTY.

THE BRIDGE IS GREAT. PEOPLE RENT BYKES TO CROSS IT BY THE HUNDREDS. SPOKE TO A COUPLE FROM MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. THEY WERE DREADING THE RETURN TRIP AND ELECTED TO TAKE THE FERRY BACK.

ALL IN ALL, IT WAS A GREAT SOUTHERN TREK.

NEXT TIME, WE WILL COME IN FROM THE SOUTH AND WORK OUR WAY UP.

SEE YOU ON THE NEXT LEG........

FROST WARNING... TIME TO TURN LEFT !!

2008-10-07T20:24:00.002-04:00

WELL, WE DROVE TODAY. 339 MILES, THE FIRST 96 IN THE HEAVY FOG.

THEY HAD FROST WARNINGS FOR THE FRISCO AREA, SO WE DECIDED TO HIGHTAIL IT SOUTH.

WE MADE THE BIG LEFT TURN AND SHOULD BE IN VEGAS TOMORROW. WE ALSO BROKE THE 5000 MILE BARRIER TODAY.

GOOD ROADS AND WE STOPPED AT A WINERY. MIUM MIUM.

DROVE THROUGH OLIVE GROVES, ONION FIELDS, GRAPES, RAISINS, CORN, CABBAGE..... YOU NAME IT, THEY GROW IT.

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE SIKH COMMUNITY HAS COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE RAISIN INDUSTRY?

ANYWAYS, IN BAKERSFIELD, AT 5:06 PM, IT IS SUNNY AND 88.
EVERYONE IN THE POOL !!!

TOMORROW, THE MOJAVE DESERT, A GHOST TOWN, BAKER ( THE LOWEST POINT IN NORTH AMERICA- 302 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL) AND VEGAS.

SEE YOU AT THE OASIS !!

MONTREAL ON THE BAY

2008-10-07T09:04:00.002-04:00

FRISCO IS MONTREAL - WAY WEST, BUT BIGGER

VIEUX PORT = EMBARCADERO

JACQUES CARTIER = GOLDEN GATE

MOUNT ROYAL = PRESIDIO

STAIRWAYS = PAINTED LADIES

VIEUX MONTREAL = NOB HILL

QUARTIER CHINOIS = CHINATOWN

PLAN 3 HOURS FOR FRISCO, A WHOLE DAY FOR PETALUMA.

OLD STYLE TOWN, CHOCK FULL OF GREAT RESTAURATIONS, ANTIQUE STORES, ART AND REALLY GOOD RESTAURANTS.

PETALUMA...........CURVES AND HILLS

2008-10-05T22:55:00.002-04:00

NOT THAT THE ROAD WAS LONG AND WINDING, BUT 2 HOURS TO COVER THE FIRST 30 MILES.... SHEESH.

THE WEATHER FINALLY BROKE AND OFF WE WENT, BRIGHT AND EARLY. NO FOG, NO RAIN, NO WIND. FRISKY AND FRISCO BOUND.

......'TIL WE HIT THE HILLS. 7 DEGREES FOR 8 MILES. THEN UP, THEN DOWN, THEN AROUND. THEN STOP FOR CONSTRUCTION...ON A SUNDAY. THEN ELK ON THE ROAD. THEN MORE HILLS. THEN TREES RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD.

FINALLY, WE GET A FREEWAY AND MAKE UP SOME TIME. 5 MILES TO GO, AND.......OUR FIRST CALIFORNIA TRAFFIC JAM.

BUT THE SUN IS OUT AND IT IS 81 DEGREES. NICE.

TOMORROW - SAN FRANCISCO.

J'CAPOTE A KLAMATH - PHOQUE

2008-10-03T15:32:00.002-04:00

SITTING AT GOLD BEACH, THEY CALLED FOR HEAVY RAINS. WE DECIDED TO LEAVE AND HEAD FOR CALIFORNIA, 75 MILES TO KLAMATH.

UP AND DOWN, CRAZY HILLS AND CRAZIER FOG.

MADE IT TO KLAMATH, AND WHEN WE STOPPED AT THE PARK, A CAR PULLED UP, THE LADY ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND SAID " PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?" "OUI", I SAID. HER HUSBAND OPENED THE DOOR AND SAID, "BEN, J'CAPOTE, STIE! NOUS AUTRES AUSSI ON EST DU QUEBEC."

THEY WERE FROM MONTREAL, FLEW TO VEGAS AND RENTED A CAR TO TOUR NEVADA,ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.

SETTLED IN AND WENT IN SEARCH OF A GROCERY STORE. NONE FOR 25 MILES, SO WE BOUGHT BREAD, MILK AND WATER AT SUBWAY.....

SAW A BIG PAUL BUNYAN AND BLUE OX, VISITED INDIAN MUSEUM AND BACK AT CAMP. DECIDED TO GO FISHIN OFF THE DOCK.

THERE IS ONLY SALMON AND TROUT IN THE KLAMATH RIVER. TRIED MY LUCK, GOT A LITTLE NIBBLE AND THEN 3 SEALS CAME IN AND ATE THE FISH, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DOCK, ABOUT 25 FEET OUT.

OUATTE DE PHOQUE.......

ON FRIDAY, IT IS A CLEANUP DAY. IT IS RAINING HARD, AND JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT CAN'T RAIN HARDER, IT RAINS HARDER. GONNA STAY HERE UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN HEAD SOUTH TOWARDS FRISCO, MAYBE MAKE IT THERE TUESDAY.

WE SHALL SEE WHAT WE SHALL SEE !!!

Multi Videos -

2008-10-01T22:35:00.005-04:00

Beach This

2008-10-01T21:34:00.002-04:00

GOLD BEACH, OREGON - WOW!!!

2008-10-01T20:43:00.002-04:00

SHORT DRIVE TODAY, 75 MILES. AND A 2 DAY LAYOFF.

COOS BAY WAS LIKE THE BEACHCOMBER TV SHOW. RUSTIC AND A LITTLE RUNDOWN TOWN, NICE SCENERY.

THE DRIVE DOWN HERE WAS DOWNRIGHT DULL.........UNTIL THE LAST 25 MILES. THEN IT WAS WOW, DOUBLE WOW, DIDJA SEE THAT, LOOK AT THAT.

STOPPED AT A HOME MADE JAM PLACE. PEACH BUTTER !! yUM yUM !

WE HAD LUNCH ON THE BEST BEACH WE HAD EVER SEEN. MILES LONG, HUGE WAVES, MAYBE 10 PEOPLE IN ALL. THE DOGS RAN AND RAN. THEY LOVED IT.

CAMPSITE IS REAL NICE, MOUNTAIN ON ONE SIDE, OCEAN ON THE OTHER. WALK TO THE BEACH. HUGE WAVES.

GONNA BE HERE 2 NIGHTS AND THEN ON TO KLAMATH, CALIFORNIA.

COOS BAY, OREGON -

2008-09-30T18:52:00.005-04:00

LEFT THE NICEST CAMPGROUND YET. BEST CLUBHOUSE OF ANY, SO FAR. NICE GROUNDS AND PERMANENTS HAVE NICE GARDENS, WITH TOMATOES AND MELONS. LOTSA NUT TREES, ETC.

ROAD WAS UNEVENTFUL AND KINDA BORING, UNTIL WE TURNED OFF AT EUGENE. WE TRAVELED ALONG A RIVER, THROUGH TUNNELS, UP AND DOWN HILLS.SAW A HERD OF ABOUT 50 ELK, CROSSED OVER A HUGE BRIDGE AND INTO COOS BAY/NORTH END.

THE TOWN IS LIKE A MARITIME FRONTIER TOWN, WITH TONS OF WEIRD, LOST SOULS.

THE CAMPGROUND IS ---------PAVED !! 100% PAVED !!

WENT ON TOUR. UP AND DOWN THE COAST. FOUND A GREAT BEACH. NO ONE THERE. DOGS LOVED IT. WENT ON AND FOUND UNEQUALED VISTAS AND VIEWS. STOPPED AT SIMPSON'S REEF AND SAW THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF SEALS, SEA LIONS, BIRDS, ETC, ETC......

UNBELIEVABLE. GONNA TAKE 2 DAYS TO WANDER DOWN TO KLAMATH, CALIFORNIA AND THEN STAY THERE FOR THE WEEKEND.

SH! IT'S BROKEN .........

2008-09-28T21:45:00.002-04:00

LEFT OCEAN SHORES AFTER 4 DAYS OF BEACHIN. BUT BEFORE LEAVING, WE HAD TO CLEAN OUT THE TANKS. SET UP, PUT EVERYTHING IN PLACE, AND SHHHHHHHHHHH, IT BROKE AND STUFF WAS FLYIN' ALL OVER. SHUT IT DOWN, CLEANED THE MESS ( AS BEST WE COULD ), AND HIGHTAILED IT OUTTA THERE !!

A LITTLE FOGGY FOR AWHILE, BUT BY THE TIME WE GOT TO MOUNT ST. HELEN, IT CLEARED UP. AND WARMED UP.

84 DEGREES AND SUNNY.

DROVE UP, AND UP AND UP AND S'MORE UP ALL THE WAY TO 9400 FEET.GOOD THING WE LEFT THE MOHO DOWN THE HILL AND TOOK THE TOAD UP. NEARLY TWICE AS HIGH AS ROGER'S PASS. WINDY.

AND THE SCENERY IS UNBELIEVABLE. NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT. TWISTED TREES, 50 FOOT PILES OF ASH, BROKEN TREES. LOOK AT THE PICS AND IMAGINE THE DEVASTATION. VEGETATION, AT THIS LEVEL, GROWS ABOUT AN INCH A YEAR.

SOME THINGS MUST BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED. THIS IS HIGH ON THE LIST.

WE ARE NOW SOUTH OF PORTLAND, OREGON. GREAT CAMPGROUND. TOMORROW, THE COAST BECKONS.

PLAN ON A 3 DAY TRIP TO GET TO SAN FRANCISCO.

TTFN

PACIFIC SUNSET

2008-09-27T22:35:00.002-04:00

WENT TO SEE THE SUNSET..... 8 PEOPLE THERE, 4 DOGS.

WE ARE RESTED AFTER 4 DAYS HERE, HEADING OUT TO MT. ST. HELEN'S TOMORROW. WILL STAY THERE OVERNIGHT. HOPE IT DOES NOT BLOW AGAIN....

FROM THERE, THE OREGON COAST AND THEN CALIFORNIA.

JUST LIKE PLATTSBURGH BEACH ....................

2008-09-26T15:57:00.002-04:00

OCEAN SHORES, WASHINGTON. WHAT A PLAGE !!! DROVE A MEASURED MILE, PARKED AND STROLLED.

WE SAW 2 OTHER PEOPLE WALKING. THE GUY HAD A GOLF CLUB TO WHACK SHELLS BACK IN THE WATER.

DOGS RAN ALL OVER THE PLACE. LULU LIKED CHASING THE WATER. WAVES WERE ABOUT 5 TO 6 FEET HIGH, AND WHEN THE SUN CAME OUT, IT WAS FANTASTIC.

GOING BACK THIS AFTERNOON, FOR ANOTHER MILE WALK.

OOOOOPS< FORGOT VNCOUVER

2008-09-25T20:47:00.002-04:00

Nice trip, hilly like you would not believe, 5600 foot climb, followed by 5600 foot drop.

Van is Toronto's rich uncle. Not for the Vertically Fearful.

Great parks and beaches. Saw some ships bringing more crap from China.

Check out the kids on the beach in snowsuits.

Ocean Shores Washington - Quelle Plage

2008-09-25T19:03:00.004-04:00

Finally got here. We were 1/3 of a mile from the border at Blaine. Got there, waited 15 minutes ( 3 cars ) and got questioned. Was yellow tagged and sent over to the right. Homeland Security guided us in and told us to go inside. We were met by an inspector. Questioned again and told to hand over the keys. 2 agents boarded the Moho and seized ............3 GREEN APPLES !!!!!

Headed south and found a huge mall. Went to Best Buy and got a brand new Aircard. We can now Internet anywhere, anytime, on the road and off the road. Whoo-Hoo !!

Made it to Ocean Shores and we are parked until Sunday Morning. Went to the beach and there were ZERO people. Then 1 guy came. Too crowded, so we left.

Visited the area, met a sculptor, took some pics and back home. The sun looks like it is coming out, so we will return to the beach.

TTFN !!!!

CALGARY - WHERE ARE THE COWS ?

2008-09-20T19:29:00.002-04:00

WHERE ARE THE COWS??? Calgary is completely new, most of the buildings were not there 5 years ago.

Clean, spiffy and thoroughly modern, Millie.

Frederick took us around and around and around. Great tour guide.

Put this town on your To-See List.

Tomorrow ----- Nothing.

LAKE LOUISE IS COLD.........

2008-09-20T09:36:00.002-04:00

WE LEFT EARLY FOR LAKE LOUISE WITH FREDERICK AND TASH. I DROVE, EVEN IF FRED INSISTED. HE WAS A GREAT GUIDE AND TOOK US ON LESS TRAVELED ROADS.

SPECTACULAR.

GOT TO LAKE LOUISE AND FOUND A GREAT PARKING SPOT. WALKED UP AND IT CAN BE DESCRIBED ONLY WITH ONE WORD.

MAJESTIC.

THERE WERE NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE AND THE WEATHER WAS FANTASTIC. TOOK A TON OF PICS.

I TOOK MY TRADITIONAL FEET IN THE WATER PIC, AND WHEN I WENT TO RETRIEVE A ROCK FROM THE WATER FOR MY COLLECTION............ I FELL IN.

JAPENESE PEOPLE WERE AGAHST! HINDU SAID TO ME .." IS THE WATER COLD?" GERMAN GUY HARUMPHED. IT WAS HILARIOUS .

THE WATER IS FRIGID.

WENT FOR LUNCH, ( 4 HAM SANDWICHES, 2 COOKIES, 4 DRINKS=$42). THE LOOK ON THE JAPANESE TOURISTS LOOKING AT ME EATING ON A WET SEAT --- PRICELESS.

MOVED ON TO BANFF - LIKE LAKE GEORGE ON STEROIDS. OVERPRICED RESTAURANTS ( $54.95 FOR MONTREAL SMOKED BUFFALO SANDWICH ) AND A MILLION T-SHIRT STORES.

ALL IN ALL, A PERFECT DAY. TODAY, WE WILL VISIT DOWNTOWN CALGARY.

BIG SKY COUNTRY......WOW!!

2008-09-17T16:48:00.003-04:00

TOOK THE DOGS OUT THIS MORNING, AND WITH A FULL MOON IN THE WESTERN SKY, THE HOWL OF COYOTEES AND THE TRAIN WHISTLE IN THE BACKGROUND, IT FELT LIKE BUTCH CASSIDY WAS GONNA DROP BY FOR A CHUCKWAGON BREAKFAST.

THIS IS LIKE LIVING IN A MOVIE.

TOOK A DAY OFF THE ROAD AND CLEANED UP THE RIG, CLOTHES AND US TOO...

BEFORE WE LEFT, WE TOOK THE DOGS FOR A WALK. LINDA POINTED AND SAID " WHAT IS THAT?" LOOKED UP AND IT WAS 3 WOLVES, NO MORE THAN 50 YARDS FROM US.

WE HUSTLED BACK TO THE MOHO, AND LINDA FELL WHEN SHE STEPPED INTO A PRAIRIE DOD HOLE. NO INJURY.
TOMORROW, CALGARY. YIPPEE KYO KYAAY !!

MONTANA - BUGGY

2008-09-16T18:20:00.003-04:00

We left at the crack of dark. We left at 6:30 and 10 minutes later it was 5:40. Go figure.

Great road, fantastic scenery. We were gonna do 300 miles, but when we got to Havre, we found the campground was 10 yards from the highway, 10 yards from the railway tracks and 10 yards from the grain elevator.

So we kept going and finally stopped at Highway 15, 35 miles from the Canuckian Border.

Great scenery and a million bugs. Internet is slow, so no pics tonight.

Ya'll come back, ya hear

NORTH DAKOTA IS A GAS.

2008-09-15T20:36:00.002-04:00

WHAT A FANTASTIC STATE.

STARTED OFF BY FEEDING THE BUFFALO, WATCHING THE BIGGEST FULL MOON EVER DROP IN FRONT OF US, WHILE THE SUN CAME UP BEHIND.

UNBELIEVABLE SCENERY. YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE FOR OVER 20 MILES IN THE DISTANCE, ALL AROUND YOU. UNBELIEVABLE. WE SAW A POWER PLANT COMING OVER A RISE, AND IT WE MEASURED 27 MILES BEFORE WE GOT TO IT.

WALMART SELLS LIQUOR. WE SAW A COWGIRL, RIDING A HORSE, TALKING ON HER CELL PHONE. STRANGE. SPEED LIMIT IS ---- NO LIMIT DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, 75 AT NIGHT.

STOPPED AT THE LEWIS AND CLARK INTERPRETIVE CENTER. MAJESTIC 12 FOOT STEEL STATUES. WOW.

DROVE THE BADLANDS, SAW COAL MINES, OIL WELLS AND MORE UNBELIEVABLE SCENERY.

WILL MONTANA BE EVEN BETTER? WE WILL SEE TOMORROW.

GO WEST PEOPLE, GO WEST !!!!!

2008-09-15T20:24:00.003-04:00

HEADED OUT EARLY, IN THE RAIN. THE WEATHER RADIO SAID IT WAS SUNNY IN FARGO, ND. WE PUT THE HAMMER DOWN AND DROVE THE BUS HARD.

WE FIGURED FARGO WOULD BE A COW TOWN. FORGET ABOUT IT. IT IS A BUSTLING, FAST MOVING, HIGH TECH COLLEGE TOWN. THEY HAVE A CELEBRITY WALK OF FAME THAT WAS FUN. PUT MY HANDS IN ART LINKLETTER'S DEAD HANDS...

ST. CLOUDS IS A MONTREAL CANADIENS FARM TEAM, THERE ARE HAB SIGNS EVERYWHERE. MET A KID WHO HAD CANADIENS STUFF IN THE CAR. WE TOOK HIS PIC, WITH FUNKY MONKEY.

STOPPED FOR THE NIGHT 100 MILES WEST OF FARGO, IN A 1 BUFFALO TOWN. JAMESTOWN HAS 2 TV STATIONS AND THE WORLDS BIGGEST BUFFALO. NO INTERNET, SHEESH.

GAS WENT DOWN TO $3.54 A GALLON, ABOUT 0.90 A LITRE.

WISCONSIN IN THE RAIN

2008-09-15T20:16:00.002-04:00

IT RAINED SO MUCH, WE SAW A GUY BUILDING A BIG BOAT AND HE HAD TWO OF A WHOLE BUNCH OF ANIMALS. IT WAS A DISMAL DAY.

WE DROVE THROUGH THE RAIN, DOWN THE ROAD THROUGH AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND. STOPPED AT A CHEESE STORE AND BOUGHT ABOUGHT 5 LBS OF CHEESE. GARLIC CHEDDAR IS SO YUMMY. CHILE PEPPER CHEESE CURDS, MMMM-MMM GOOD. THE GUY HAD NEVER HEARD OF POUTINE, SO I TOLD HIM HOW TO MAKE IT. HE WILL BE THE HIT AT THE NEXT COW-DANCE.

STOPPED AT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TOOK A DIP......FEET ONLY. HAD TO EXPLAIN ABOUT FUNKY MONKEY TO SOME LOCALS.

PASSED AN OVERTURNED TRUCK AND DECIDED TO STOP AT MINNEAPOLIS. ENOUGH RAIN FOR THE DAY.

LOMBARDI TIME - WISCONSIN ROAD TRIP

2008-09-13T20:00:00.004-04:00

Green Bay. The city on the Bay. Cold,snow games. Without football, this town is not worth a mention. But it is Titletown, USA.

We did stop in Oskosh and saw the world famous airport. There were a few people practicing. Hit the Outlets and the dogs stole the show.

We then headed west again and drove in the rain all day. Stopped at Hudson and walked to the Mississippi River. Majestic. Tomorrow, North Dakota.

...AND THE TRIP CONTINUES......

2008-09-12T16:06:00.006-04:00

We left Sandsky, Ohio (home of the world's largest roller coasters) and continued on to Elkhart, Indiana. Elkhart, Indiana is the home of most of the motorhome manufacturers. We arrived Elkhart on Sunday, Sept. 7th and met with the Four Winds customer service department the following morning at 6:30 a.m. OMG, what a spectacular reception we received, this by far the greatest Customer Service unit we have ever dealt with.

Luckily for us while they were putting some valve extenders on our tires which we ordered they found liquid leaking from the axle to the brakes. They arranged immediately for us an appointment with Ford Truck division and we had this repaired. Thankfully this was noticed as we could have been on the road, in middle of nowhere,have a major brake problem on our hands with no assistance available. The service guys also noticed that there was a problem with our automatic levellers. An appointment was made with a specialist to evaluate the problem and then the problem was repaired. Simply a sensor that was malfunctioning, yeah! This industry is worst than the medical field, there are specialists for everything....!!!!

Well, I bet you are all wondering what we did while our motorhome was getting pampered. Yes, yes, we went to Chicago, shopping, then to Shipshewana (home of the largest Amish Flea Market) shopping. Linda tells me that any time we have to have repairs we are coming back to Elkhart as she thinks it is the greatest area in the world (naturally shopping goes to her head!!)

We were lucky and got on a Four Winds plant tour and they allowed us to bring Lindy and Lulu along in their stroller (what can we say we have little Angels.) The tour actually takes you through each step and development of building a motorhome, from the chassis arriving from Ford and then the building of the walls,roof and all the interior mechanisms. Wow, no wonder these units cost so much....details...on everything.....just miles and miles of wiring for all the electronic requirements.

Because we had so much time, we did a ton of touring. What can I say about Notre Dame University. So much history... you can feel Lou Holtz and the Four Horsemen, you can hear the trees whisper - Rudy, Rudy, Rudy.

We followed that with a trip to Chicago. Al Capone, Mayor Daley, Oprah..... Super city, clean as a whistle. Driving under the El is a gas. Very easy to get around and it was fun to see so many things that we had seen in the movies. Nearly fell over looking up from the foot of the Sears Tower.

Grand Tour 2008 Begins

2008-09-06T08:34:00.004-04:00

We left Mooers Forks at 6:30 sharp. Nice sunrise, full tank and an interminable drive to Watertown. Finally got to the 81 and headed towards Lockport, NY. GPS sent us on a country road for the last 26 miles. With a GREAT piece of driving, we crossed a One-Lane bridge built in 1921. Had to necotiate a 90 degree turn to get on it. I thought I would have to undo the Toad to make it.

Niagara Falls is great. The US side is much more scenic, but not as spectacular. The Canadian side is all about Casinos, T-Shirts and stuff, while the US is about parks, picnics and families. The town, however, is kinda nasty. Campground rates a 5

We then headed to Sanduski, Ohio. 2 Day stop here. The drive was rather windy from Gustav and hit a little rain.

Bypassed Cleveland. Besides RockNRoll Hall of Fame, it did not seem to deserve a stop.

Sanduski is a nice old town, refurbished to it's glory days.

However, the area is dominated by Cedar Point Amusement. So, it is kinda tacky. And Very Expensive.

Campground is $27, with discount. See the cabins....$70 per night.

Thanks Paul......

2008-01-11T19:37:00.000-05:00

> > Gentle thoughts for today.

> > > Birds of a feather flock together and crap on your car. > >

When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself. > >

A penny saved is a government oversight. > >

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. > >

The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then your body and your fat have gotten to be really good friends. > >

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement. > >

He who hesitates is probably right. > >

Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are ' XL.' > >

If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody. > >

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame. > >

The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
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There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt .> >

Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells 'Theirs?'> >

On Aging: > >

Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. > >

The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for. > >

Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know 'why' I look this way. >

I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved. > >

When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra. > >

You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks. > >

One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young. > >

Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable. > >

First you forget names, then you forget faces. Then you forget to pull up your zipper. >

Pool Time !!!

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Today was super. 84, sunny and a slight breeze. In the pool at 8 am. Staff thinks we are nuts. It was so cold this morning, they said. It was 71 degrees. Pool is heated and hot tub is at 104.

Went back and did some housekeeping and then back to he pool for 2 hours. And no one else was in the pool.

Took a walk to the river. There are flying fish there, and they really fly.....

Got checked out by the dogcatcher/gatortrapper. She has shown dogs twice at Westminster.

One guy arond here has a golf cart made to look like the 24 car ( Nascar ) and another has a 8 car. Maybe they will race this weekend...LOL

Will post pics tomorrow.

TTFN