A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Rosie the Riveter Park
Not Vermont, but West Virginia. Sandwiched between a highway and the Ohio River lies Rosie the Riveter Park with three “donations requested” RV sites for visitors. We are the third RV here, so we’re going to make dinner, watch the barges go by, and spend the night. Fast food restaurants are right across the street…
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Grand Lake Has a Problem
Today we started meandering south in order to be home by the end of the week. We wandered from Michigan to Ohio through lots of attractive small towns. Our favorite town of the day was Van Wert, Ohio which is centered around this beautiful courthouse built in 1874. Consulting our trusty Allstays app, Grand Lake St…
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We’ll be Up North in a Jiffy
After a lovely wedding and visits with friends in the Detroit area, we headed up north to spend some time driveway camping with Judy & Gary. As you might suspect, we didn’t go via the shortest route. Consulting the “Factory Tours USA” website, had us taking a route west of Ann Arbor for a stop…
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Jen & Jim’s Wedding
Beth’s niece Jennifer’s pending marriage was the reason for choosing Michigan as our early summer trip. They picked a perfect day for a wedding and the ceremony, at Jefferson Beach Marina, was nicely done and enjoyed by all. After a pause for photos, everyone was invited to board the motor vessel Infinity for a celebratory…
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Ferry to USA – Just Don’t Do It
Today is the day we say thank you and goodbye to Canada. We’ll be back for another visit if you’ll have us. Off an on rain showers had Lake Huron looking a little hazy. It was hard to find the horizon before a boat came by. The folks at the Sarnia visitor’s center were very…
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Canada’s Prettiest Town
Departed Owen Sound and headed southwest. Found a Canadian Tire along the way who had multiple sizes of DEF at reasonable prices. Port Elgin marina was a convenient lunch stop. The town is having a festival and some streets are closed off. A Nonsuch is nestled in with other sailboats in the harbor. Didn’t stick…