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Apple Island fauna
The Apple Island Resort is not exactly in the middle of nowhere; it is on US Route 2 – a heavily-traveled road – on the shores of Lake Champlain, just a few miles from Burlington, Vermont’s largest city. Yet I have been surprised several times by the sudden and unexpected appearance of wildlife of various … Continue reading
A good day
Tuesday was a good day. Beautiful weather, lots of errands accomplished (including washing the Yaris which was *covered* with pollen), winning at Hand, Knee and Foot. But the highlight was hitting a grand slam home run in softball. If that has ever happened before it was so long ago that I can’t recall it. And … Continue reading
Snowbird stress
The trip to Costco yesterday was unusually stressful. First there was a backup on I-75 caused by what appeared to be the end of a police chase: two black cars surrounded by 8 state patrol vehicles and troopers with guns drawn. Then, less than a mile later, another backup caused by a single-car accident. It … Continue reading
Parade of Light
Fort Myers was the winter home of both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, who were good buddies. To celebrate this claim to fame, Fort Myers puts on an annual “Parade of Light” – because Edison invented the electric light bulb, see? It is a nighttime parade which attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators. I decided … Continue reading
And the answer is… Vermont?
The question is: where will we be next summer? We were trying to find a workamping position (in which we work at the campground) somewhere in New England and right now the most likely place is a campground in northern Vermont, on Lake Champlain. It is not a done deal and is a bit further … Continue reading
Life in a can
Living in an RV is not, to me, much different than living in a small (but movable) apartment. It has all the comforts I need, with the possible exception of a laundry room (which we could have, but choose not to). However, when it rains heavily, as it did on Sunday, it is like living … Continue reading
STS wrapup
3,209 total driving miles, 2,011 total towing miles, 39 nights in 12 hops. This, of the 5 long-distance trips we have taken, had the most stress per mile. Yes, our first trip (GTW) began with a month of ding-a-day mishaps, but evolved into a very pleasant and relaxing 3-month cross-country adventure. This one began with … Continue reading
An introduction to the pumpkin patch lifestyle
When I was a kid Halloween was a one-evening event. You dressed up in some wacko costume, grabbed a large shopping bag and went out – without adults – and extorted as much candy booty from your neighbors as time and upper body strength would allow. Followed by a week of sugar overdosing. But now … Continue reading
Flooding
We haven’t yet departed on the STS – the truck is still in the shop, with no promises yet on when we will get it back. So I will have to hire an RV hauling service to deliver it to Camping World, to get the repairs underway. Then we will have both the truck and … Continue reading
Our first workamping gig
“Workamping” was coined to describe those full-time RVers who earn a living while traveling by working at the campground at which they are staying. It is kind of like the Old West where itinerant laborers would work around the ranch for room and board. I don’t know how many people do it, but there are … Continue reading »