Got to Pocahontus Friday after I95 cost us an hour and a half between Washington and Richmond, stop and go half the way. We have electric and water but will have to go to dump station at least once during our 10 night stay.
We went to Jerry's Saturday and had a nice little walk around the Swift Creek Reservoir. They came out to the park yesterday and we went to the water center then roasted hot dogs and smores.
Taylor'd Vacations
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Monday, August 10, 2015
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
West Virginia
West Virginia wasn't very nice to us. We took US205 south from Wheeling thinking it would be more scenic than than I79. And that it was, but it it was up and down, over and around, about 30 mph for about 2 hour and as we got into Fairmont WV the transmission gave out. it was Sunday so we had to wait til Monday to get help, fortunately we were able to pull into the parking lot of a body shop, out of the way of traffic, but not really a safe neighborhood, but we stayed there overnight. Monday we found Melvin's Transmission Shop, and I think they did a great job rebuilding it. a tire blew out when they took the MH out for a test drive, so we wound up buying the sixth tire for this road trip. Luckily we were in a place where we could fix it promptly, thanks to Miike and his crew at Melvins. We spent two nights in the Red Roof Inn while the RV was in the shop,tonight we are in the Cumberland Mountains at a Good Sam park, Sand Springs Camping Area, we will be here two nights then go to Pocohontus State Park in Virginia for ten nights, close to Jerry and family.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Evergreen RV Resort - Mount Eaton, Ohio
We traveled down US250 today to Mount Eaton, shunning the interstate system for a more scenic, slower stroll. A short drive of 130 mi. The RV park is top of the line, rated 10 in everything and well deserved. We could only get 1 night though, they are filled up on the weekend. The owners are hunting/fishing enthusiasts, I guess. They have bear, marlin, elk and deer trophies everywhere. We took a quick swim in the indoor pool & hot tub, then did our laundry. We are pretty much settled down for the night now. Tomorrow we'll drive about 45 miles, hopefully, to a lake campground that we don't have reservations for.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Maumee Bay State Park Ohio
This park is very nice, huge, at the southern tip of Lake Eerie. It is very green and wooded, swampy in spots, makes for great mosquitos. We spray up before going out. We see some deer and rabbits every time we go for walk, which is morning and evening, too hot during the day. We have electric but no sewer or water, but they are available at the dump station - fee $37/night. They have 2 nice beaches - 1 on Lake Eerie and 1 on an inland lake. They also have a very nice paved walking/bike trail which Jill loves.
Tomorrow we say goodbye to the great lakes and head southeast, next stop Mount Eaton, Ohio.
Tomorrow we say goodbye to the great lakes and head southeast, next stop Mount Eaton, Ohio.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Birch Run MI
I hate to say it, but we are headed south, towards home. Slowly, for sure, but never the less towards home. Traveling down I75 today was a nice and easy 212 miles. Pine Ridge RV Camground is nice, shaded, full hookups and all, but they advertise full service and don't have cable or WiFi. We are here for 3 nights. The Sickenbergers, our traveling buddies, are just staying 2 nights then heading towards Maine.
We enjoyed our little 3 mile trip to Frankenmuth, a little Bavarian village full of gift shops, taffy, chocolate and fudge. We splurged on a $22 chicken dinner at the world famous Bavarian Inn. We wound up taking half of it home so it wasn't quite so outlandish. They were also having a craft fair and we enjoyed walking through the craft booths.
We enjoyed our little 3 mile trip to Frankenmuth, a little Bavarian village full of gift shops, taffy, chocolate and fudge. We splurged on a $22 chicken dinner at the world famous Bavarian Inn. We wound up taking half of it home so it wasn't quite so outlandish. They were also having a craft fair and we enjoyed walking through the craft booths.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
St Ignace & Mackinac Island
We have had a wonderful 3 night stay in St Ignace, with 1 night to go. It's a quaint little lake front village with a very clean appearance and a great boardwalk along Lake Huron. We are staying at the Straits State Park, also a fairly nice park but only has electric hookups, no water or sewer but a dump station with water at the entrance. They have a very nice walking trail through the woods to a Mackinac Bridge overlook which Jill and Karl have taken a number of times.
St Ignace has 3 boat companies servicing Mackinac Island, we chose the Star Line because they offer a package deal, boat, carriage and fort for $55. The Island is awesome! The carriage ride is essential for us oldtimers to see the Island, younger bucks can rent a bicycle and get around the Island in about an hour. The rock arch and Grand Hotel offer awesome views. The fort offers excellent views of the Island also. The weather was a perfect 75F with perfectly blue skies, the whole day was pretty awesome. We took the 9:20AM ferry because it makes a little detour for a passage under the bridge, it gives a whole new perspective of the bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the US, about 50% longer than the Golden Gate.
Friday, the 24th, we'll head towards home, but very slowly, we should be there in a month. We plan on spending 10 days near Richmond VA with Jerry & family. Next stop Birch Run MI.
St Ignace has 3 boat companies servicing Mackinac Island, we chose the Star Line because they offer a package deal, boat, carriage and fort for $55. The Island is awesome! The carriage ride is essential for us oldtimers to see the Island, younger bucks can rent a bicycle and get around the Island in about an hour. The rock arch and Grand Hotel offer awesome views. The fort offers excellent views of the Island also. The weather was a perfect 75F with perfectly blue skies, the whole day was pretty awesome. We took the 9:20AM ferry because it makes a little detour for a passage under the bridge, it gives a whole new perspective of the bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the US, about 50% longer than the Golden Gate.
Friday, the 24th, we'll head towards home, but very slowly, we should be there in a month. We plan on spending 10 days near Richmond VA with Jerry & family. Next stop Birch Run MI.
Sault Ste Marie & Soo Locks
We spent 1 night at Aune-Osborne RV Campground along the St James river. We had electric and water, no sewer hookups but they did have a dump station which we used for the accumulation at Marquette. We watched a couple of barges go by on the river while we got settled and then went up to Soo Locks, a 10 minute drive, to watch a couple of barges go through. The 1st one was a small one and quickly made its way through the locks, but the 2nd one just barely fit into the lock both width ways and length ways. It took a lot longer to get into the lock and we were ushered out before the lock was flooded and the barge escaped.
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