Happy Memorial Day!!

Captains Log May 31 -  Happy Memorial Day to everyone!

Quite a few RV’s were leaving before we got ready to go into Bismarck this morning.  We

Veterans Cemetery

wondered if we’d be all alone for tonight! 

As we leave/return the park we pass the North Dakota State Veterans Cemetery.  It’s on a hillside overlooking the Missouri River.  What better place to rest for eternity? The cemetery is huge and pristine.  Today there was a Memorial Service/Celebration.  As we left the park the line of arriving traffic was horrendous and they had the National Guard directing traffic and parking the cars.  Once we passed the cemetery there was a
stream of about 500 motorcycles.  A lot had US and other flags flying.  It was the largest parade of motorcycles we have ever seen!  It was truly inspirational!  We heard this is an annual event and it is always like this.  It was truly touching to see how many came out to be part of this special day!  All along the road into town people were parked or in their own driveways watching the brigade of vehicles passing by.  Very heart warming experience!

A handful of the 500

So on to Bismarck we went to the Keelboat Park on the Missouri River.  The boat is a replica of what was used during the trip of Lewis & Clark.  There was a Native American artsy statue, portrayal of “Go West Young Man”, and a paddlewheel boat that you can take a tour on.  Very enjoyable with a great view of Memorial Day  boaters on the river.

From there we went to the Capitol Building to see the statues of Sacagawea and a super cool statue of a buffalo made from rebar.   Then we  looked for a good lunch spot.  Found one:  The Walrus Rest

Keelboat

aurant not far from the Capitol.  The food was awesome!  Bill had a Bailey Burger, yes, another burger, and I had Pork Belly Nachos. 

It was a huge platter and mostly tortilla chips so I ate

every tiny piece of meat with cheese and finely chopped

 pickled peppers. There was quite a pile of chips left !

Time to head back to the RV and it’s been an entertaining afternoon.  An RV Caravan started arriving and this is not a BIG RIG Friendly RV park.  There are at least 21rv’s as they all have numbers assigned on yellow stickers.  They keep jockeying and are all being assigned curved pull thru sites but this isn’t an easy place to maneuver!

The campground was almost empty when the Caravan started

Train bridge over the Misssouri

arriving.  Mostly Class A’s and some struggling to get into the spaces towing without unhooking.  We watched a poor couple in a 5^th wheel for over 30 minutes to get as level as he could with out his jacks. 

We had agreed on burgers on the George Foreman before we left today so Bill will have his second burger of the day!  I have corn on the cob and will come up with some other veggie related side.

Arrival at Ft. Abraham Lincoln State Park

Captains Log May 30 – Today was a short drive, 113 miles to Ft. Abraham Lincoln State Park

Bill with statue at Visitor Center

in  Mandan, ND.   The  weather  was  good  and  traffic  as well.   The drive  took us  through Bismarck, ND’s capitol and across the Missouri River.  The state park was 5 miles or so and is on the Missouri River.  Since we arrived pretty early and their check out time isn’t until 3, they let us park the RV at the visitor center lot.  We unhooked the truck and had some lunch. 

While we waited for the family to leave our site we visited the Mandan Slant Village,  which is a reconstruction of 4-5 native homes.  Then we drove up to the highest point here where a US Infantry fort was from the late

Mandan Lodge

1800’s.  They reconstructed the 3 corner 3 story buildings.  It overlooks the river so I imagine they ate a lot of fish! 

Custer House

The rest of the “fort” is on lower ground and a replica of George Custer’s quarters has been built along with several barracks with a flagpole in the parade grounds.  It’s a pretty big place.  The gift shop was in the “commissary” but it was a bit pricy.  The weather was turning a bit nippy out as well so we looped around the
campground and checked and our space was finally available.

I followed Bill to our spot and it is a semi circle that is shared by 2 RV’s.  We were in the back half and I had to back into the curve.  Good thing Bill was back there!  There was about 5 feet of space between us and we had room to park the truck in front. 

Infantry outpost along the Missouri

Bill got us hooked up to water and electric – no sewer here – and we were set!  We had decided early in the day to go into town for dinner.  We found a place that was excellent and not too far in Mandan.  I ordered a flatbread and Bill ordered a nice steak with salad when the meals arrived mine was a brat burger.  I told the lady that delivered it that I had ordered a flatbread.  She brought a menu for me to show her and said no problem.  I think she was a manager as when she brought it back she brought a container for the burger and told me she was comping both the burger and my flatbread.  On top of that, I only ate half of my meal so we brought home enough for a meal on the road! 

For the first time in days we were able to get satellite.  I guess we are in perfect positioning so we watched “Good Witch”, one of our favorites and tried to figure out who the new characters were. 

Left Minnesota behind and headed into North Dakota

Captains Log May 29 – Another fun day on the road!  We crossed over in to North Dakota and it was just as cold at Minnesota! It was great to get back on an interstate highway though!

Roger Maris 2 team jerseys

Our first stop was Fargo.  Here was visited the Roger Maris Museum.  He went to school in Fargo and was a national hero to the town.  He was a major athlete in high school. He played baseball, football and track.  The museum is in one long entrance of a big mall there.  Everything is behind glass and there is a small room with an movie about his life as well. 

Bill has one of his Rookie cards!  I think Bill liked him because he started out with the Indians.   The sad part of his life is he died  in his 50’s from a form of cancer leaving behind his

A few awards

wife and 5 children.

There were 2 photos of major awards he received that had been stolen one night from the museum.  They have never surfaced.  That is very sad!  We both enjoyed the small museum as it was great to see the awards of a Hall of Famer!

From Fargo we headed to Jamestown, ND to the National Buffalo Museum.  There is actually a little village depicting an old western town beside the museum.  The movie in the museum was excellent and told

Bill and "big Buff"

about the near extinction of the bison and how it was brought back in numbers.  The exhibits were nice and there was a Hall of Fame wall of people who aided in the non-extinction and re-growth of their population.  The little village has the World’s Largest Buffalo at the very end so of course Bill and I each had a photo with the Big Guy!  The various buildings were set up to resemble what they would look like back in the day.  I liked the saloon!  Bill enjoyed the building replicating Louis L’amour’s cabin where he wrote his famous books.  They allowed each visitor to have one of his books.  That really excited Bill!

It was starting to drizzle at the end so we hurried back to the RV and Bill wanted to stop at a

Albino baby

couple of places to see about getting a new gas cap for one of the RV tanks.  He didn’t have any luck so will try NAPA next I think.

Our Walmart for the night was in Jamestown just over the interstate.  Once we got parked it was starting to drizzle a bit.  We shared a pastie and steamed broccoli for dinner and Bill started his Louis L’amour book!

Truck repair and just driving

Captains Log May 28 – We  have had better  days!  We  left about  9:15  headed  back  to  the Chevy dealer to put the correct side view mirror on the truck.  Bill decided while we were there to have the oil changed as well.  So we didn’t actually get on the road until 11:23.  Due  to  the loss of over 2 hours of  travel time, Bill  revamped our  overnight  location and  we will  also be later getting in tomorrow  night’s stop  as well.   Both nights  are Walmart  nights so  it’s no  big deal and I don’t plan to do any cooking as we have enough leftovers to get thru.

The roads were not as heavy with traffic as I expected due to the holiday weekend and most of the time they were 2 lanes with passing lanes sporadically placed.  The issue was the bumpy roads that need a lot of repairing.  Also, on these small roads there are not regular rest areas like an interstate and some if we can’t see an exit that circles thru we can’t take a chance of getting in a pickle. 

Eventually I REALLY had to go to the bathroom and just needed a place to pull over, but there was nothing along the road.  Finally the road was flat with a wide berm and I pulled over and put my flashers on.  While I was doing my thing, Bill quickly grabbed some hand foods out of the fridge that we gobbled up and got back on the road.  Not even a 15 minute lunch break!!

We finally arrived in Park Rapids, MN at 4:14 and got a great spot along the front of the lot.  We did our little bit of food supply restocking and Bill washed the front of the RV.  There were a lot of RV’s coming in and it took us a bit to realize they weren’t staying but stocking up for their weekend of camping.  A young guy came over and chatted Bill up while he was washing the front.  He’s a carpenter and they are full time.  Not sure if she works or just him.  He was very nice!

By about 6:30 the RV’s stopped appearing and now at 9:30 the lot is pretty bare.  They close here at 11 and we are kind of in the middle of no where.

We finished off the chicken pasta salad and agreed it was a keeper.  I completed some online paperwork on the damage to the truck that Bill finally called in.  Hope I’ve provided what they need.  It won’t be getting finished until October.

Last try at Apostle Islands National Park - maybe next year

Captains Log May 27 – The plan this morning, since  Bill never heard back from the Chevy guy, was he would drop me off at the docks to check if the  water was any better today, then he’d go to get the truck stuff done.  As we were getting our jackets on to leave I saw I had a missed call and message from the boat company.  The  message was  the trip  for today  was cancelled, so that settled that!  They refunded my ticket and Bill headed on his way.

When I’m bored I like to cook.  The question was what?  I microwave thawed some beef and put a beef stew in the crock pot for a hearty meal tonight.   I decided to make biscuits to go with the stew and then I made a batch of Brownie Brittle.  I put half of it in the freezer so we pace ourselves.

Bill took much longer today than he expected at the Chevy dealer and then they either ordered the wrong part or were sent the wrong part for the mirror replacement.  When we leave tomorrow we will drive separately and I’ll park in the big lot while he has them replace the mirror.

We have been talking with someone from Jackson County Parks in Oregon about volunteering for 6 weeks and she sent paperwork today that we completed and returned for them to do a background check.  We will be manning a campground and it sounds like we will have a variety of jobs to do.  There will be grass to mow, wood to sell, sites to clean and bathhouses to clean.  We’d work 20 hours a week with 2 days off.  We should hear something in a few days. 

We enjoyed our stew for dinner and for dessert we had some chocolate ice cream with  some brownie brittle on the side!  Bill did up the dishes while I was on the computer and he’s filling our water tank as we will be at Wal-marts for the next 2 nights.

 We are definitely hoping for a bit warmer weather down the road!

Way too choppy for Kelly!

Captains Log May 26 – It’s was a rather cold morning  but  we  managed  to get up and out  of

Where we would have boarded

bed anyway!  We had  reservations  for the Apostle  Islands Morning  Grand Tour (it’s the  only one  currently  available) at 10 AM, so  we left  plenty  early to get  the best seats.  Well, it was VERY windy  and cold  out and  we checked  in at  the docks where I asked the lady about the motion on  the water.  She  said it was  going to  be pretty  choppy.   Knowing  how ill I get with motion  sickness  we moved  my  ticket  to tomorrow and cancelled Bill’s.  He had an  appoint-ment  at the  Chevy  dealer at  the city  near here  to get  his taillight  and  side  view mirror re-placed.  He called and left a  message to see if he could  move it to the  afternoon so he could go with me in the morning on the tour.

Nice neighborhhood right by the docks

We walked about the dock area a bit and it was cold and only one little gift shop was open.  We had passed the Apostle National Park building so we stopped there.  You couldn’t go inside except to a receiving area where they had a table set up to get your park stamp and a clear barrier between guests and the ranger with an exhibit of the magnets and patches they have for sale.  The building itself was a gorgeous old building that was the original courthouse back in the day.  The town of Bayfield only has 487 year around residents and no schools.  The kids bus to Ashland to school.

We checked out the town which is very quaint and well taken care of and I think a great summer place once it warms up!  Not much is open daily for tourists until the weather warms

National Park Service Building

up a bit.  Our campground was only open a few days before we arrived.  Speaking of campgrounds, we continued to have some issues with the power so they suggested we move to site 11 (which was where we were supposed to be but Bill put us in the wrong site).  So far this site has been fine!

Bill and Lake Superior

With nothing open we headed back to the RV and worked some on our “unappropriated “ days that we set aside for Alaska.  We are also looking at a few places to volunteer for 6 weeks in Oregon.  So will see how that pans out. 

A couple from Daytona arrived in the site next to us.  They left in April and have been to 24 states already.  They will be here for a week.  Glad we didn’t plan that long since the weather isn’t agreeing!

Arrived in Bayfield, WI - Home of Apostle Islands

Captains Log May 25 – Driving Day!  It was a  pretty smooth  driving day  with just  a bit of rain a couple of times.  We were hoping it would be dry for setting up the RV and it was!

Somehow between the navigator and the driver, we took a wrong road and by the time the navigator figured it out it was too far to turn around so we went another route and it added maybe an hour to our journey for the day.

The concern was finding a fuel stop that had diesel pumps for trucks/RV’s.  We were down to ¼ tank when we found one and it also was the best price we saw all day.  It was on a Reservation and they don’t have to pay certain taxes so the prices are always better.

We also drove thru more Round A-bouts in one day that we’ve been on in a month anywhere else.  One town must have had 5 in a row! 

We did a quick stop for fruit at the only Walmart we passed all day and got into our campground at 3:40 Central Time, yes, we gained an hour today and we used it wisely!

I didn’t have to cook tonight as we shared one of the pasties and I made salads.  I did put chicken in the crockpot to cook to put in the pasta salad I made today for dinner tomorrow.  

We’ve had a power issue at this site, it’s gone off 3 times.  Bill notified the office and they said it was a refurbished panel and he will have his guy out tomorrow to check it.

Time to read a few pages and get a good night’s sleep   - wishful thinking!!

Picture Rock Boat Trip

Captains Log May 24 – It was a long day!  It  was a  lovely but  brisk morning!   Lake  Superior

was calm and we were able to go on our Picture Rocks boat trip. We stopped at the grocery to pick up something to  have  for lunch  while we  waited for  the boat.   We had  a box of  naked wings and some potato salad.  I had brought apples and a mini  candy bar  for each of  us and water so we were good to go.

When we arrived at the docks we saw the tiny trailer and truck parked along the street so we figured they were on the same tour as we were.  When we got back to the truck afterwards the little camper was gone so they must have hurried off the boat since they checked out of the campground they are heading elsewhere.

In the beginning Bill went to the bottom where it was enclosed and I went up top.  If I could have gotten the seat the very outside I would have stayed but they don’t want you standing up and I couldn’t get photos I wanted.  Bill gave me the window seat and we had a bench to ourselves.  It was nice inside but super brisk

when you opened the window.  I took a lot of pictures and the skies were blue and the water was calm.

The boat took us as far out as Spray Falls and it was not a huge waterfall but out in the open along the wall of the lake.  The park is also on land and we did all of that 2 years ago when we were here and got fogged out on the boat trip.  We

know what it was like to look down on the lake so today was the reverse experience.

On the way back in after 2 hours of sights along the lake walls we stopped to view and photo the lighthouse.  It is over 100 years old and is on a tiny island and the owners of the island are responsible for the upkeep of it.  They’re doing a great job! 

Back on land and it was turning cooler!  On

The lighthouse

the way back to the RV we stopped at Muldoons so I could get 2 frozen pasties for down the road a ways and 2 fresh ones for dinner tomorrow once we reach Bayfield, WI. 

We had a quiet evening and relaxed for tomorrow.

Arrived at Lake Superior!

Captains Log May 23 – The goal this morning was to be on the road by 9 and we made it!  It

Our view of Lake Superior

was pretty nippy out and it appeared that it was going to be colder the further west we went.  We had a 2 night reservation in Munising and tickets for the Picture Rocks boat tour at 1. 

The trip was uneventful and not much traffic at all.  It was mostly 2 lane road but there was not much traffic and it had the occasional passing lane so we didn’t block a speeder for getting around us.  The trickiest part was once we arrived in Munising and there was major road work in the city and VERY narrow lanes to get through.  Phew!

We have a nice pull thru spot with full hook up facing Lake Superior.  Nice!  What is not so nice as it was 43 out when we arrived and that right now it’s worked up to a whopping 45!  Tomorrow is supposed to be 63.  I sure hope so as after we arrived we received a call that our tour was cancelled due to high waves and we booked for 1:00 tomorrow.  At least it will be warmer.  Bill said if this one gets cancelled we will not come back again to try.  That’s what happened before.

The awning is behind it!

Once we knew the trip was cancelled, Bill drove back a few miles to Muldoons Pasties and got us each one meat pastie and he got a veggie one and a raspberry one.  We didn’t get to have them in St. Ignace as they didn’t deliver and we didn’t unhook the truck.  Pasties are like a pot pie but not runny inside and they are folded over in the dough so it’s like a fried pie but it’s baked.  We ate half for lunch and the other half for dinner.  I think I could make them!!

It was too cold to walk about or even go out unless we had to.   So I did 2 loads of laundry and we both read.  Under the trees again so can’t use the satellite either.  This is a city
campground so there is no cable.

We’ve been checking out a TINY little trailer that looks like it might have been “homemade”.  Bill was able to take some

Another view of the lake

 close up photos of the tiny (8 ft) travel trailer when they left to go to dinner.  It looks like it only has room for a bed!

The cold is really taking a toll on my lower back and hips with my arthritis.  Hard to get up and down so wonder if I will get any sleep tonight.

 

Relaxing drive and day!

Captains Log May 22 – Not a terribly eventful day today, and sometimes that’s a good thing!

Heading on to the bridge

Our drive was only about 3 hours north to St. Ignace, MI.  Traffic was light and the weather was good, and those are good things.  Once we hit Mackinaw City we were fogged in.   We  could see a little  of  Fort Michilimackinac as we started across Mackinaw Bridge.  Just a short way on to the bridge we were totally fogged in.  You could not see a thing along the sides but fog.  It was slow driving as at the highest level of the bridge it was like being in a cloud.  I was driving VERY slow as was everyone else.  As we descended it was gradually clearing but we still didn’t catch a glimpse of Mackinaw Island.

Weather at the top

Our campground, Tiki RV, was just a couple of miles around the bend where St. Ignace is located. There are several tour boats and the boats that take the crowds to and from the island.  We did that the last time we were here and for us it’s a one time thing.  Too many people, too expensive to do anything, too many people on bicycles and too muche horse poo on the main roads where the shops are! 

I had picked a pull thru spot on my reservation that was long enough to leave the truck hooked up.  It was next to the last spot at the top of a small rise and it was long enough but a challenge to get straight when you have to do it on the first try!

Once we got set up we had lunch and Bill took a book and went out side to read.  It was a really nice afternoon.  I was getting antsy and hadn’t baked anything since we left so I made a batch of 4 Ingredient Cookies.  Bill was VERY happy!  I still have stuff in the freezer but just needed to bake, that’s my stress reliever. 

We took a walk to make sure we knew which direction we were going to take on leaving our

Made it!!

spot.  This is a very wooded campground and hilly in some areas and narrow lanes.  We agreed on a route and also checked out some spots we think we would like better if we come here again. 

Bill had a nap and I did some crocheting until it was time to get all of the leftovers out of the fridge.  I do have internet here so I plan to  post tonight as we never know what lies ahead.

I was a beautiful day and a quite relaxing afternoon!

Nothing but driving....

Captains Log May 21 - Boring day for sure!  We thought we would be on the road by 9:30 but Bill thought we better fill the propane at the campground so that set us back some and then we were hitching the truck for towing and it was acting strange.  I think the 4 wheel drive knob got moved and it  didn’t want to go back into 2 wheel.  He fiddled with it a bit and decided it was fine.

So it was 10 when we left but we didn’t drive but 119 miles today.  Bill found us a Wal-mart with a huge parking area so we got in and had a late lunch before going in to the store.  I had a return to make and always need produce.

I caught up some on my posts and my paperwork.  I had emailed the Wagonmaster for the Alaska Caravan that we registered for to see if they were moving the dates back at all so we would know how to plan for the 2 months we set aside for the total adventure.  I received a reply today that they were canceling this year’s trips and we are good to go for next year!  Looks like they might be doing 3 caravans a week apart from each other.  Bummer!!  We’re already talking about how we’re going from Florida next year!

I printed a list of volunteer opportunities and I think while we’re driving tomorrow Bill will call a couple and see if they are still needing people.  We’re primarily looking in Oregon and Washington as we have been there but have not seen as much as we have in other states.

I made some yummy ground turkey tacos for dinner tonight.  Time for something a little different.  Time to read and maybe watch some Hallmark!

Last day in Indiana

Captains Log May 20 – Pretty relaxing dull kind of day!  I made scones for breakfast and we

Last elk we saw

eventually got  showered  and dressed to head into Elkhart.  We  were  on  a mission  to  find a sewer hose.  Bill has looked at numerous Wal-marts along the way and today we went to Lazy Days  and  Bill said Wal-mart has more RV sup-plies than they do.  Then we stopped at one he had Googled and it was no longer in business.  So I Googled  again  and  found Johnson’s Dis-count Center so Bill called  and  asked and the guy  said  we  should have plenty.  So we went there and boy, you can find all kinds of parts for RV’s, from sinks and toilets, to AC covers, elec-trical harnesses, just about everything to fix what needs fixing.  Wish I had known before we had the toilet replaced!  They had a bunch and only $150.  They carry some other stuff unrelated to RV’s but one whole side was RV stuff.  I went ahead and bought a new ceiling light replacement for $4.  I don’t remember what the last one I had to have replaced cost but it was no where near $4. 

With that task behind us, it was time to find a lunch spot.  Bill wanted to go to McAllisters, which was fine.  We sat out on the big patio and it was quite pleasant.  No rush, just relaxed and enjoyed the weather and our meal. 

OK spot, bad neighbors and trash all over

After a stop for gas we were on the road back to Howe.  Bill was feeling a bit tired so he pulled over about half way and I drove home.  As we got closer I had to pass 3 different Amish buggies.  One total jerk was in a big hurry and there was oncoming traffic and he swerved around the buggy and barely missed the oncoming car!   Yikes!  I’m not that aggressive or in that big of a hurry to chance injuring anyone or anything! 

We emptied the truck and Bill took a nap while I just relaxed a while.  I had taken out burgers for dinner and bought 2 nice ears of fresh corn and we had some leftover green beans.  That corn was so sweet!  It was a good meal and easy to make!

Bill’s friend that we were planning to see in Central Michigan on the way came to Maumee for the luncheon and as soon as he got home he called that they had to leave to go to their daughter’s.  Not sure what that was about but we changed our overnight stop to about half way between here and St. Ignace in the UP of Michigan. 

Time for some dessert for before it gets too late.  Hope to have some wifi tomorrow so I have post the last 2 days!

Shipshewana Flea Market

Captains Log May 19 - It’s really nice to be in one spot for a few days!  We had a peaceful

Flea market

evening and a quiet morning until the 3 toddlers next door started running back and forth in their trailer!  They must have big feet from the sound of them!

Once we had our breakfast and dressed we heading into Shipshewana for the HUGE Flea market.  We were parked almost to the road and that means there were hundreds of vehicles before us.  No big deal as it was a lovely day out and we did our share of walking.  I wore my ankle brace as this is one the times I’m sure my Dr was referring to!

We bought a couple of Christmas gifts that we are excited about and I broke down and got a new cover for my phone.  It was looking super shabby with paint all over it!  We had an assortment of things but the most important was the Fried Pies!  They were 3 for $9.00 and I got peach and Bill got peach and Black Raspberry.  I had a half when I got home and drooled!

I found an ice cream scoop like I have at home at the market that we were wanting for the RV.  Once we stowed those items we visited the Amish meat and cheese store, Yoder’s.  I got a jar of pickled okra that I hope Bill won’t like!  We got some Colby, cheese curds, and an aged grass fed white cheddar!  Now to pace ourselves…..

Locals

I dropped some mail in town and we were ready for lunch.  We went to the Blue Gate Restaurant where we’d eaten before and they were crowded.  After about a 10 minute wait we were seated.  It’s supposed be Amish cooking and it’s OK but I’m not impressed by it.  Next time we will look at another place. 

There were lots of buggies in and out of town so I got some photos of them.  The Amish have a lot of farms along the road to our campground so we see them outside working and a woman and her son trying to corner a colt.

It was supposed to rain about 4 but at 5:30 it’s still sunny and dry.  I am catching up on my photos and hotspotting from Bill’s phone to post and do some email.  It’s very quiet here since it’s mid-week and not many kids running wild.  We are trying to make some reservations to head home from Albuquerque while we have time and it’s months out.  Not sure of our plans for tomorrow but I’m sure we will be out and about for half the day!

Great day in Indiana!

Captains Log May 18 – Tonight we are in Howe, IN.  We left Ohio at 9:30 and arrive at Twin

45 - 48 Ft and 13' 6"

Acres about 11:30, which is about what we expected and planned.  As is to be expected, nothing goes according to plan.  First they assigned us a site across the road from the main campground.  While we were unhooking the office person came out and said now that she saw our RV it was too tall for that site so she went back in and changed us to a back in site that was good for the height of our RV.  Once we figured out to angle in, the site was plenty big but then Bill could not see any sewer hook up.  He had me come look too and there wasn’t one.  So he drove the truck back to the office and came back and said we’re in the same area a couple of rows back.  This was a pull thru with a full hook up and for 3 nights increased  our bill $50.  I couldn’t  figure  why and Bill said it was be- cause our first reservation  was a  PPA discount of half price but they don’t discount full hook-ups.  The lady did give us a 10% discount so I guess it was better than nothing.  When I called the reservation in months ago the guy  didn’t say it was  just water and electric to use myPPA!  Poop!

The couple beside us is from Bushnell!  They are now full timers, late 30’s and they work from their RV.  They must have a WIFI connection as there is none at the campground!

Toy hauler same dimensions

We parked, had lunch, showered and head to Bristol, IN to go on an LUXE RV tour we had scheduled months ago.  It was just us and the lady, Julia, who was awesome!  The workers were about done for the day.  They basically custom their 5^th wheels.  They are HUGE!  You can pick from 5 interior woods, a rainbow of exterior paints, carpet options, counters, etc.  Most of their RV’s are custom made.  Extremely well made and excellent quality and you can even order your own backsplash and other things if you don’t like what they have.  They will customize anything they can for you.  If we were going to get a 5^th wheel, this is definitely who we’d get it from.  The catch is it takes about 6 months from the order date.  They are a small company with no “”assembly” line like we’ve seen in other company tours.

We both had prescriptions sent to a local Wal-Mart so we headed there.  Mine was done but there was a glitch with Bill’s.  I picked up a few items on our list as well.

The RV was right where we left it!  Molly probably didn’t realize we had been gone!  My dinner plan was to eat up leftovers so Bill finished off a small piece of chicken and a hamburger, the mashed potatoes and veggies.  I had the leftover shrimp tempura and I think I had the better deal!  With no WIFI I will wait until tomorrow and see if I get a good enough HOTSPOT off of Bill’s phone to post. 

There’s no antenna stations and no Dish under the trees.  Oh well!  We have plenty of books and I have crafts!