A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Chicago Traffic & Illinois Trains
Look who’s on the road ahead of us. Anyone with children or grandchildren will probably know this engine, even with a mask on. Today we’re running from Indiana Dunes National Park to Madison, Wisconsin with a stop at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM). Google, Waze, Garmin, and Apple maps all recommended driving through Chicago using…
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Newest National Park
Designated in 2019, Indiana Dunes National Park is the newest US national park. Only 71 miles from where we had our new Air Conditioner installed at Truma in Elkhart, it sounded like a place we should explore. Dunewood Campground has 66 sites arranged in two loops. Although there are no hook-ups, it is a bargain at $25…
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Three Months with the Truma Aventa
Truma Aventa Eco Air Conditioner Update 2025-7-27: Truma now offers a unit that includes heat in the same footprint. Here’s a comparison of the available Aventa units: Update 2025-2-14: The system continues to operate as it did during the test the only issue we’ve had was when birds decided to build a nest…
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Liberty, Winchester and Truma
Leaving the campground at Brookville Lake, we headed north on Route 27 through another pretty midwestern town; Liberty, Indiana. This stately courthouse has been standing here since 1891. As long time readers realize, we enjoy stopping to see town squares and county courthouses and Liberty is the county seat for Union County. The town has…
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Brookville – Biking or Ice Cream?
25 June, 2022 …begins a few relaxing days as we travel from West Virginia to Indiana with a stop in Cincinnatti to visit a long-time friend. About two hours after leaving Beckley’s Exhibition Coal Mine Campground, we were ready to stretch our legs. Beth found this boat launch in Nitro, West Virginia. Boat launches…
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West Virginia Coal Stop
24 June 2022 Off we go on another summer adventure. This time it will be a return to Lake Superior to finish the circle route we started a couple of years ago. Heading north from NC, we often drive through the Virginia mountains and notice this shot tower from route 77. Only a short detour…