Grandkids along the Mississippi Last week we tried it once again. The whole family, all thirteen of us gathered in the Quad Cities. This time we camped together without incident. Well sort of. We gathered at Fisherman’s Corner Campground. Let me begin with a review of the campground. We stayed here from Saturday June 22 … Continue reading THE CURSE IS BROKEN AT FISHERMAN’S CORNER
THE CURSE OF THE FAMILY CAMPING TRIP
1st Waldocking top left, Lake Superior Shore top right, Grandkids at Lakeport bottom Every few years we go camping with our two daughters and their families. It is a wonderful time. It all began back in 2009. We decided we would start a family tradition of taking a camping trip with the whole family. Mary … Continue reading THE CURSE OF THE FAMILY CAMPING TRIP
CAMPING AT STONY CREEK METROPARK
Enjoying the fire in the cool rain. Stony Creek is a part of the Huron-Clinton Metropark system. The Huron-Clinton Metroparks consist of 13 beautiful parks, covering more than 25,000 acres throughout southeast Michigan, encompassing Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties. Stony Creek Park has 4,461 acers of natural beauty. The park straddles Macomb and … Continue reading CAMPING AT STONY CREEK METROPARK
EPIC RV ADVENTURE – PART 2
Yosemite Valley Be sure and read part one in the last blog post. After spending one night in San Diego we drove up the Anaheim where we parked at the Anaheim Trailer Park. I remember this as being nothing but a large asphalt parking lot with hookups. It became our home base for a few … Continue reading EPIC RV ADVENTURE – PART 2
EPIC RV ADVENTURE
Ten-x Campground Kaibab National Forest just outside of Grand Canyon National Park In my last post I documented the story of my first RV experience in the early sixties with my grandparents in their truck camper. In this post I will tell you the story of my next RV experience. It was an epic journey. … Continue reading EPIC RV ADVENTURE
MY FIRST RV ADVENTURE
This is not the camper we traveled in but is very similar. Let me begin with a disclaimer. This took place at least fifty-five years ago and I was pretty young at the time. Some of my memories are probably inaccurate and some may be down right manufactured. But this is my story and I’m … Continue reading MY FIRST RV ADVENTURE
You’re Doing What?! …Why?
Most people won’t vocalize those questions with us, although a few have. They are actually really good questions. So let me try and answer them. We are going as far as we can, do as much as we can, see all we can, for as long as we can. Every day our bodies and minds … Continue reading You’re Doing What?! …Why?
MODS
“Mods” is RV speak for modifications. No matter how “right” your RV seems you will likely find that there a few things you would like to change. This is especially true if you intend to live in your RV full-time. Let’s face it your RV was not made to live in all the time. So … Continue reading MODS
Some Questions to Ask
Pete-N-Pen I love a good mystery. I love watching a good mystery on TV or at the movies. I love reading a good mystery. I even love being in the middle of a good mystery. When we made the decision to become full time RVers we had no idea what we were doing. To be … Continue reading Some Questions to Ask
WANTED: THE IDEAL RV
I should begin by saying that the ideal RV will be different for us than it might be for you. Ideal is a highly individualized concept. When we made the decision to RV full time we didn’t even own an RV. We had begun camping as husband and wife in a pup tent. Later as … Continue reading WANTED: THE IDEAL RV
2nd Chance Vagabonds 