Author Archives: Sparky
A lazy Saturday
Being a working stiff, Saturdays are usually filled with chores unless we have a family event to attend or some other scheduled activity that occupies most of the day. It is a rare Saturday that we just lounge around. And an even rarer Saturday when we get out of the house and spend the afternoon … Continue reading
Water, water everywhere
We have had an average amount of rain this summer, but have had a much-greater-than-normal amount of water inside the RV. First, one of the bunkhouse slides sprung a leak. Beginning with a heavy rain in May, we found a large, very wet spot in the bunkhouse due to water seeping in – somehow – … Continue reading
Screen houses
It may just be that we have a screen house this summer, but I have been noticing how many RVers have them. I suppose in places with few insects (yes, there are some – the desert, for example) they really aren’t needed. But we are in New England where there are, after a good, soaking … Continue reading
Old friends
How many friends have you had for over 45 years? I have at least 14 – thirteen from college and one from high school. I feel I am very lucky. I will tell you about the high school friend some other time; this post is about my thirteen college friends. To be fair, I actually … Continue reading
Catching up: Memorial Day
Yes, it is July 6th and I am just now blogging about Memorial Day. Well,… I’ve been busy. And it is oh-so-hard getting those photos downloaded from the camera. But first, just because you were wondering: yes, the repairs on the site’s electrical box were successful. We now, once again, have full 50A service. End … Continue reading
Electrical Problem: The Final Chapter
Just like the Nightmare on Elm Street our electrical problem went on and on. But I think we have finally arrived at the Final Chapter. To make a long story short, it seems that the problem is with the 50A socket on the campground’s electric box. It wasn’t that the socket was broken, just worn. … Continue reading
Um… never mind
So I finally got around to diagnosing my inverter problem, which involved pulling all of the boxes out of our “basement” and crawling inside so that I could get an up-close-and-personal look at the inverter. And there, right on the top of the box, was the label: CONverter. Not INverter. Instead of changing 12V DC … Continue reading
The inverter
Well, almost two years into the journey I continue to learn new things about our RV. In this case it is the inverter. I knew that we had an inverter and I knew its basic function – to convert 12V DC current into 120V AC current. However, I never quite figured out when it was … Continue reading
QTN Hop 5: Foxboro, MA, to Littleton, MA
This was the delayed ending to the QTN: two short travel days separated by a 2-week stay at Circle Cg Campground. QTN Hop 5, Day 1: Foxboro, MA, to Bellingham, MA 14 miles via US 1, I-495 and MA 140. This trip took about 20 minutes. Tearing down and setting up took much longer. This … Continue reading
Normandy Farms
Sometimes you get what you pay for. And sometimes you REALLY pay for what you get. Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort illustrates both. Yes, it is really nice. Yes, it is REALLY expensive. I have to say that we really liked staying there for two weeks, but we couldn’t afford to stay longer. How expensive … Continue reading