As we wandered down I25 today we were very surprised, and cautious, as we saw 20-30 Antelope on the Interstate between the roadways. This happened twice as we drove. Other than that this was an uneventful drive, good road, little traffic.
Our altitude went from 4000’ to 8000’ and back down to 7000’. This was the first relatively high pass we have gone through with the MH and we are pleased with its performance both up and down the hills.
See what tomorrow brings in the way of altitude changes but we are approaching them with more confidence. Tomorrow we will be in Santa Fe for a couple days. Looking forward to this stop very much.
Friday, October 28, 2016
Santa Fe #1
We left Pender heading for Santa Fe. Stopped at the truck wash and were taken right away, shocking. This is a single thread operation and once you are in line you just sit and wait.
That finished we started on I80, another very good road. We stopped that night and everything was fine.
Woke up in the AM to one of our tires being 10 lbs. low. Stopped at a Flying J and got some air into it but not as much as possible, thought it was their air supply since MH tires need 90-100 lbs. Did fill up with propane though so not all was lost.
Driving down the road I monitored the tire. We have a TPMS system (Tire Pressure Monitor System) so it is easy to keep checking the tire. The pressure kept dropping so I called a tire place at the next exit(we were planning to stop at this exit anyway). They said bring it in. The tech took the tire off (RR of a dual axle), reseated the valve stem, put on the valve extender and gave it a water bath all fine. Cost was a bargain $18. Could not believe it.
Next morning the tire was low again. Concluded it must be the valve extender. Took off the extender, put on the TPMS module and I went through another day of tire watching on the TPMS. All is well. I guess we will buy a new tire extender. At least that was all that was wrong.
Today we went from 3000’ up to 8000’ and back down to 4000’. We crossed the plains and saw the snow topped Rockies in the distance. Just beautiful.
Our campground tonight is way out in the high desert. This is a star watchers campground. If you have never seen the stars in the dark of the high desert it is a very emotional experience. The campground is so dark they do not recommend anyone coming in after sun down.
We can’t see any stars, there is a forest fire on the NF which is just burning away and the smoke is making everything hazy. At least we don’t smell it.
Wonder what is going to happen tomorrow???
That finished we started on I80, another very good road. We stopped that night and everything was fine.
Woke up in the AM to one of our tires being 10 lbs. low. Stopped at a Flying J and got some air into it but not as much as possible, thought it was their air supply since MH tires need 90-100 lbs. Did fill up with propane though so not all was lost.
Driving down the road I monitored the tire. We have a TPMS system (Tire Pressure Monitor System) so it is easy to keep checking the tire. The pressure kept dropping so I called a tire place at the next exit(we were planning to stop at this exit anyway). They said bring it in. The tech took the tire off (RR of a dual axle), reseated the valve stem, put on the valve extender and gave it a water bath all fine. Cost was a bargain $18. Could not believe it.
Next morning the tire was low again. Concluded it must be the valve extender. Took off the extender, put on the TPMS module and I went through another day of tire watching on the TPMS. All is well. I guess we will buy a new tire extender. At least that was all that was wrong.
Today we went from 3000’ up to 8000’ and back down to 4000’. We crossed the plains and saw the snow topped Rockies in the distance. Just beautiful.
Our campground tonight is way out in the high desert. This is a star watchers campground. If you have never seen the stars in the dark of the high desert it is a very emotional experience. The campground is so dark they do not recommend anyone coming in after sun down.
We can’t see any stars, there is a forest fire on the NF which is just burning away and the smoke is making everything hazy. At least we don’t smell it.
Wonder what is going to happen tomorrow???
Pender, NE
Sunday
We have moved down to Pender, NE from Sioux City. 40 miles. Pender is a town of 1000, 2 bars and 4 restaurants (kind of): Mexican, Pizza, local fast food and Subway. We took a drive around town and found the 4 restaurants and the laundry.
Monday
Went to the reception center to say we were here and the tech took the MH away around 9. Off we went for breakfast and to do laundry. Came back 3 hours later and the MH was back in its spot, went to get gas for it and noticed a difference right away.
Paid our bill, took a factory tour and went out to dinner. Tomorrow we begin our 4-5 days to Santa Fe but plan to go through a truck wash as soon as we find one. Everything is filthy and we have not seen any truck washes. They tend to be on Interstates and we have not traveled many Interstates in the 2 months. I checked and we should find one tomorrow. This has become a priority, especially the CRV.
Our neighbors at Blue Ox have a sweetheart deal. They have a mini-Cooper(?), some special edition that Blue Ox has not made the base plate for (needed to towing car). They have free camping for a week (all Blue Ox customers have free camping), a rental car, by allowing the engineers to use their car as a prototype they are getting a base plate and the towing/brake assembly free. All they need to buy is a drop hitch and some locks for everything. Can’t beat that.
We have moved down to Pender, NE from Sioux City. 40 miles. Pender is a town of 1000, 2 bars and 4 restaurants (kind of): Mexican, Pizza, local fast food and Subway. We took a drive around town and found the 4 restaurants and the laundry.
Monday
Went to the reception center to say we were here and the tech took the MH away around 9. Off we went for breakfast and to do laundry. Came back 3 hours later and the MH was back in its spot, went to get gas for it and noticed a difference right away.
Paid our bill, took a factory tour and went out to dinner. Tomorrow we begin our 4-5 days to Santa Fe but plan to go through a truck wash as soon as we find one. Everything is filthy and we have not seen any truck washes. They tend to be on Interstates and we have not traveled many Interstates in the 2 months. I checked and we should find one tomorrow. This has become a priority, especially the CRV.
Our neighbors at Blue Ox have a sweetheart deal. They have a mini-Cooper(?), some special edition that Blue Ox has not made the base plate for (needed to towing car). They have free camping for a week (all Blue Ox customers have free camping), a rental car, by allowing the engineers to use their car as a prototype they are getting a base plate and the towing/brake assembly free. All they need to buy is a drop hitch and some locks for everything. Can’t beat that.
Sioux City, IA
We have spent a few days in Sioux City, IA, killing time until our appt. with Blue Ox to get a part installed.
We needed new tires on the CRV so we made a trip to Sam's Club for that. We need a front end alignment but will wait until Phoenix for that since we need an oil change and brake adjustment also.
We have enjoyed our time in Sioux City. Restocked food, visited the Sioux City Railroad Museum and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (great little museum) and did a Scenic Road Drive that wasn’t too scenic.
Just a nice break from the driving for a few days.
We needed new tires on the CRV so we made a trip to Sam's Club for that. We need a front end alignment but will wait until Phoenix for that since we need an oil change and brake adjustment also.
We have enjoyed our time in Sioux City. Restocked food, visited the Sioux City Railroad Museum and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (great little museum) and did a Scenic Road Drive that wasn’t too scenic.
Just a nice break from the driving for a few days.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Forest City, IA
The last few days have been in driving mode. We have traveled from Oshkosh, WI to Forest City, IA. Fall color is fair, doesn’t seem to be a good year for color at least up here. At a rest stop we finally found some good fall color.
We are in Forest City to visit the Winnebago plant. Surprising there is no wifi in the Winnebago cg. We need to go to the visitor center to pick up wifi. There is also no cell phone service but we seem to be in a pocket. We went to dinner and had cell phone service about 2-3 miles away.
Our leveler jacks decided to act up and one would not go all the ways down, luckily we are by Winnebago. I went to Customer Service and explained our problem, told us to come back at 2:30 to see when they could fit us in. Went back to the MH and finished setting up. Knock on the door, they can fit us in at 1:30 today. It is now 1:20. We quickly packed up and drove over. 2 hours later all fixed. I found out the MH leveler system, which is automatic but can be manually overridden(which I did-site was not very level), got itself out of calibration by my forcing it to be almost level. Winnebago re-calibrated the system and all is well. No charge. Nice!
On our drive to Sioux City we had some of the best roads we have ever encountered in all our years of driving the country. The roads did not look new but were in pristine shape.
We are seeing a lot of windmills in driving through IA. We have never seen a windmill being built but today we did.
Some observations of the last few days:
Hardees and A&W are very popular fast food stops in WI and IA. Very few McDonald's.
Forest City, population of 4000: 2 restaurants_a Hardee; 8 gas stations all able to gas a MH; home of Winnebago(hires half the town)
Brett,IA: has a Hobo Museum and a Hobo Convention each year!!
IA: just like IN, barns have pictures of quilts on them, have no idea where or why this trend started
We are traveling a lot of back roads and find it a very interesting experience.
We are now in Sioux City at a city cg on the river, great location.
Discovered the car needed tires. We had hoped to make it back to Wmbg before needing tires, wasn't to be. Called Sams Club, they have tires and I could even make an appt. That will be this mornings project. Once completed food shopping will be in order as I want to have enough basics to make it to Phoenix.
Tomorrow we will visit the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, tour the Jolly Time Popcorn Museum and take the Palmer Candy Factory Tour.
After this on to Pender, NE to get a part installed on the MH and pick up mail and packages. Then we need to make a decision of how to get to Santa Fe. This will be forecast weather dependent. Do we go west then south or south then west?
Santa Fe will be our last touring stop. From there we will go straight to Phoenix and settle in for the winter.
We are in Forest City to visit the Winnebago plant. Surprising there is no wifi in the Winnebago cg. We need to go to the visitor center to pick up wifi. There is also no cell phone service but we seem to be in a pocket. We went to dinner and had cell phone service about 2-3 miles away.
Our leveler jacks decided to act up and one would not go all the ways down, luckily we are by Winnebago. I went to Customer Service and explained our problem, told us to come back at 2:30 to see when they could fit us in. Went back to the MH and finished setting up. Knock on the door, they can fit us in at 1:30 today. It is now 1:20. We quickly packed up and drove over. 2 hours later all fixed. I found out the MH leveler system, which is automatic but can be manually overridden(which I did-site was not very level), got itself out of calibration by my forcing it to be almost level. Winnebago re-calibrated the system and all is well. No charge. Nice!
On our drive to Sioux City we had some of the best roads we have ever encountered in all our years of driving the country. The roads did not look new but were in pristine shape.
We are seeing a lot of windmills in driving through IA. We have never seen a windmill being built but today we did.
Some observations of the last few days:
Hardees and A&W are very popular fast food stops in WI and IA. Very few McDonald's.
Forest City, population of 4000: 2 restaurants_a Hardee; 8 gas stations all able to gas a MH; home of Winnebago(hires half the town)
Brett,IA: has a Hobo Museum and a Hobo Convention each year!!
IA: just like IN, barns have pictures of quilts on them, have no idea where or why this trend started
We are traveling a lot of back roads and find it a very interesting experience.
We are now in Sioux City at a city cg on the river, great location.
Discovered the car needed tires. We had hoped to make it back to Wmbg before needing tires, wasn't to be. Called Sams Club, they have tires and I could even make an appt. That will be this mornings project. Once completed food shopping will be in order as I want to have enough basics to make it to Phoenix.
Tomorrow we will visit the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, tour the Jolly Time Popcorn Museum and take the Palmer Candy Factory Tour.
After this on to Pender, NE to get a part installed on the MH and pick up mail and packages. Then we need to make a decision of how to get to Santa Fe. This will be forecast weather dependent. Do we go west then south or south then west?
Santa Fe will be our last touring stop. From there we will go straight to Phoenix and settle in for the winter.
Around Lake Michigan #4
We are now in the UP, colors are getting much better, not great yet. We are starting to find cgs have closed down, seems Oct 15th is the magic day, some are still open so we are forced to wherever they are for overnights.
We are mostly in driving mode right now, just enjoying what colors there are. We spent the night in Nahma, a very small town. CG only had backing spots but since we were the only ones in the cg we parked parallel and took 4 spots. Very quiet but the wind is really blowing. Had dinner at the local inn, apparently the locals think it is haunted based on the conversations we overheard. Maybe they have Halloweenitis.
We are now heading to Green Bay, plan to take a tour of the Green Bay Packers foootball stadium and visit the National Railroad Museum.
I called up our next cg and found out that there was a football game on Sunday and the cg has raised their rates from $20(our discount) to $76. We ended up driving another hour south until we found a reasonably priced cg.
This also threw all our plans off since we couldn’t tour the field and it is looking like rain so we will skip the Railroad museum as it is outdoors.
We are mostly in driving mode right now, just enjoying what colors there are. We spent the night in Nahma, a very small town. CG only had backing spots but since we were the only ones in the cg we parked parallel and took 4 spots. Very quiet but the wind is really blowing. Had dinner at the local inn, apparently the locals think it is haunted based on the conversations we overheard. Maybe they have Halloweenitis.
We are now heading to Green Bay, plan to take a tour of the Green Bay Packers foootball stadium and visit the National Railroad Museum.
I called up our next cg and found out that there was a football game on Sunday and the cg has raised their rates from $20(our discount) to $76. We ended up driving another hour south until we found a reasonably priced cg.
This also threw all our plans off since we couldn’t tour the field and it is looking like rain so we will skip the Railroad museum as it is outdoors.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Around Lake Michigan #3
Today we wandered up to Sleeping Bear National Seashore. Found a wonderful cg, have never been in one this luxurious that we recall. Big sites, each site has 2 chairs and fire pit, bricked pads, beautiful landscaping. There are 2 of us here and the cg closes on the 20th.
We are starting to encounter some minor challenges to find open cgs so it is a good thing we are winding down our wandering. We will finish going around Lake Michigan and then will start heading west. Our first planned stop is Forest City, IA to go through the Winnebago plant and then on to Pender, NE to have a part installed on the MH. From there we will meander toward Phoenix. Plans are to stop at Santa Fe for a few days as we have never been there for any length of time.
Our visit to Sleeping Bear was great. 400’ sand dunes, just awesome. After visiting Sleeping Bear we went around the peninsula to Traverse City, pleasant drive, starting to finally see some more color.
We found a great restaurant with the help of Yelp. This is the second time we have used Yelp to find us a restaurant and both have been very good.
We are in a town called Empire, it is between the northern and southern portions off Sleeping Bear. Thought we would eat out. 2 restaurants in town: burger/sandwiches and burger/sandwiches/pizza. Decided to eat in.
The next day we visited the lower half of of Sleeping Bear and it was not very interesting. We then went to Traverse city to do some food shopping. The drive to Traverse was pretty, you can tell the main crop around here is apples, field after field of apples. Did our shopping and drove back. Just after we got back the skies opened up, We have managed to just miss the downpours 3-4 times this trip. Lucky.
We are hoping as we move to the UP that we see more color. Tomorrow will be our first day in the UP.
We are starting to encounter some minor challenges to find open cgs so it is a good thing we are winding down our wandering. We will finish going around Lake Michigan and then will start heading west. Our first planned stop is Forest City, IA to go through the Winnebago plant and then on to Pender, NE to have a part installed on the MH. From there we will meander toward Phoenix. Plans are to stop at Santa Fe for a few days as we have never been there for any length of time.
Our visit to Sleeping Bear was great. 400’ sand dunes, just awesome. After visiting Sleeping Bear we went around the peninsula to Traverse City, pleasant drive, starting to finally see some more color.
We found a great restaurant with the help of Yelp. This is the second time we have used Yelp to find us a restaurant and both have been very good.
We are in a town called Empire, it is between the northern and southern portions off Sleeping Bear. Thought we would eat out. 2 restaurants in town: burger/sandwiches and burger/sandwiches/pizza. Decided to eat in.
The next day we visited the lower half of of Sleeping Bear and it was not very interesting. We then went to Traverse city to do some food shopping. The drive to Traverse was pretty, you can tell the main crop around here is apples, field after field of apples. Did our shopping and drove back. Just after we got back the skies opened up, We have managed to just miss the downpours 3-4 times this trip. Lucky.
We are hoping as we move to the UP that we see more color. Tomorrow will be our first day in the UP.
Around Lake Michigan #2
Today we wandered north from our cg still with the goal to visit every state park.
We visited: Orchard Beach State Park, Ludington State Park, Charles Mears State Prk, Silver Lake State Park.
All were interesting, each was unique in its own way. Orchard Beach was primarily a campground built on top of a giant sand dune. Ludington was a large park with lots of beach and sand dunes. Charles Mears was interesting, we talked with a local couple and learned quite a bit about the impact of winter and the amount of sand deposited. The winner, hands down, was Silver Lake. Sand dunes, giant sand dunes, awesome!!!!
We learned from some locals that the amount of sand accumulated in the winter is 3-5’ high, even with snow fences up. Everything is take out, the tables, the benches, trash cans etc. Come spring, a snow plow comes and plows the park out.
When we came back to the cg we found out we were the only ones left. The cg is officially closed unless you give him a call. Not the first time we have encountered this. If you only want electricity there is no problem but by this time of year the water and sewer are closed down for the season so the cg is closed. Prevents a lot of problems. You know upfront what is going on and you get a good rate.
We visited: Orchard Beach State Park, Ludington State Park, Charles Mears State Prk, Silver Lake State Park.
All were interesting, each was unique in its own way. Orchard Beach was primarily a campground built on top of a giant sand dune. Ludington was a large park with lots of beach and sand dunes. Charles Mears was interesting, we talked with a local couple and learned quite a bit about the impact of winter and the amount of sand deposited. The winner, hands down, was Silver Lake. Sand dunes, giant sand dunes, awesome!!!!
We learned from some locals that the amount of sand accumulated in the winter is 3-5’ high, even with snow fences up. Everything is take out, the tables, the benches, trash cans etc. Come spring, a snow plow comes and plows the park out.
When we came back to the cg we found out we were the only ones left. The cg is officially closed unless you give him a call. Not the first time we have encountered this. If you only want electricity there is no problem but by this time of year the water and sewer are closed down for the season so the cg is closed. Prevents a lot of problems. You know upfront what is going on and you get a good rate.
Around Lake Michigan #1
We picked up our annual pass a few days ago and the ranger made several suggestions for state parks to visit. Our goal is to visit as many of the state, county, federal parks as we can in the time we have.
This afternoon we went to 4 different parks south of where we are, tomorrow we will head north of us and visit the parks.
You also will see a lot of lighthouse pictures, Lake Michigan has over 100 lighthouses on its shores.
Michigan did something that I have never seen done before. It appears every bridge was measured and a height sign was put up, on the bridge, that is readable. Thank you Michigan.
This afternoon we went to 4 different parks south of where we are, tomorrow we will head north of us and visit the parks.
You also will see a lot of lighthouse pictures, Lake Michigan has over 100 lighthouses on its shores.
Michigan did something that I have never seen done before. It appears every bridge was measured and a height sign was put up, on the bridge, that is readable. Thank you Michigan.
Leaving Canada
This was an experience. Maybe another campfire story. About 3 miles before the border the road divided into 3: trucks, buses, cars/rvs.
We followed the cars/rv lane, came up to some toll booths to cross the border and couldn’t find a lane for RVs. We decided to go through the cars only lane. Big mistake. The slot for your credit card was not reachable from the MH. I sent Tom out(I was driving) to go pay. He couldn’t get out, door was blocked. I beeped my horn several times, no help came. Finally decided if we moved forward he might get out. OK. That worked out and he hopped back in the rv.
Next challenge was US immigration. Due to traffic I could not get over the the 1 RV lane that was available. So again I took the car lane. At least a person was there. I opened the window and apologized, explained I was blocked. He took it OK and passed us through.
Coming out of the immigration booth there was essentially an obstacle course you had to negotiate with your vehicle. We had to dodge around all these barricades in the road. Very effective, sure slowed down the traffic.
Glad to be back in the US. Today our plans are to find a campground, do laundry and get some food into the MH. Time to restock.
We followed the cars/rv lane, came up to some toll booths to cross the border and couldn’t find a lane for RVs. We decided to go through the cars only lane. Big mistake. The slot for your credit card was not reachable from the MH. I sent Tom out(I was driving) to go pay. He couldn’t get out, door was blocked. I beeped my horn several times, no help came. Finally decided if we moved forward he might get out. OK. That worked out and he hopped back in the rv.
Next challenge was US immigration. Due to traffic I could not get over the the 1 RV lane that was available. So again I took the car lane. At least a person was there. I opened the window and apologized, explained I was blocked. He took it OK and passed us through.
Coming out of the immigration booth there was essentially an obstacle course you had to negotiate with your vehicle. We had to dodge around all these barricades in the road. Very effective, sure slowed down the traffic.
Glad to be back in the US. Today our plans are to find a campground, do laundry and get some food into the MH. Time to restock.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Niagara Falls #2
Today we went to the falls to get better pictures but the wind was blowing the wrong way. We then decided to go on the White Water Walk. This is really neat. You take an elevator down to the level of the Niagara River and there is a 1000’ boardwalk right next to the river. Rapids are graded 1-6, these are Class 6. The experience of walking by these massive rapids, with water flowing at 25mph is scary awesome. You feel like you are moving with the water as you stand and look at it.
FYI-The Niagara River falls 10’ for every mile, a bit of a drop. No wonder it flows so fast.
After that the weather went downhill a bit so we took a bridge to the US side and planned to go to Goat Island. This island is in the middle of the American falls and is just a magnificent view of the power of the river.
We were very disappointed, there is so much construction going on that you can’t find any good place to park. There were a lot of people around also which I found surprising since in the past most people went to the Canadian side. I believe the r3ason for so many on the American side is due to the Passport requirement to get to the Canadian side. Passports are expensive and most families wouldn't spend the money for a trip to the Falls.
Right now I think are ready to get back to the USA.
Some observations: Quebec and Ontario Provinces are like night and day. Quebec is quaint, lots of small towns, makes you wonder what people work at. Restaurants etc. are at a premium. Quebec also does nothing to improve itself, seems to be lost in the past. Quebec has lots of natural beauty but it is not exploited or advertised at all. On the roads there are never any pull offs or rest areas.
Ontario is dynamic, vibrant and very active. They have many Provincial Parks exploiting for us and their population a love a nature. You can tell Ontario is growing and want to exploit(within reason) its beauty. On the one major road we were on there were rest areas(with full services) about every 30-50 kilometers. Very few in Quebec.
FYI-The Niagara River falls 10’ for every mile, a bit of a drop. No wonder it flows so fast.
After that the weather went downhill a bit so we took a bridge to the US side and planned to go to Goat Island. This island is in the middle of the American falls and is just a magnificent view of the power of the river.
We were very disappointed, there is so much construction going on that you can’t find any good place to park. There were a lot of people around also which I found surprising since in the past most people went to the Canadian side. I believe the r3ason for so many on the American side is due to the Passport requirement to get to the Canadian side. Passports are expensive and most families wouldn't spend the money for a trip to the Falls.
Right now I think are ready to get back to the USA.
Some observations: Quebec and Ontario Provinces are like night and day. Quebec is quaint, lots of small towns, makes you wonder what people work at. Restaurants etc. are at a premium. Quebec also does nothing to improve itself, seems to be lost in the past. Quebec has lots of natural beauty but it is not exploited or advertised at all. On the roads there are never any pull offs or rest areas.
Ontario is dynamic, vibrant and very active. They have many Provincial Parks exploiting for us and their population a love a nature. You can tell Ontario is growing and want to exploit(within reason) its beauty. On the one major road we were on there were rest areas(with full services) about every 30-50 kilometers. Very few in Quebec.
Monday, October 3, 2016
Niagara Falls #1
Today we got out early in high hopes of getting to the Falls before there were any crowds. We arrived around 8 AM and no one was there, a bit cloudy though. We took a few pictures and then went driving around(now it was raining) to scope out where things were. We were interested in a walk along the river, at river level by the rapids, IMAX, and the Floral Showcase. Years ago we had done the Maid of the Mist, Behind the Falls and all the other touristy stuff.
We are happy we took some pictures even though the sun wasn’t out. When we came back the sun was momentarily out but the wind was blowing the mist across the road and we couldn’t take any pictures if we wanted to.
We drove down to Niagara-on-the-Lake and ate lunch. Sun was now out so we decided to stop and do the White Water Walk. Of course when we got there it was clouded over again. This was all in the forecast.
Tomorrow is suppose to be good so we will go to the Falls early, eat breakfast at Tom Horton(Dunkin Donuts of Canada) and continue on with our day.
We returned to the cg and I went to logon to the internet. Could not get on, wrong password. Called the office and found out the password was changed daily!!! What a pest to need a new password each day. Must have major problems with the people in the area to do this.
We are happy we took some pictures even though the sun wasn’t out. When we came back the sun was momentarily out but the wind was blowing the mist across the road and we couldn’t take any pictures if we wanted to.
We drove down to Niagara-on-the-Lake and ate lunch. Sun was now out so we decided to stop and do the White Water Walk. Of course when we got there it was clouded over again. This was all in the forecast.
Tomorrow is suppose to be good so we will go to the Falls early, eat breakfast at Tom Horton(Dunkin Donuts of Canada) and continue on with our day.
We returned to the cg and I went to logon to the internet. Could not get on, wrong password. Called the office and found out the password was changed daily!!! What a pest to need a new password each day. Must have major problems with the people in the area to do this.
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Lancaster, ON
I love RVing, you never know what each day will bring. We stopped for gas for the MH. Let me first say that many pumps don’t have credit card slots and those that do don’t read our credit cards. Sometimes you get lucky and the pump will work without needing to go inside and sometimes not.
Today, the pump wouldn’t start but someone came out from the store(we have encountered this before). She swiped some card and got the pump going for us, told us to go inside after we are done pumping. Tom went inside paid and she followed him out and asked that he come by her car. She then handed him a card so we get a gas discount(it works at most stations), an envelope with phone numbers for 2 senior citizen cards to give us discounts and 2 chocolate muffins. Wonderful person, totally unexpected.
Took us 30 minutes to fill up but that is minor. She is such a kind woman to make sure we had everything to get discounts. I guess better late than never.
We are now in Ontario and back to English speaking area. Let me tell you there is still a lot of conflict between the English and French areas. We heard about the conflict several times in cgs from people we met.
We are at Glengarry Provincial Park, right on the shore of the St. Lawrence River. That is one wide river!!!!
Tomorrow night we will again be in a Provincial Park and then to Niagara.
We are finally starting to see some leaf changes. Very early yet. We may hit Michigan at its prime but are heading for Niagara Falls for now.
Today, the pump wouldn’t start but someone came out from the store(we have encountered this before). She swiped some card and got the pump going for us, told us to go inside after we are done pumping. Tom went inside paid and she followed him out and asked that he come by her car. She then handed him a card so we get a gas discount(it works at most stations), an envelope with phone numbers for 2 senior citizen cards to give us discounts and 2 chocolate muffins. Wonderful person, totally unexpected.
Took us 30 minutes to fill up but that is minor. She is such a kind woman to make sure we had everything to get discounts. I guess better late than never.
We are now in Ontario and back to English speaking area. Let me tell you there is still a lot of conflict between the English and French areas. We heard about the conflict several times in cgs from people we met.
We are at Glengarry Provincial Park, right on the shore of the St. Lawrence River. That is one wide river!!!!
Tomorrow night we will again be in a Provincial Park and then to Niagara.
We are finally starting to see some leaf changes. Very early yet. We may hit Michigan at its prime but are heading for Niagara Falls for now.
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