A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Lake Erie to Letchworth Falls
13 August 2022 – Saturdayposted 24 April 2023 Traveling through western New York from Lake Erie to Letchworth State Park. 0810 49,331 57° Leave Lakeside Campground in Ripley, NY after a spectacular sunset and restful night. We headed east along the lakefront, on route 5. 0830 49,342 64° Town of Westfield Barcelona Harbor looks like…
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Lake Erie Shoreline Route
12 August 2022 FridayPosted 20 April 2023 Wandering along the south shore of Lake Erie from Ohio to New York 0900 49,157 65° Leave Wakeman, Ohio 0930 49,170 Vermilion, OH Stopping at the Vermilion Station we learned that the town is a mecca for railfans, boasting five trains rolling through every hour. Vermilion Mainline Rail…
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Lake Erie Lighthouses
11 August 2022 Posted 15 April 2023 A quick visit to Truma’s North American headquarters before heading east along the Lake Erie shoreline. 0830 48,914 Elkhart, Indiana – Truma The crew at Truma was ready for us right on time. One of the bolts was cross-threaded when they did the original install and we didn’t…
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Kalamazoo Air Zoo
10 August 2022 posted 13 April 2023 A fascinating day with aircraft before heading south to Truma’s facility in Elkhart. We woke to sunshine illuminating a spiderweb on our bicycle rack. The Air Zoo, a Harvest Host, was a fine place to spend the night. We look forward to exploring the inside of the Air Zoo…
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Landing at the Air Zoo
09 August 2022 Posted 09 April 2023 Traveling from north to south in Michigan’s lower peninsula. 1020 48,632 62° Leave Gaylord, MI after a fun visit with Beth’s family 1145 48,705 68° Cadillac, MI – Culver’s for lunch 1412 48,814 77° Camping World – Dump Station is free for Good Sam’s Members. We ended up…
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Window Leak Cure
09 April 2023 We had a very small leak on the passenger side rearmost window of our 2018 Lexor. Blue painter’s tape cured it temporarily, but it was time for a more permanent repair. These are CR Laurence windows, installed in a Pleasure-Way Lexor TS which is a professional conversion based on a RAM ProMaster 3500…