What a great surprise welcome! As we pulled into Seagull Marina & Campground in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, our cousins were waiting for us. They had signs, balloons, flowers, and huge smiles on their face! For over a year we had this stop planned so we could see them. They surprised us by being at the... Continue Reading →
How Much Water? Flour Tower. Enslaved People. Minneapolis, MN
Mississippi River Lock & Dam #1 in Minneapolis, MN. What a delight to see. Kevin and I have always been fascinated by Lock & Dam and just the thought… "Who thought of this?” And then to make it happen is pretty incredible to us. Every time I see one, I just can’t get over the... Continue Reading →
Minneapolis, MN & Kevin Gets Lots Of Much Needed Advice!
Canada Fire Smoke & Storm Clouds, Eagan, MN 08/23 Someone Forgot To Put The Rack Down, Bumpy Road, Minneapolis, MN 08/23 This is what happens when someone forgets to lay down the toilet paper stand before a travel day. They say, whoever “they” are, that any type of RV going down the freeway is like... Continue Reading →
2 Inch Parking & A Funny Story!
The day was glorious weather: sunny, not hot, and not windy. Thankful! We said goodbye to Black Hills, South Dakota, as we probably won’t see many hills like that for quite a while. 🙂 The Great Plains stretched out in front of us. At one point, it looks like a man-made hill for the water... Continue Reading →
Wrong Way Through Construction & Missiles, Memorials, And Many Stories.
Crazy Horse Memorial, Black Hills, SD 08/23 Crazy Horse Memorial! 🙂 We didn’t know what to expect. At the entrance gate we paid the entrance fee. We thought it was a little costly to see a mountain but we had no idea all there would be to see and do. We followed the road up... Continue Reading →
South Dakota – You Surprised Us!
Sunset Through 2 trees, Black Hills National Forest, Black Hills, SD 08/23 Kevin said, “Let’s find Nemo!” While looking at a map at the state visitor center he saw there is a little town in the Black Hills, South Dakota, named Nemo. So off we went. The drive, oh wow, was so pretty. Rapid City,... Continue Reading →
What Is A Home Base; Back On The Road!
Our home base house is just that….a place we can go to IF or WHEN we need to get off the road for a bit. Our current plans are to only be there a few weeks a year. This way we can get yearly doctor appointments done and things like that. What is a home... Continue Reading →
Why Did We Get Off Our Planned Northern States Route?
3 travel days, 1213 miles. Where were we headed? South! (Keep reading for why.) We didn’t want to worry about waking up too early so we set the alarm for 6:30am. Pulled out of Seaside Campground in Oregon just before 7:30am. I filled the cooler, without ice, with snacks of crackers, Tillamook cheese curds, licorice,... Continue Reading →
Last Day in Astoria, Oregon
We went to Astoria Column in Astoria, Oregon. It turned out to be even better than Kevin thought it would be. It is high on a hill overlooking all directions. The column has 160 steps (I counted them) on a circular staircase. It was fun to see a ship go under the Astoria bridge. Ship... Continue Reading →
Shipwreck & Attack on West Coast
Astoria, Oregon: Fort Clatsop and Lewis & Clark National Historic Park. This is the place where Lewis & Clark and Corps of Discovery stayed the winter of 1805-1806. As we got close to the park, I saw on my Garmin RV 1090 map that there is an airport right across the road. I said to... Continue Reading →