An Unexpected Journey tells the story of our journey into full-time RVing and the crisis we faced 13 months in. Hundreds of miles away from our home base, except that there was no home. We were all in. We had sold our house and most of our stuff. Now here we are in the Rio … Continue reading An Unexpected Journey Book Release
Author: larryquilon
I have been camping since I was a child. My first RV trip was with my grandparents in their truck camper. My first cross country RV trip was as a teen with my parents pulling an 18-foot travel trailer. So I got the RVing bug early. My wife and I live and traveled full time in our vintage 2006 Fleetwood Bounder 35E, our 35 foot motorhome named Chance II. We are the Second Chance Vagabonds.
DINNING the DELLS
During our summer in Wisconsin Dells, we sampled several of the dining establishments there. In this post, I’m going to give my review of them. BAYSIDE BAR AND GRILL – Located in the River Bay Premier Campground, where we spent our summer work camping, this was one of our favorites. Yes, this is partly due … Continue reading DINNING the DELLS
THE WISCONSIN RIVER
It is the reason that tourists first started coming to Wisconsin Dells. Today, amusement parks, ghost tours, animal attractions, theatrical shows, and other attractions almost overshadow why people first started coming here. What first brought people here was the Wisconsin River and the beautiful rock formations formed along its course. The first people to value … Continue reading THE WISCONSIN RIVER
CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM
In August 1855, August Frederick Rugelsling and his wife, Salome, moved to Baraboo, Wisconsin. Frederick began a harness shop. The couple would have ten children and would later change their name to Ringling. In 1884 five of the Ringling brothers held their first circus in Baraboo. The circus continued growing over the next several years … Continue reading CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM
SEASONAL CAMPING
Our summer church home. The "Princess Kay" Seasonal camping is when you choose to set up your RV for an extended period in one place, usually during the summer or winter. Every fall, thousands of RVers make their trek from the north to the south seeking warmer places to spend their winter. Mostly they are … Continue reading SEASONAL CAMPING
THE MAIDEN VOYAGE
Our first trip with Chance II was a three-night, four-day, 1,777-mile drive from Harlingen, Texas to Warren, Michigan. The first two days were a little too ambitious. We averaged over five-hundred miles each of those days. On day one we drove to Lake Charles, Louisiana, and stayed overnight at a Walmart. The second day we … Continue reading THE MAIDEN VOYAGE
Taking the Plunge Again
Chance II While we believe that we need to continue to return here to Sunshine RV Resort, we are not thinking of being here in south Texas full-time. So, we needed to plan where to live once we leave here. Once again, we concluded that an RV was the answer. We enjoy full-time RV living. … Continue reading Taking the Plunge Again
HOMELESS!
Our Temporary Home Our motorhome, Chance, was dead and left behind in New Hampshire. We were homeless. Our daughter and son-in-law agreed that we could stay with them while we figured out what was next. They cleared out a space in their finished basement, and we set up our beds which we had used in … Continue reading HOMELESS!
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN…
Rest in Peace We were in Bar Harbor, Maine. We had just finished a tour on a lobster boat. I just learned that Chance, our motorhome that we left in Littleton, New Hampshire, has a blown engine. We cannot afford to put the amount of money required into our 1999 motorhome. So what are we … Continue reading WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN…
CATCHING UP
My apologies for such a long absence. There’s been a lot going on, and I’ve been somewhat distracted, but I’m going to try and catch you up with this post. I’ll try and keep it brief. We spent the summer preaching at a little church in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Iron Mountain is in the far … Continue reading CATCHING UP
2nd Chance Vagabonds 