Ludington, MI

TUE., AUG 8 thru MON., AUG 14, 2023 We traveled 225 miles south from Mackinac City to Ludington, MI which practically sits on Lake Michigan. We enjoyed Happy Hour with the Hannafords and after dinner, we walked the campground, Poncho’s Pond RV Park. It has an adult pool and hot tub (a rare treat), beautiful …

Mackinac Island, MI

TUE., AUG 1 thru MON., AUG 7, 2023 We drove 184 miles southeast from Ishpeming to Mackinaw City, MI to reunite with Cheryl & Joe on Aug 1, (2023) at Mackinaw Mill Creek Campground. Joe surprised us with a beautiful original painting of his. It’s of Arches National Park. I was brought to tears… so …

Ishpeming MI

FRI., JULY 28 thru MON., JULY 31, 2023 Travel is always an adventure when you’re RVing… We arrived in the afternoon on Friday, July 28th (2023) to Country Village RV Park in Ishpeming, Michigan to learn that our site and 2 others had been flooded by last night’s storm that dropped an inch of rain …

Rose Parade, Pasadena CA

FRI., DEC 27, 2024 thru THUR., JAN 2, 2025 As you all know, I’m over a year behind on the blog. However, I’m jumping ahead to this, more current, blog post because the Rose Parade occurred January 2025 so it’s somewhat timely, and who wants to read about the Rose Parade in July! The story …

Duluth, MN

FRI., JULY 21 thru THUR., JULY 27, 2023 We left Medora, ND on Friday, July 21st (2003) and traveled 140 miles east to Bismark, ND passing brilliant fields of canola and lots of wind turbines and oil derricks. We spent one night in Bismark before leaving the Dakotas behind and traveling 209 miles due east …

South Dakota (Part 2)

MON., JULY 3 thru MON., JULY 17, 2023 Sturgis and Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway were on the agenda for Monday, July 3rd, (2023). The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum has over 80 motorcycles dating as far back as 1905. Some of our favorites… Wilma, a custom psychedelic motorcycle that was created for the Motorcycle Division of Allstate …

South Dakota (Part 1)

MON., JUNE 5 thru SUN., JULY 2, 2023 (As a reminder this post is over a year old. I’m happy to report Gary’s health has improved. This was written at a time when we were still trying to figure things out.) Soooo… best laid plans. The pod has temporarily split up. Gary & I have …

Badlands National Park, SD

TUE., MAY 30 thru SUN., JUNE 4, 2023 We left Ft. Thompson, SD on Tuesday morning, May 30th (2023), and traveled 150 miles on 90 West to arrive at Badlands/White River KOA near Badlands NP. A nice drive with wide open fields with cattle grazing, silos, and tons of billboards on I-90 advertising the Firehouse …

Fort Thompson, SD

FRI., MAY 26 thru MON., MAY 29, 2023 Today was one of the prettiest drives we’ve ever had towing our tiny home! Just gorgeous! We saw rolling hills, miles of farmland, picturesque farm houses, grazing cattle, horses, and the Missouri River. Since there was a stiff breeze of about 20-30 mph, we also had undulating …

Yankton, SD

SUN., MAY 21 thru THUR., MAY 25, 2023 Our pod of four, the Hannafords and us, traveled 108 miles on I-29 North on Sunday, May 21st (2023) crossing into South Dakota and then traveling west before arriving at Cottonwood Campground near the town of Yankton, which is on the border of Nebraska and South Dakota.  …