Always Late

Here it is, almost 2014. A lot has happened since my last entry. The biggest is Pumpkin has been demoted. We still have Pumpkin, but we also have bought a new 2014 Winnebago ERA 170X... Don't ask about the price. But, we love it. It is smaller than Pumpkin, only 24' and narrower, but great for the type of RVing we like to do - mainly touring with a kitchen and bathroom. Sure, it has a bed, too, but it's mainly a touring van. It's a diesel to boot, which makes the MPG much better. Something is not working right with my blog software, so I'll have to add photos later. Oh yes, the new one is named Lil Pumpkin...of course.

Starve Hollow S.R.A.

Vallonia, IN.  Paid $20.33

Cooper's Rock Campground

Bruceton Mill, WV.  Paid $20.70.

Mile Away Campground

Henniker, NH.  Paid $31.50.

Rangeley Lake State Park

Rangeley, ME.  Paid $26.75.

D.A.R. Vermont State Park

Addison, VT.  Nice campground, no services.  Paid $19

McCormick's Creek Campground

Spencer, IN.  Paid $19.

Pleasant View RV Resort

Van Buren, Oh.  Paid $26.05  Not sure of the date.  The receipt was damaged and all I could make out was August xx 2013.

Countdown To Destin

We're on track to head out for Topsail Hill State Park near Destin, Florida next week.  Pumpkin is nowhere near ready and the weather has not been too favorable to get it ready, but beginning this weekend it should be better.

I drove Pumpkin to Forsyth yesterday to get a funky valve stem changed out.  We had to replace it on the trip out to Custer State Park in 2011.  I had all 6 valve stems changed before we left because one had failed.  As it turned out, the tire shop screwed one up and it leaked.  The replacement wouldn't accept the extension so it was a real pain to air up.  Anyway, it's fixed now and the trip also served to check out Pumpkin on the road.  All seems good.  What's left now is cleaning, straightening up, de-winterizing and loading...that's all.

So, if all goes well, we'll be hitting the road on March 14, nearly a year to the day from our last trip before my neck surgeries started.

We have reservations for Mar. 17-23.  Dusty and Traci will be there, too, in the site right next to us.  I'm pumped.

Ugh! Winter is dragging.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Seems like winter has gone into some kind of time shift.  It is really really slow.  But, that could be because I'm still waiting for my neck to heal and because we have reservations for Topsail (Destin, Fl) with the St. Louis bunch.

Anyway, as soon as my neck and the weather permit, it will be time to start prepping Pumpkin for the trip.  Other than de-winterizing, there shouldn't be much to do.  Oh, there is one thing.  I bought a new 32" LCD TV and mounting bracket.  The little TV we had was just that, little, and the viewing angle was atrocious.  My plan is to mount the new one so it stores against the little window above the bunk on the passenger side.  Then to view, it will swing out toward the center over the bunk.  As for other stuff, just the usual needs to be done...air tires and check/change oil.  The generator needs service, too, but we might be able to wait until after March for that one.