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Day 18: June 6 – Pendleton, OR to Fort Stevens State Park, OR
Read more: Day 18: June 6 – Pendleton, OR to Fort Stevens State Park, ORLast evening a small thunderstorm rolled through shortly after we had setup at the campground. This morning it is dry and we awoke early to use the showers, they were clean and the hot water was plentiful. Ahhh. We ‘treated’ ourselves to a McDonald’s breakfast (our first fast food on the trip) and then we…
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Day 17: June 5 – Glenn’s Ferry, ID to Pendleton, OR
Read more: Day 17: June 5 – Glenn’s Ferry, ID to Pendleton, ORA dry morning awaited us as we looked out across the vineyard, today we are driving into Oregon. We’ve learned that the Oregon trail passed through Glenn’s Ferry, so named because of the ferry service that once existed here. The Snake river at his point is fairly fast flowing and wide, and during the 1800’s…
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Day 16: June 4 – Santaquin, UT to Glenn’s Ferry, ID
Read more: Day 16: June 4 – Santaquin, UT to Glenn’s Ferry, IDTurns out that the I-15 was a little too close for Barb to get a good nights sleep. Tony, heard nothing…. Typical. A fairly early start to today as we’re off to Idaho (5 1/2 hours). A quick top off on fuel and then to Walmart for a few provisions before jumping back onto the…
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Day 15: June 3 – Moab, UT to Santaquin, UT
Read more: Day 15: June 3 – Moab, UT to Santaquin, UTA warm and sunny morning awaited us in Moab. This was the view from our campsite looking West as the sun lit up the rocks. After enjoying a breakfast outside at the campsite we packed up and headed out to Ken’s Lake Campground (BLM) just South of town where we hopped on our bikes and…
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Day 14: June 2 – Central City, CO to Moab, UT
Read more: Day 14: June 2 – Central City, CO to Moab, UTWe awake with the temperature having dropped to zero Celsius early this morning. We ran the electric cube heater all night and it appears to have warded off any freezing issues with our water lines. Phew! I did however have a restless night thinking about what might have happened. Hopefully I shall sleep better tonight…
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Day 13: June 1 – WaKeeney, KS to Central City, CO
Read more: Day 13: June 1 – WaKeeney, KS to Central City, COA gorgeous sky awaited us this morning, the light was painting in various blues and greys and as the sun rose it changed almost by the second. The morning routine is becoming more natural for us now as we each ‘dance’ around each other in the van doing the things we do to prepare for…
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Day 12: May 31 – Higginsville, MO to WaKeeney, KS
Read more: Day 12: May 31 – Higginsville, MO to WaKeeney, KSA hot and muggy night leads to gentle showers falling as we awake. A quick breakfast and we’re ready to go. West towards Kansas is todays itinerary. 30 minutes into the drive and the skies opened as heavy rain fell and lightning lit the morning skies. The interstate was awash with water and the traffic…
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Day 11: May 30 – Terre Haute, IN to Higginsville, MO
Read more: Day 11: May 30 – Terre Haute, IN to Higginsville, MOA quiet night. I awake early in the hopes of having the shower to myself, Yay! It works. It’s also COLD … freezing actually. It takes almost my entire shower before any warmth is felt. The shower gets a 6 / 10. It loses points for lack of immediate hot water, no shower curtain and…
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Day 10: May 29 – Indy500, Race day
Read more: Day 10: May 29 – Indy500, Race dayThe 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 was today, May 29th, 2022 and 30years after attending my first Indy500, I’m back and this time Barb and I will both enjoy the race and the spectacle that this event is. A light breakfast and we’re off to the track at 8:30am. The crowds are already building…
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Day 9: May 28 – Indy500, Relaxing
Read more: Day 9: May 28 – Indy500, RelaxingSaturday at the Indy500 is generally quiet from an ‘on-track activities’ perspective as drivers completed their last practice yesterday. Today there is a parade in downtown Indianapolis but as we’re in RVs there’s no way for us to easily get there to watch. As such, today is a day to relax and finally soak up…
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Day 8: May 27 – Indy500, Settling in
Read more: Day 8: May 27 – Indy500, Settling inIt’s Friday, it’s rained most of the night and today we expect to see many campers in all varieties of vehicles arrive for the weekend of festivities. After a great egg, bacon & hash brown breakfast prepared by J-P & myself, the gang decided to go for a walk down Georgetown Road towards the IMS…
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Day 7: May 26 – Indy500, Arrival
Read more: Day 7: May 26 – Indy500, ArrivalThe alarm woke us at 6:00am. Ugh. We wanted to arrive at the camping field mid morning so as to hopefully get a site closer to the track than those that would arrive later in the day. This means an early start in an effort to avoid traffic. And so. after walking 5 laps of…
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Day 6: May 25 – Exeter, ON to New Castle, IN
Read more: Day 6: May 25 – Exeter, ON to New Castle, INAfter two relaxing and enjoyable days visiting Barb’s parents, it’s time to head out. We spent the morning preparing for the longer road trip we would have that afternoon and at about 11:00am pulled out of their driveway. Thanks again Jack & Mary. Our route took us to Sarnia, ON where we would cross into…
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Day 5: May 24 – Exeter, ON
Read more: Day 5: May 24 – Exeter, ONA sunny and cool start accompanied me on a 5km walk about the town of Exeter today. The Victoria Day weekend over, the town returns to its normal routines and the streets are quiet as I walk while enjoying the flowerbeds so carefully prepared in the recents days. We also spent some time planting tomatoes…
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Day 4: May 23 – Goderich to Exeter, ON
Read more: Day 4: May 23 – Goderich to Exeter, ONA cool morning greeted us today, so cool that the furnace was fired up in the campervan. My early morning walk was enjoyable as it was sunny, but the wind off of Lake Huron reminded us that it was till May and to not forget that the weather in these parts can be fickle. The…
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Day 3: May 22 – Goderich, ON
Read more: Day 3: May 22 – Goderich, ONAfter enjoying a wonderful breakfast prepared by our hosts, Barb took a walk through the campground to the beach on Lake Huron. After a relaxing day (it was a little chilly) burgers and salads were enjoyed for dinner. Thanks Al & Kath.
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Day 2: May 21 – Woodstock to Goderich, ON
Read more: Day 2: May 21 – Woodstock to Goderich, ONToday would be a short drive across the arable farmlands of Southern Ontario. After finally attaching the skid wheel to the trailer hitch of the campervan, we were ready to set off at about Noon. Mother nature had other ideas. Looking at the sky the thunder storm watch had turned to a warning and the…
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Day 1: May 20th – On the road to Woodstock, ON
Read more: Day 1: May 20th – On the road to Woodstock, ON9:15am and we’re pulling out of our laneway on the first leg of the trip. Destination today is Woodstock, ON to visit my brother and family. After a quick stop in Kemptville to fill up with gas ($2.046/l) we’re off down Hwy 416. The van is driving very well on Hwy 401 and the first…
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T-minus 1 day: Final Prep
Read more: T-minus 1 day: Final PrepIt’s almost time to head out on our cross-continent road trip. A few final preparations to complete ahead of tomorrows departure, we’re in good shape… we think. We’ve been wanting to get a Class-B campervan for a few years and in 2020 we ordered from PleasureWay Industries of Saskatoon, Canada their OnTour-2.2 model. Based on…
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Prince Edward County: The shakedown trip
Read more: Prince Edward County: The shakedown tripOk, so it’s time to check out actually camping in our campervan. We’ve had the van since last November but immediately put it away for the Winter. As such we have had several months to stock the van with all of the supplies and amenities we believe are needed. Time for a shakedown trip to…
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