A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Yellville, Flippin, and a Starry Night
08 October 2023 – Sunday 1032 62,017 miles 72° After five days of fun and education at the Pleasure-Way Connection Rally, we said our goodbyes and left Branson. 1142 62,051 miles 66° 1211 ft Choosing a homeward bound route through Arkansas yielded some interesting town names. This state welcome center had clean restrooms and lots…
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2023 Pleasure-Way Connection Rally Recap
04 October 2023 – Wednesday The second Pleasure-Way East–West Connection Rally was a great opportunity to reconnect with friends across the country. Here’s a little taste of each day’s activities Day 1 – Arrival With 104 vans, some of the big pull through sites were shared so everyone could fit into the campground.…
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Mobile Hotdogs
17 June 2023 We are in Verona, Wisconsin visiting our son and daughter-in-law. Walking around town we noticed two, then three more “Frankmobiles.” The license plates are entertaining, with this one reading “WNR MOBLE.” Doing a little research we found that Verona is where potential “Hotdoggers” are interviewed and trained. Job advertisements targeted at graduating…
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Summer 2023 Wrap-up
We’re home from summer adventures. Traveled 5,855 miles through 14 states and 2 provinces, spending 87 nights in our little Lexor. We are grateful for all the friends and relatives we visited along the way. We have plenty of photos to keep us writing travel posts through the winter. Thankfully, we don’t have new troubleshooting…
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Hummers
We don’t post much when on the road, but had good luck capturing hummingbirds this morning. We set the camera up on a tripod and used a phone app to focus and trip the shutter. This is an updated set of photos from the third day of shooting. Enjoy…
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Canadian History and Big Locks
27 July 2023 – Friday A bit of Canadian living history before crossing over the St Lawrence River back into the US. 0815 58,220 78°F Williamsburg, OntarioLeave Cedar Glen Golf 0915 58,239 78°F South Dundas, Ontario We stopped at Crysler Park Marina on the St Lawrence and were surprised to see a railroad display featuring…