An aspect of visiting the east coast in our bus that I hadn't accounted for was that many state parks and campgrounds close for the winter season beginning in late September & early October. This meant our options for find a place to stay over Columbus Day Weekend ended up being fairly limited. After two … Continue reading Travelogue: Pennsylvania
Though our ten day Canadian road trip was magical, all good things must, alas, come to an end. But not a sad one, because how could visiting good friends in northern Vermont not be a happy ending to our Canadian sojourn? Re-Entering the U.S. As mentioned in my previous post, crossing the border into Ontario … Continue reading Travelogue: Vermont
Stop #5: Montreal Montreal, you totally won us over. We're smitten. We're even thinking about asking you to go steady (immigration procedures be damned!). Okay, okay, maybe we won't take it that far yet. It would be an understatement to say that we "liked" Montreal. We had a downright blast. Yes, it was challenging to … Continue reading Travelogue: Canada Part II – Quebec
Having enjoyed Michigan's Lake Superior so much, we were ready to expand our horizons even further. A quick peek at the map and we realized we were just a hop, skip, and a road-trip away from checking out some of Canada's finest cities. Hello, Great North! Crossing the Canadian Border: After reading other RVers' accounts … Continue reading Travelogue: Canada Part I – Ontario
After leaving Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore, we really didn't feel like having another long driving day, so after a quick map-check, we picked out Hog Island Point Campground in - Naubinway, MI and decided to call it good. Even though we found a spot with nice water views, the cool and rainy weather wasn't conducive … Continue reading Travelogue: Tchotchkes, Lakes, and Bridges in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Trinidad Lake State Park - Trinidad, Colorado After leaving Texas, we headed west through New Mexico and took the Raton Pass up into Colorado. Raton Pass was our first real opportunity to see how our bus would perform on real grades and higher elevation. It wasn't great - we chugged along at 20 mph for … Continue reading Travelogue: Trinidad Lake, Colorado
Our first stop after leaving east Texas, we stayed in Abilene State Park. We had a tumultuous first ride in our bus that included driving through downtown Dallas at rush-hour and all three of our pets loudly meowing & barking for the first two hours of the drive. None of the fur-balls were quite prepared … Continue reading Travelogue: Abilene, TX
We Got Schooled 