The scenery is the same as we have seen all around the past few states. Lots of trees, occasionally a view past trees that have been removed, no farming at all on our way to Ray, Minnesota. Ray is unincorporated and we see a church and the Boondocks Bar and Grill. Nothing else around. We... Continue Reading →
Friends, Blueberries, & Whales? Around Iron River, WI & Duluth, MN
Travel Day: Munising, Michigan to Iron River, Wisconsin. Top O’ The Morn Campground has a small lake behind it. I saw a pontoon boat and asked if they rent them. Yes, but the two they have are rented out all week. We are in a heat index warning and we felt it setting up. Our... Continue Reading →
Cousin Joins Us Near Pictured Rocks, Michigan
Travel Day: Sault Ste Marie, Michigan to Munising, Michigan. As we came to Munising, we said there are probably more tourist here than people who live here. 😃 In the town we saw advertising for pasties and also whitefish. We had some good views of the bay and Grand Island. It is funny, we are... Continue Reading →
Freighters, Views, & Locks At Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan)
Well, check out at Tiki RV Campground, Ignace, Michigan, was by 11:00 a.m. Check in at Aune Osborn Campground, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is after 3:00 p.m. The drive? 52 miles. HAHA What do we do with 3 extra hours? We looked up maps and areas we could park with HOWE (footnote 1) since truck... Continue Reading →
July 4th Week (Michigan)
Today we headed the opposite direction from yesterday and went to Port Huron, Michigan. I was really excited to see this town. We were careful to watch the signs so we didn’t get in the lane on I-94 that goes to Canada. In fact, we got off the exit before the last one, accidentally. But... Continue Reading →
Birthday, Storm, Mistake, & Ford Museum (IN & MI)
At 4:00 p.m. Kevin was ready to go to Four Winds Field to watch minor league South Bend Cubs play baseball. This was Kevin’s birthday present from me. I suggested we wait a bit and he said, okay, 5:00 p.m. Game starts at 7:05 p.m. The field is less than 3 miles from the Airbnb... Continue Reading →
Airbnb? Vacation? Nope. Why?
What do you do when traveling full-time around the country and your RV needs worked on? For 2 weeks? And you can’t stay in it while they have it? And you have a full fridge and freezer that won’t be plugged in? And your honey still needs to work remotely? We did a lot of... Continue Reading →
Buffalo, Trains, Humps, Cemeteries, & Semi’s
We left Santa Fe, New Mexico, and went to Limon, Colorado, for this Travel Day. We stayed at a Harvest Hosts; this one is a buffalo ranch! This place is great! We learned the words bison and buffalo are interchangeable. The ranch was started in 1999 as a hobby farm with 29 bison. Then their... Continue Reading →
Bisbee Mines & Saguaro, AZ.
For our exploring day we headed south, drove through Tombstone, and then up the mountain to Bisbee, Arizona. We stopped in at Copper Queen Mine and Bisbee visitor center where we picked up some area information and then drove the 1/4 mile to the downtown area. The town looks like the old shops and lots... Continue Reading →
Caves, Good Food, and Dynamite!
It is funny, but true…when you are packing up to leave, it seems like everyone around you comes and talks. We have read other people say this and it is true for us as well. The guy next to us, Kevin had briefly chatted with the other day. He has a motorhome here. He is... Continue Reading →