tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53267717220556160822024-03-13T01:49:37.255-04:00Forever YoungRV travels and more...
enjoying life's simple pleasures!Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-35070139219140859332014-12-31T21:52:00.000-05:002014-12-31T21:52:18.677-05:00Hey! Happy New Year!!!<h3 align="center">
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Wednesday 12/31/2014</h3>
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W.P. Franklin Lock and Recreation Area</h3>
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Alva, FL</h3>
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!</div>
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We’re both doing fine and enjoying ourselves in sunny, warm southwest Florida.</div>
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Stay tuned… six month recap will be posted soon… I hope.</div>
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Farewell 2014… Welcome 2015</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-35221537612285345282014-07-04T16:20:00.001-04:002014-07-04T16:22:23.867-04:00Now we’ve been there… done that!!!<br />
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Tuesday 7/1/2014</h3>
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Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park</h3>
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Friday, 6/27, Terri and I packed up, said our “see ya laters” to <a href="http://gypsyturtles.blogspot.com/">Rick & Gail</a>, and headed out for another “big” (about 12 miles/20 minutes) trip back to <a href="http://www.village.rantoul.il.us/index.aspx?NID=373">Prairie Pines</a> in Rantoul, IL, for three nights.</div>
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We were in site # 1, which is a pull-through site with full hookups and a very clear view of the southern sky for DirecTv.</div>
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This is a view of our “backyard.”</div>
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We came back here because the RV park where we were staying was all booked up for the weekend due to a big annual Corvette show in Champaign, IL. We chose not to attend the show due to the $20 admission price. But we were able to see a couple of Corvettes at D&W Lake. Here’s one of them.</div>
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Terri had a follow-up appointment with her ophthalmologist Friday afternoon. Her eye is looking better, but she must continue applying the antibiotic ointment every six hours for two more weeks. Another doctor visit is scheduled in about ten days. The shingles are drying up and disappearing, and her forehead is looking much better.</div>
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Our travel plan was to leave Prairie Pines Monday morning and meet up with Rick & Gail at the rest area near Paw Paw, IL, and then travel together up to Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park. Terri and I got a later start than planned due to an early morning thunder storm. There were more severe thunder storms predicted for later in the afternoon at Lake Le-Aqua-Na, so Rick & Gail decided to go on ahead without us in order to get set up before the storm arrived.</div>
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We finally left Prairie Pines about 11 A.M. and travelled for about two hours to the Flying J near La Salle, IL. Terri said her eye was starting to bother her a bit, but she was okay to continue. By the time we reached the rest area near Paw Paw, IL, she needed to stop. At this point she was about a couple hours late on the ointment treatment, so she went ahead and did that and then just rested her eyes for a while. A little later we decided to take a test drive up the interstate with the car, leaving the rig at the rest area. She wanted to check to see how her vision was while driving. We got back and decided it would be best not to continue. <em>Shabbona Lake State Park is not too far away, so we decided to go see if we could get in there for the night. I took over the driving chores, and we again left the rig behind at the rest area. We drove up to Shabbona to check out the campground. There were plenty of sites available, but most were either too small or too difficult to get into. So we decided to stay overnight at the rest area and boondock for our first time!</em></div>
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<em>Earlier when Terri was resting her eyes, I was checking out the rest area for a “good” place to park. There were two spots, one at the north end where we could put our bedroom slide out over the grass, or a spot right next to a handicap parking place that would give us a bit of space on one side. We decided to park next to the handicap parking. I quickly moved the rig before someone else parked there! </em><em>This is a picture of the “lodge” (restrooms and vending machines) located in front of us.</em></div>
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<em>Shortly after moving, another 5th wheel pulled in right next to us and they headed into the “lodge” for a few minutes. We were standing outside trying to decide if this was really what we wanted to do. Just 24 miles south was Hickory Hollow where we have stayed before, but we decided we really didn’t want to backtrack that far… and we didn’t know if Terri could make it, not to mention the quickly approaching storms. Soon the couple next to us came back out, and he approached us to ask if we were staying overnight. They were hoping we would so they could safely put their slides out. After talking with this nice couple from Minnesota, we all decided to stay overnight. We only put our right side living room slide out which allowed us access to the living room.</em></div>
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Not long after we got “set up” for the night, a very strong, windy, thunder storm came through. The photos above were taken after the storm passed through. Then about 9 P.M. another, even stronger storm passed through knocking out all of the lighting at the rest area for about three hours! It was VERY dark. Total rainfall was just under two inches for the day!</div>
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Our overnight stay went fine, and we survived the storms, strong wind, and power outage. The noise from the trucks and traffic didn’t really bother us at all. Will we boondock again? Probably not unless we have to. We aren’t really set up for boon docking… and our floor plan doesn’t work too well either. But now at least we can say,</div>
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“Been there, done that!!”</div>
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The next morning (Tuesday, 7/1) Terri’s eye was doing much better. We were able to make it the rest of the way here to Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park without having to stop along the way.</div>
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We’re parked right next to Rick & Gail. The four of us are looking forward to a fun week!</div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-88409705779650312502014-06-26T15:03:00.000-04:002014-06-26T15:08:55.688-04:00Travel Day, Time with Friends, and a Cat Hair!!!<br />
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D & W Lake Camping and RV Park</h3>
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Champaign, Il</h3>
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(This quote is from our previous blog post.)</div>
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“On Thursday, 6/19, we’ll be packing up and heading out for a new destination. It will be a fun week of more races, and spending time with some friends we haven’t seen in over a year!”</div>
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Our intentions were good… but sometimes things don’t work out as planned!</div>
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We did have a travel day on Thursday, 6/19. It was one of our shorter travel days… no PDD here… of just over 12 miles/20 minutes to <a href="http://www.dwlake.com/">D&W Lake Camping and RV Park</a> just north of Champaign, IL.</div>
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We have a nice, partially shaded pull-through site, #17, with full hookups and a view of the lake. There’s WIFI, but it’s too weak for us to use it. There’s no cable TV, but we’re able to get DirecTV with our dish and local stations with the antenna.</div>
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By coincidence, our friends <a href="http://gypsyturtles.blogspot.com/">Rick and Gail</a> are here too! They arrived the day before us. We had been in touch with them, so we knew we were all going to be here at the same time. We hadn’t seen Rick and Gail since October, 2012, so we were looking forward to spending some time with them. The four of us had a great “happy hour” Thursday after we got all set up.</div>
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And then, our intended plans changed.</div>
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Earlier in the week, Monday, Terri started having some problems with her left eye. She thought it felt like a cat hair was caught in her eye and she couldn’t get it out. She tried flushing her eye with eye drops and also water several times throughout the week, but it still felt uncomfortable. The area around her eye swelled up a la Mr. Magoo,</div>
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and then on Thursday night she developed a rash on her forehead and scalp above her left eye. So Friday we headed off to an ophthalmologist to have her eye checked out. The doctor was able to find and extract the cat hair! She said we would not have been able to see or remove it ourselves. The hair did cause an abrasion to her eye, so an antibiotic ointment was prescribed. The doctor was also concerned about the rash and referred Terri to a local, affiliated clinic where it was diagnosed to be shingles!! Antibiotic pills were prescribed for the shingles, and off we went to Walmart for her prescriptions. With the swelling around the eye, the shingles on her forehead & scalp, and generally just not feeling good, socializing was put on hold. Her week here has been spent resting/sleeping and healing.</div>
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She is recovering nicely, and we were able to have only our second “happy hour” with Rick and Gail yesterday!</div>
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Terri’s feeling much better now, and we’re all looking forward to some “funner” times ahead.</div>
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Unfortunately my race attendance took a bit of a hit too. I had to scrap my plans for Friday night, and Saturday night was rained out before the show was completed. Finally, I was able to get to the races for a full show on Monday night.</div>
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Tomorrow, Friday, 6/27, Terri and I are headed back to Prairie Pines in Rantoul for three nights. We’ll meet back up with Rick and Gail on Monday!</div>
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Tuesday 6/17/2014</h3>
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Prairie Pines Campground</h3>
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Rantoul, Il</h3>
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We successfully left the Volunteer Village at J. Strom Thurmond Lake on Monday, 6/2/2014. Some of our fellow volunteers, including <a href="http://owensontheroad.blogspot.com/2014/06/plodding-right-along.html">George and Laurie</a>, Ruth, Jim, John, and Rufus, came out to see us off.</div>
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We’re all packed up and ready to go!</div>
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Our first day of travel took us through Atlanta. Taking the advice of our volunteer friend Jim, we stayed on I-20 West all the way through Atlanta and then took exit 51B for I-285 North around the northwest side of town. It worked out great with very little traffic (compared to the northeast side of town) and no slow-downs until we got to Marietta, which is actually northwest of Atlanta, and after all of its traffic issues. Our stopping point for the first night was <a href="http://www.harvestmoonrvpark.com/">Harvest Moon RV Park</a>, Adairsville, GA. We had a nice, level pull-through site with full hookups including cable. A very nice amenity at this park is FREE laundry. We took advantage of that and did three loads!</div>
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Tuesday, 6/3, we travelled up to <a href="http://www.clarksvillervpark.com/">Clarksville RV Park and Campground</a>, Clarksville, TN.</div>
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Once again, we had a nice pull-through site with full hookups, but no cable this time. However, we could get all the major networks with our antenna. It’s a nice park, but there’s a scrap metal yard across the street and it’s a bit noisy during the day. You can see the scrap yard behind this nicely placed sign near the exit of the park.</div>
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Our third day of travel, Wednesday, 6/4, found us landing at <a href="http://www.fws.gov/refuge/crab_orchard/">Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge</a> near Carbondale, IL. Some volunteer friends from Thurmond Lake are volunteering at Crab Orchard Campground for the fifth year in a row. Dennis and Mary saved us a nice pull-through full hookup site right next to them.</div>
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Just in front of our site was a beautiful view of Crab Orchard Lake.</div>
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The four of us went out to dinner at nearby Giant City Lodge located in Giant City State Park.</div>
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The inside of the lodge is beautiful!</div>
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They get quite busy on weekends and holidays, but this particular night there was no waiting. We all chose the chicken dinner served family style. All the food was delicious! Unfortunately I was so focused on the food I forgot to take pictures. After dinner we headed back to the campground and played cards. It was really nice seeing Dennis and Mary again. Hopefully we’ll see them again this spring.</div>
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Thursday, 6/5, was our fourth and final day of travel for a couple of weeks. We’re staying at <a href="http://www.village.rantoul.il.us/index.aspx?NID=373">Prairie Pines Campground</a> in Rantoul, IL, north of Champaign. Our friends <a href="http://parttimewithjandl.blogspot.com/">Jim and Linda</a> stay here every summer. Unfortunately Linda is dealing with some health issues and they’re still down in Florida, but they’re planning to head up this way in July. We really hope we can stop back here and visit them. We have a nice, full hookup, pull-through site under some nice shade trees. We’re able to get our DirecTv signal and networks with our antenna, but the WIFI here is very weak forcing us to use our Verizon data plan.</div>
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Friday, 6/6, was our 33rd wedding anniversary!</div>
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On Monday, 6/9, we drove up to Kankakee River State Park to visit some more volunteer friends from Thurmond Lake. Rich and Jacquie are camp hosting at Kankakee for the summer before they head back south. We had a real nice visit, went out for lunch, and then played cards. It was a great afternoon catching up with our friends. Once again, we were having so much fun, I forgot to take pictures! These pics were taken the day they left Lake Thurmond to head north.</div>
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We’re staying here for a couple of weeks so that I can attend some of the local short track dirt racing events in the area.</div>
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On Thursday, 6/19, we’ll be packing up and heading out for a new destination. It will be a fun week of more races, and spending time with some friends we haven’t seen in over a year!</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-71028938941538042162014-06-01T23:38:00.001-04:002014-06-01T23:38:11.724-04:00Travel Time!<h3 align="center">
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It’s time to head north for our summer “vacation” in Illinois, Wisconsin, and maybe Minnesota and/or Michigan. We’re looking forward to seeing family, friends, RV friends, and workamper friends. There’s also sightseeing, bike riding, kayaking, hiking, and several car race events that I want to attend! September will find us in the Richmond, VA, area for annual doctor visits, and then we’ll head south again for the winter.</div>
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We’ve really enjoyed the last eight months here at Thurmond Lake. We enjoyed spending time with <a href="http://rsanityrvtravels.blogspot.com/">Paul and Marti</a> while they were here…</div>
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and hope to see them again soon. We hated to see them go, but understand that new grand babies are a good reason to leave.</div>
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<a href="http://owensontheroad.blogspot.com/">George and Laurie</a> arrived a few weeks ago…</div>
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The group of volunteers that has been here with us at the Volunteer Village has been great. We had great times working, eating, and playing games together. We’ve made many great friends and look forward to seeing them in the future.</div>
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Volunteering here at Thurmond Lake has obviously been wonderful for us! Our primary task, just like our previous time here, was to count the funds collected at boat ramps, day use areas, and “honor pay” campgrounds. In addition to funds counting we became involved with the development and presentation of the Water Safety Program in area schools. Both of us were a little nervous/apprehensive about getting up in front of a group of kids to make the presentation, but after that first day we truly understood how rewarding it is to spread the message of water safety! We could never have done it without the support and guidance of our fellow presenters Paul & Marti, Bill & Carrol, and Jim & Linda, and also Rangers Dave, Jay, Ken, Chrissy, Heather, David, and Terry. Paul & Marti and Bill & Carrol were scheduled to leave before our busiest month of May, so Jim & Linda and Terri & I worked together to get through several days with multiple presentations to hundreds of kids. It made for some long days, but was VERY rewarding and we enjoyed every minute of it! Terri and I could never have done it without the help of Jim & Linda!</div>
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Also a quick “thanks” to George & Laurie for tagging along with us on the last day and helping out.</div>
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Everyone with the Corps has been great to work with. We really appreciate the opportunity to serve and look forward to returning. “Thank you” USACE for the great times we’ve had and allowing us to help out!</div>
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It’s bittersweet to leave our wonderful site here at the Volunteer Village - it’s just so beautiful here! – but it’s time to hit the road.</div>
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Tomorrow (Monday) we leave to head north.</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-5512907693291042172014-04-01T07:37:00.000-04:002014-04-01T07:37:37.183-04:00New Rig!!!<h3 align="center">
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Tuesday, 4/1/2014</h3>
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We’ve been out of blog land recently while settling into our new rig!</div>
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I still need to check the dates on those tires before we leave for Alaska.</div>
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APRIL FOOL!!!</div>
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If interested, this “very rare, one of a kind” 1951 Cadillac Camper is, in fact, offered “For Sale” at <a href="http://classiccarsofsc.com/1951-cadillac-camper-very-rare-one-of-a-kind-only-2500/">Classic Cars of S.C.</a> in Gray Court, SC, for only $2,500.</div>
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(All of the above photos were borrowed from the Classic Cars of S.C. website.) </div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-23329917459188662332014-01-01T23:36:00.002-05:002014-01-01T23:36:48.073-05:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!<div align="center">
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Happy New Year!!!</div>
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Our New Year’s Eve tradition the last several years consisted of a nice quiet night at home with a homemade pizza and watching TV…. and then waking up (sometimes) just in time to see the ball drop in New York City. But this year was different. We brought in the new year with many of our fellow volunteers here at the Volunteer Village. Twenty-one of us gathered at the rec hall for an evening of food, fun, and games. There was a lot of delicious “finger food”…</div>
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for a lot of great people!</div>
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Paul and Marti had their “party” hats on.</div>
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Later on we started a game of cards. There were still eleven of us playing when midnight rolled around. So of course we brought in the new year with gusto! </div>
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We all had a great time, and it was fun bringing in the new year with our fellow volunteers.</div>
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We wish everyone a very happy and healthy 2014!</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-41178313910477489552013-12-29T22:19:00.000-05:002013-12-29T22:19:52.355-05:00November Update… finally<div align="center">
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Volunteer Village</h3>
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Modoc, SC</h3>
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YES! I’m waaaay behind on the blog. So here’s an update about our final day at Huntington Beach State Park and the rest of November!</div>
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On Monday, 11/4, we packed up and headed back to J. Strom Thurmond Lake Volunteer Village. We followed Paul & Marti…</div>
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as far as Shaw Air Force Base where they turned off to stay for a few days. Turns out, unbeknownst to Terri and I, Paul had been having some problems with his eye. Long story short, he had to have emergency laser surgery to correct a serious tear in his retina. You can read all <a href="http://rsanityrvtravels.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-eyed-jack.html">about it here</a>. Terri and I continued on with an uneventful trip back “home.” Paul & Marti finally made it back four days later on Friday, 11/8. Paul has had follow-up visits, and his eye continues to improve.</div>
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On Saturday, 11/9, we met our RV friends <a href="http://meanderingmaddoxs.blogspot.com/2013/11/petersburg-campground-wrap-up.html">Jim & Judy</a> for lunch.</div>
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They were staying near us at Petersburg Campground after leaving Huntington Beach. We had a delicious lunch at a local Mexican restaurant…</div>
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and a wonderful visit with them. Terri and I look forward to seeing them again somewhere “down the road.”</div>
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On Wednesday, 11/20, we attended a pre-Thanksgiving pot-luck at the power plant below the dam at J. Strom Thurmond Lake…</div>
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with fellow volunteers, rangers, power plant employees, and others from throughout the J. Strom Thurmond Corps of Engineer project. There was a lot of food…</div>
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On Saturday, 11/23, we tagged along with Paul & Marti to Lincolnton, GA, for the Lincolnton County Pioneer Day. There are several buildings on the grounds that the county has “rescued” and preserved for future generations to experience. There were also many displays, exhibits, and food! We had a great time, and I hope to do a blog entry very soon specifically about our day there.</div>
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Of course on Thursday, 11/28, we celebrated Thanksgiving here with many of the other volunteers, and you can read all <a href="http://foreveryoung-mt.blogspot.com/2013/11/happy-thanksgiving.html">about it here</a>.</div>
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Oh, and we’ve been working too! In addition to counting the collected fees every week and making a bank run, we’ve also checked the supply and condition of life vests supplied by the Corps at beaches, performed safety inspections on grills and photographed those that need replacing, inspected and made a list of picnic tables that still need re-staining, performed an inventory of the unassigned keys, and took one of the Corps vehicles in for repairs. We also retrieved four of the fee collection cans one day.</div>
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Terri and I are still really enjoying our time here volunteering. Everyone with the Corps is so easy to work with, and we have a great bunch of volunteers here at the village.</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-87488682781826294192013-12-25T16:45:00.000-05:002013-12-25T16:45:13.926-05:00Merry Christmas!!!<div align="center">
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Merry Christmas!</div>
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Today we had a wonderful Christmas meal here at the Volunteer Village. There were 15 volunteers and one guest.</div>
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Of course there was a lot of great food with enough left for another meal tomorrow night!</div>
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Terri made a cake and corn pudding. Everything was delicious!</div>
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Terri and I hope that all of you are enjoying a wonderful Christmas!</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-85051345825839338542013-11-28T23:10:00.000-05:002013-11-28T23:10:53.114-05:00HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!<h3 align="center">
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Happy Thanksgiving!</div>
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Today we had a great Thanksgiving meal here at the Volunteer Village.</div>
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There were 15 volunteers and two guests.</div>
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Paul & Marti are with family today, so they were definitely missed here. Of course there was a lot of great food and enough left for another meal tomorrow night!</div>
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Terri and I hope that everyone had a great day!</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-32760930232831084052013-11-16T11:30:00.001-05:002013-11-16T11:30:53.717-05:00Huntington Beach State Park… Day 7<div align="center">
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Today, Sunday, 11/3, we said our goodbyes to five couples. John & Ginny, Jim & Dee, Howard & Linda, Hank & Selene, and Jim & Judy. Kris left too, while Ray stayed one more night, but we bid her farewell the night before.</div>
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Before their departure, Howard & Linda weighed Jim & Dee’s and Jim & Judy’s rigs. We gathered in the morning…</div>
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and soon they were ready to head over to the “weigh site” to get weighed.</div>
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Some of us headed over to watch.</div>
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Jim & Judy were first after stopping at the dump station.</div>
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Soon Jim & Dee were pulling in for their turn...</div>
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After the weighing process was finished, we said our “see ya laters” to all three couples. Jim & Dee and Jim & Judy were on their way out, and Howard & Linda were going back to their site to pack up and leave. Terri and I also bid farewell to John & Ginny and Hank & Selene a little later in the day.</div>
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Shortly after noon Terri and I took a walk on the beach.</div>
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It was a beautiful day at the beach.</div>
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Later, Paul & Marti, George & Laurie, and Terri & I went to a local Chinese buffet for dinner.</div>
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The food was delicious and, of course, I was stuffed when we walked out of there. But then, I don’t think any of us left hungry!</div>
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On the way back home we stopped for gas.</div>
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It certainly was nice to see the price below $3.00!</div>
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We finished out the evening with one last campfire.</div>
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Tomorrow is a travel day for Paul & Marti and Terri & I. We’ll be heading back to the Volunteer Village at J. Strom Thurmond Lake.</div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-49244659614194398752013-11-11T23:20:00.001-05:002013-11-11T23:20:40.486-05:00Huntington Beach State Park… Day 6<div align="center">
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Saturday 11/2/2013</h3>
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Huntington Beach State Park</h3>
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Murrells Inlet, SC</h3>
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Saturday, 11/2, was a quiet day. I think many of us are beginning to get a bit weary from all of the fun, excitement, and eating! Early in the afternoon Terri and I went over to visit with Jim and Dee for awhile.</div>
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We hadn’t been able to visit with them too much since we arrived here, and we had some catching up to do since we haven’t seen them for a year. We enjoyed our visit with them, and hopefully it won’t be another year until we see them again!</div>
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After we had been visiting for a while, I saw Paul and Marti outside getting the fire started. I went out to lend a hand, and soon Terri, Jim, and Dee came out and joined us. Eventually the others started congregating in anticipation of another wiener roast!</div>
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The temperatures were 10-15 degrees cooler today, and some of us were a bit chilly…</div>
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We still had a lot of firewood! So Howard pulled his truck over next to ours, and we loaded some of the wood into the back of his truck.</div>
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By now the fire was ready…</div>
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and we all had a great wiener roast along with leftovers from the week’s earlier meals.</div>
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We finished off the evening sitting around the campfire and trying to stay warm.</div>
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Tomorrow about half the group will be leaving us. Sadly the week of fun is coming to an end.</div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-79919072065332207202013-11-10T23:39:00.000-05:002013-11-10T23:48:44.734-05:00Huntington Beach State Park… Day 5<div align="center">
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Today, Friday, 11/1, some of us went to see a movie including <a href="http://tumbleweed-jimdee.blogspot.com/2013/11/day-5-carolina-clan-get-together.html">Jim & Dee</a>, <a href="http://rsanityrvtravels.blogspot.com/">Paul & Marti</a>, <a href="http://owensontheroad.blogspot.com/2013/11/coming-to-end.html">George & Laurie</a>, Kris, <a href="http://www.rv-dreams-journal.com/2013/11/sunrise-golf-movie-potluck-campfire-huntington-beach-state-park-south-carolina.html">Linda</a>, Terri, and me.</div>
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That’s Linda sitting by herself in front. She likes to put her feet up on the railing. The movie was “<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535109/">Captain Phillips</a>” starring Tom Hanks.</div>
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Tom Hanks’ performance was excellent, and everyone gave the movie high marks! I have to say this movie was even better than “Gravity.”</div>
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After the movie ended, Terri and I made a run to Camping World to pick up some leveling blocks and a sewer hose attachment. Then we headed back home to get ready for the evening potluck meal.</div>
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Soon everyone started to arrive for the potluck dinner.</div>
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There certainly was enough food!</div>
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There was also a nice assortment of desserts…</div>
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including this pineapple upside down cake!</div>
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Rain was threatening, but we were able to get our meal finished and spend a couple of hours around the campfire before it actually started to rain.</div>
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Another great day with great food and great friends!</div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-69550615265337197772013-11-04T00:23:00.000-05:002013-11-04T00:23:22.482-05:00Huntington Beach State Park… Day 4<h3 align="center">
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Thursday, 10/31/2013</h3>
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Murrells Inlet, SC</h3>
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!</div>
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Today <a href="http://tumbleweed-jimdee.blogspot.com/2013/11/day-4-carolina-clan-get-together.html">Jim</a>, <a href="http://meanderingmaddoxs.blogspot.com/2013/11/carolina-clanthursday.html">Jim</a>, and I ventured out on our own for a while. First stop was lunch at one of our favorites…. Five Guys Burgers and Fries!</div>
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After a delicious lunch, we headed for the Pier at Garden City Beach located just south of Myrtle Beach.</div>
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-x74MmgjYRww/UncpWpSJ8RI/AAAAAAAALAk/ZMGPc_Lamd8/s1600-h/DSCN3672%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3672" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5gPCkBVi7f4/UncpYohYcqI/AAAAAAAALAo/W-7JEZM9nbA/DSCN3672_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3672" width="260" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Abv7JMo2L5w/UncpaIDWzoI/AAAAAAAALA0/jIrH5dgtqo0/s1600-h/DSCN3673%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3673" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MYjC4GhnpTo/Uncpa57sXII/AAAAAAAALA8/Vq-do0Q6Pvk/DSCN3673_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3673" width="260" /></a></div>
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This couple was enjoying the beach and ocean!</div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-EUrg--wOVMg/Uncpdr3zGpI/AAAAAAAALBE/nfGrS5JudjY/s1600-h/DSCN3674%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3674" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wD-h8w9_xxo/UncpeRNyRGI/AAAAAAAALBM/9rIH_v3Bz9o/DSCN3674_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3674" width="260" /></a></div>
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There were a lot of birds on the pier waiting for snacks.</div>
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NYhVqYIHAws/Uncpf9-dpVI/AAAAAAAALBU/aD3PWw_MMkE/s1600-h/DSCN3680%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3680" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q4wyguZ6Nos/UncpgsSUjLI/AAAAAAAALBc/SUOp9KSQzSY/DSCN3680_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3680" width="260" /></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iXlQRsd1DU0/UncpjO6BDLI/AAAAAAAALBk/14x0jXuNCxU/s1600-h/DSCN3681%25255B3%25255D.jpg"> <img alt="DSCN3681" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_VeE6EtSNPk/UncpjwiB6rI/AAAAAAAALBs/ybB0zr0vmOQ/DSCN3681_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3681" width="260" /></a></div>
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There were quite a few fisherman too…</div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--hHbZOZBSWE/UncpmMr95JI/AAAAAAAALB0/zM9d6fSKY6w/s1600-h/DSCN3682%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3682" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OJpuUe5WMis/Uncpmpc95II/AAAAAAAALB8/O97-BCL4bbc/DSCN3682_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3682" width="260" /></a></div>
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unfortunately for the fish!</div>
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mzbfPcfxflU/Uncpojj2BqI/AAAAAAAALCE/Am_u8NInmkk/s1600-h/DSCN3685%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3685" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MhS6-5uZzjQ/UncppeVacII/AAAAAAAALCM/vM-XySmLlAU/DSCN3685_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3685" width="260" /></a></div>
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Some pelicans flew by while we were at the end of the pier.</div>
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-16u7fBTL3o8/Uncpq6jfIQI/AAAAAAAALCU/qGFijkfv7qQ/s1600-h/DSCN3695%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3695" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4YYggaQhLM8/UncprUr7gfI/AAAAAAAALCc/_-c6wTkfuC8/DSCN3695_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3695" width="260" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xhRCk-b8iYQ/UncpsmEUR6I/AAAAAAAALCk/vghoxvPEDG0/s1600-h/DSCN3696%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3696" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QxWALu8F2k4/UncptaW_0xI/AAAAAAAALCs/D-FW1Ai3ww8/DSCN3696_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3696" width="260" /></a></div>
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Down in the water at the end of the pier were several jelly fish. If you look closely, you can kind of see them in the water.</div>
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(click the photo to enlarge)</div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-a_JeXSTockU/UncpuV-Q_AI/AAAAAAAALC0/b8b58xKrhuY/s1600-h/DSCN3686%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3686" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-voez3vDprKc/Uncpu37NqBI/AAAAAAAALC8/uqyQ8QVMV_4/DSCN3686_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3686" width="260" /></a></div>
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Here are some close-up photos of them.</div>
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-A_DrQqcGR1Y/Uncpv2spZCI/AAAAAAAALDE/0H5TM7cTkBU/s1600-h/DSCN3687%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3687" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-korGx-UWN3g/UncpwcAXMrI/AAAAAAAALDM/cg2yvmuUTvE/DSCN3687_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3687" width="260" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OQbyV0ttVCE/UncpxfQl9eI/AAAAAAAALDU/o7bXzmNZsO8/s1600-h/DSCN3691%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3691" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-krqRLv-o5_o/Uncpx5bCwuI/AAAAAAAALDc/iLyvcV6H3wk/DSCN3691_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3691" width="260" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5iFsCK2BYPU/UncpyoRYY-I/AAAAAAAALDk/4uJx1t2aBsY/s1600-h/DSCN3693%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3693" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-N6bskuPEfBI/UncpzSm1lTI/AAAAAAAALDs/ghNC7UQw62I/DSCN3693_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3693" width="260" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MaEtHCHfWOY/Uncp0c5DjQI/AAAAAAAALD0/kj33kenYAmM/s1600-h/DSCN3690%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3690" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NXeWnHHHkII/Uncp1CWIaSI/AAAAAAAALD8/7D3xCjazXlA/DSCN3690_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3690" width="260" /></a></div>
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We had a great time at the pier.</div>
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Jim and Jim</div>
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-B9dBBYYPccA/Uncp2bDqciI/AAAAAAAALEE/q2qUX58PAys/s1600-h/DSCN3684%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3684" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0z-TDFAL1fA/Uncp3HFbh4I/AAAAAAAALEI/KJgh-hxRZ5M/DSCN3684_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3684" width="260" /></a></div>
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While we were out, Terri, Dee, Linda, Kris, and Ray went for a walk.</div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xxiBDZaJpc4/Uncp4wIGf9I/AAAAAAAALEU/dKyxnGtGhZU/s1600-h/DSCN7590%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN7590" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DujI_BVm6GE/Uncp5u2LpmI/AAAAAAAALEc/r61s5YjfnmI/DSCN7590_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN7590" width="260" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ibrgUzHx9uo/Uncp8P1BtgI/AAAAAAAALEk/lZ-jO0u0wBU/s1600-h/DSCN7586%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN7586" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RYUOplNsnuo/Uncp9la7SrI/AAAAAAAALEs/sh2P4QCmpfk/DSCN7586_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN7586" width="260" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-K1c9-9LUFv4/Uncp_g-DRJI/AAAAAAAALE0/zHEhknfi4Dw/s1600-h/DSCN7589%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN7589" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-H7Vom0PMlLY/UncqARjWJ_I/AAAAAAAALE8/5YRi_LGNGK8/DSCN7589_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN7589" width="260" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-65YfuGuTLY0/UncqCBr5ERI/AAAAAAAALFE/GJFLSg6jyLA/s1600-h/DSCN7587%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN7587" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4abRkpQkXGI/UncqC5U_ZsI/AAAAAAAALFM/VXfIoTf21xA/DSCN7587_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN7587" width="260" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-q5RqPYqFvnI/UncqEnm_HsI/AAAAAAAALFU/B6rBLYaV5Mo/s1600-h/DSCN7591%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN7591" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WGXFBco9P4k/UncqFRNEDsI/AAAAAAAALFc/h7WyikT19y0/DSCN7591_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN7591" width="260" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EEv4BVmr2to/UncqHj-MBpI/AAAAAAAALFk/djzfbGqvKt8/s1600-h/DSCN7593%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN7593" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NHqHoLq82EI/UncqIz9zBAI/AAAAAAAALFs/74w96UqhRvY/DSCN7593_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN7593" width="260" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-I-FDebwUQaY/UncqJ_NHTYI/AAAAAAAALF0/NRcKuWcv_hs/s1600-h/DSCN7592%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN7592" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Mqw-ktR2wWo/UncqKt8WciI/AAAAAAAALF8/HBOn1tHzVAY/DSCN7592_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN7592" width="260" /></a></div>
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It was stated they walked about three miles in an hour and fifteen minutes!</div>
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Later in the afternoon everyone…</div>
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WLpmBkk-FDI/UncqMPEXGUI/AAAAAAAALGE/t5OaGAFDBWM/s1600-h/DSCN3715%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3715" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OuNDAN4E960/UncqNNZXdzI/AAAAAAAALGM/mENeI5BZ7rA/DSCN3715_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3715" width="260" /></a></div>
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gathered for a group photo.</div>
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qvzUBCtn4o0/UncqPH0P6wI/AAAAAAAALGU/aHllbNW7E_o/s1600-h/DSCN3726%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3726" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Y88RhchUnRo/UncqQoSVevI/AAAAAAAALGc/EGHD6jaU2zA/DSCN3726_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="500" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3726" width="660" /></a></div>
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Before the group photo, we had some “big chair” fun.</div>
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Jim & Dee</div>
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qeuWwpPpV94/UncqSddbbgI/AAAAAAAALGk/fhsNT9xyxWY/s1600-h/DSCN3706%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3706" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sI6KX5gNkgA/UncqTHpuCsI/AAAAAAAALGs/wJJyWQgSnXU/DSCN3706_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3706" width="260" /></a></div>
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Linda & Howard</div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jF_fwd955Uo/UncqVByFklI/AAAAAAAALG0/73U78HqlnqE/s1600-h/DSCN3714%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3714" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gxGTbAef0UA/UncqV5gxihI/AAAAAAAALG8/Kx0CJ5Ugkqc/DSCN3714_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3714" width="260" /></a></div>
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John & Ginny</div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5xeWZ1TM1UM/UncqXX3Ix-I/AAAAAAAALHE/EPdibE8upbo/s1600-h/DSCN3720%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3720" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-o3jrxmAjjfk/UncqYA-iAII/AAAAAAAALHM/xsXVY-4CuR8/DSCN3720_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3720" width="260" /></a></div>
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Ray & Kris</div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eBzkcgyAPLM/UncqabRU79I/AAAAAAAALHU/uIgCMFZsHMk/s1600-h/DSCN3722%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3722" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fgSAapwLxUc/UncqbMxx48I/AAAAAAAALHc/7zW8lreN4P4/DSCN3722_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3722" width="260" /></a></div>
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I think we all had a lot of fun with the chairs!</div>
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After the group photo, everyone headed back to the campground. I started building a campfire…</div>
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<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WC1XNsGkDx8/UncqcosVmVI/AAAAAAAALHk/hUvLwZuGzik/s1600-h/DSCN3728%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3728" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MJTiQBKRzZI/UncqdWzOqlI/AAAAAAAALHs/rrjVKogQAfk/DSCN3728_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3728" width="260" /></a></div>
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while Howard, Linda, Laurie, and Dee started getting ready for the evening meal.</div>
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-i4fhIlQJUCg/Uncqekta_rI/AAAAAAAALH0/0ppFfgOxgmw/s1600-h/DSCN3729%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3729" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dfgSH6bzPSs/UncqfZVTuPI/AAAAAAAALH8/XowUmfba-pI/DSCN3729_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSCN3729" width="260" /></a></div>
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Once his initial duties with the meal prep were complete, Howard helped me get the fire going.</div>
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Tonight’s meal was a Low Country Boil prepared by Linda (and helpers) that was excellent. There was corn, potatoes, onions, sausage, and shrimp.</div>
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Everything tasted delicious as proven by the photo below… there sure wasn’t much left!</div>
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Another wonderful campfire closed out the evening.</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-43980611976211854142013-11-02T10:47:00.000-04:002013-11-02T10:47:29.855-04:00Huntington Beach State Park… Day 3<h5 align="center">
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Wednesday, 10/30/2013</h3>
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Huntington Beach State Park</h3>
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Murrells Inlet, SC</h3>
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Today we, and three other couples, took our Sea Eagles out for a paddle on the Intracoastal Waterway. <a href="http://rsanityrvtravels.blogspot.com/2013/10/sea-eagle-sailing.html">Paul & Marti</a>, <a href="http://owensontheroad.blogspot.com/2013/10/ahoy-matey.html">George & Laurie</a>, <a href="http://www.rv-dreams-journal.com/2013/10/sunrise-birding-waccamaw-river-paddle-pizza-night-huntington-beach-state-park-south-carolina.html">Howard & Linda</a>, and Terri & I drove over to the public boat ramp next to Wacca Weche Marina and pumped up our Sea Eagles.</div>
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Soon Howard & Linda were checking with the rest of us to see if we were ready…</div>
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and off we went to the water’s edge.</div>
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Marti & Paul</div>
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Linda & Howard</div>
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George & Laurie</div>
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We all launched successfully and headed south with the outgoing tide.</div>
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The scenery was beautiful along the waterway.</div>
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Here’s George & Laurie…</div>
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and Paul & Marti...</div>
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and Howard & Linda.</div>
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We continued on…</div>
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until Howard and Linda found a narrow inlet to navigate. Of course we all followed them, some of us (Terri, George, and Laurie) reluctantly.</div>
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We didn’t travel far before we had to turn around and head back out.</div>
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Paul & Marti are heading toward us…</div>
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and George & Laurie are heading away from us.</div>
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I really enjoyed this little side trip into the “jungle.”</div>
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Once back on the main waterway we continued south after an airplane and a few larger vessels passed by.</div>
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Howard & Linda found another “side trip” to explore. They had gotten a little ahead of the rest of us, so when we got there we waited a while to see if they would come back out.</div>
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They didn’t, so we headed in too. </div>
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Soon we met up with them.</div>
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They were on their way back to see what had happened to us. Laurie checked Google maps on her phone and it was determined that we were on a loop that would come back around to the main waterway, so we decided to follow it.</div>
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It was a lovely paddle along this waterway with calm water and very little wind.</div>
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Here are a couple great views showing the depth change from high to low tide.</div>
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We had timed our float to coincide with the tides and had it figured out that by the time we were ready to head back north, the tide would have changed direction. We were just a bit early, and the water was at “slack” tide. Paul explained that at “slack tide” there was no current because we were between low and high tides. We headed north back to the boat ramp where our vehicles were parked. Before we reached the ramp, we did notice the current had changed and was beginning to head north.</div>
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According to Howard, we paddled about three hours and travelled about five miles!</div>
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After our return to the campground, the whole group enjoyed pizza, and of course dessert too. </div>
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PIZZA TIME!!!</div>
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It was all excellent! “Thank you” to Paul & Marti for picking up the pizzas for us!</div>
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The rest of the evening was spent around the campfire.</div>
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Another awesome day with friends!</div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-18705127798038661472013-11-01T10:07:00.001-04:002013-11-01T10:07:54.133-04:00Huntington Beach State Park… Day 2<div align="center">
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Tuesday, 10/29/2013</h3>
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Huntington Beach State Park</h3>
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Murrells Inlet, SC</h3>
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After making a grocery run today we headed to the beach for some relax time. Laurie, Dee, and Selene were already there enjoying the afternoon.</div>
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What a beautiful day!</div>
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We sat for a while and enjoyed the wonderful views. Soon it was time to head back to prepare for the evening activities.</div>
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First we had a “swap meet.”</div>
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George was our “swaptioneer” and did an excellent job!</div>
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Everyone watched with great anticipation…</div>
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but there weren’t too many “swappers.” It seems we all had the same mindset that fulltimers have of “how much does it weigh?….where are we going to store it?….am I ever going to use it?” and so many items went unwanted. Howard did take the air pump to replace his old, used up unit…</div>
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and a couple other people also claimed some “treasures.” Some of these books…</div>
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and the Good Sam Travel Guide have become fire starting material!</div>
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After the “swap meet” we had a weenie roast! </div>
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Neil and Nancy brought pepperoni to roast on the fire… Howard decided to give it a try.</div>
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We finished off the meal with a few deserts!</div>
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The rest of the evening was spent around the campfire…</div>
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visiting and just enjoying our time together.</div>
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Another great day at Huntington Beach!</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-79313491156316946712013-10-31T10:56:00.000-04:002013-10-31T10:56:38.555-04:00Huntington Beach State Park… Day 1<h3 align="center">
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This week we’re taking a break from our volunteer duties at J. Strom Thurmond Lake so that we can attend the Carolina Clan Reunion. Paul & Marti and Terri and I left the Volunteer Village shortly after 10 A.M. and headed to a truck stop just north of Augusta, GA, to meet up with George and Laurie.</div>
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Paul and Marti were our fearless leaders with George and Laurie, then me with our rig, and Terri with our car all following. No problems throughout our travels, and about six hours and 250 miles later we arrived at Huntington Beach State Park.</div>
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Terri and I are in site 101.</div>
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That tree in the middle of the photo was a slight obstacle, but I successfully navigated around it and not INTO it!</div>
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Six couples arrived the day before us on Sunday, so we had a nice welcoming committee when we arrived.</div>
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After we were all set up, Paul and I went to get some firewood. I think we were successful!</div>
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We should have more than enough wood for the week!</div>
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It was dark when we arrived with the firewood, so Howard used some of his own to get the fire started before we got back. Soon after our return, we had the fire stoked and everyone gathered for a nice evening around the campfire.</div>
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So far there are nine couples here: John & Ginny, Jim & Dee, Howard & Linda, George & Laurie, Hank & Selene, Jim & Judy, Paul & Marti, Neil & Nancy, and us. Ray and Kris should be arriving on Tuesday.</div>
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The fun is just beginning!</div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-13355276858799554392013-10-28T00:22:00.001-04:002013-10-28T00:22:12.746-04:00Thomson “Fall Crows”<h3 align="center">
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Sunday, 10/27/2013</h3>
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Modoc, SC</h3>
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Friday, 10/25, we went to Thomson, GA, to view its annual display of Fall Crows. But first, we made a stop at Dairy Queen and had Pumpkin Pie Blizzards!</div>
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Terri’s small and my medium Blizzard</div>
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They were delicious and very filling! Terri actually helped me finish mine. I should have only gotten the small. <img alt="Eye rolling smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-u3DUNgs5op0/Um3lqpjvF3I/AAAAAAAAKSE/mHf80hJYOLA/wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div>
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After our treat, we headed downtown to see all the Fall Crows which are scarecrows created/displayed by local businesses and themed to their particular type of business. There were all kinds of Fall Crows including students, medical patients, health care providers, boy scouts, and many others.</div>
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Terri’s favorite was this display for a local tanning studio.</div>
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My favorite was this one from H&R Block,</div>
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with special mention of Georgia Power using a street lamp for a head, and insulators for the arms and legs…</div>
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and also this guy from an HVAC place,</div>
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and these two at the salon.</div>
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Here are many more of the Fall Crows.</div>
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There were many, many very creative displays. It was a beautiful day and a wonderful way to spend the afternoon.</div>
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Tomorrow, Monday, we’ll be “caravanning” with Paul & Marti and George & Laurie to Huntington Beach State Park for a week of fun with about 14 of our RV friends.</div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-64158774025292277292013-10-24T13:14:00.000-04:002013-10-24T13:14:03.358-04:00Volunteering and Fun with Friends<h3 align="center">
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Thursday, 10/24/2013</h3>
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Volunteer Village</h3>
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It’s already been four weeks since we returned back to J. Strom Thurmond Lake to once again volunteer with the Corps of Engineers. Time really flies when you’re having fun! In addition to volunteering, we’ve been busy with potlucks, game nights, and other fun activities.</div>
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We had a couple of days to get settled in after our arrival on Tuesday, 9/24. Then first thing Thursday morning, 9/26, all of the volunteers had a monthly meeting with our volunteer coordinator. After the meeting, Terri and I went to the Visitor Center to help move a bunch of supplies to a supply room at a nearby location. Friday, 9/27, we divided up a bunch of items in preparation for National Public Lands Day…</div>
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which was Saturday, 9/28. Many of the workamping volunteers were assigned tasks at various locations with local volunteer groups around the lake. Terri was in charge of a group of local people at Petersburg Campground whose task was to spread mulch and beautify the gatehouse area.</div>
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My group of about 14, mostly local geocachers, painted/stained picnic tables, also at Petersburg Campground.</div>
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With the large size of Petersburg Campground, there was a lot of ground to cover, but because of their geocaching background, they had no problem walking from site to site. Both Terri and I had very good, helpful groups to work with.</div>
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After a few hours of work, most everyone that helped out in the morning attended a hotdog lunch. There were a lot of people that attended!</div>
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Everyone seemed to have a good time, and a lot was accomplished during the day.</div>
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On Monday, 9/30, a “new” couple arrived at the Volunteer Village…</div>
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our friends <a href="http://rsanityrvtravels.blogspot.com/2013/09/maybe-well-work-or-maybe-we-wont.html">Paul and Marti</a>!</div>
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This is their first workamping gig. After having had a few weeks to get settled in, they seem to be getting very comfortable with things and are enjoying themselves. We’re looking forward to having some great adventures with them the next few months.</div>
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So far Terri and I have been keeping busy with various tasks. Just like our last time here, we’re counting the fees collected at campgrounds, boat ramps, and day use areas. Other tasks we’ve done over the last four weeks include retrieving cash registers, radios, and other equipment from the gatehouses that are closed for the season, performing safety inspections of grills for rust holes and picnic tables for loose/rotten/split boards, receipt to report reconciliations, fee can collections, and a weekly check on the supply and condition of life jackets that are provided for use at swimming beaches.</div>
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In addition to all our volunteer work, we’ve attended a couple of potluck dinners and several game nights here at the village. We also went with our volunteer friends Rich and Jacquie to see the movie “Gravity” in IMAX 3D. Rich, Jacquie, and Terri were all slightly disappointed, but I enjoyed it and thought it was great. I think the movie has been over-hyped which may have led to some of their disappointment.</div>
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We’ve had several visitors to our humming bird feeder. The expected…</div>
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and the unexpected!</div>
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On Wednesday, 10/9, our friends <a href="http://owensontheroad.blogspot.com/2013/10/were-in.html">George and Laurie</a></div>
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arrived at Petersburg Campground for a two-week stay. Paul, Marti, Terri, and I stopped in to greet them and visit for a short while after they had arrived and gotten settled in. We’ve had some great times during the last two weeks. We all went out for lunch at <a href="http://www.michellespizza.com/">Michelle’s Pizza</a> in McCormick on Tuesday, 10/10.</div>
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After lunch we explored downtown McCormick, SC.</div>
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Paul, George, and I “spoke no, saw no, heard no” evil while we waited for our wives outside the local art museum. <img alt="Smile with tongue out" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smilewithtongueout" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uq5Z5Tx50NE/Umk4c9LYjKI/AAAAAAAAKIs/tjqcyG8TKlc/wlEmoticon-smilewithtongueout2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div>
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Paul and Marti had all of us over for an excellent meal one evening followed by a nice campfire.</div>
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Terri and I had everyone over for a cookout and a campfire another night.</div>
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And we were all honored to be able to celebrate George and Laurie’s anniversary with them on Tuesday, 10/22.</div>
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We went to <a href="http://www.tbonzofaugusta.com/menu/Sandwiches-and-Burgers#null">TBONZ</a> in Evans, GA, and the food was delicious!</div>
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We all obviously had a great time!</div>
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Our first four weeks have been great. Terri and I are looking forward to the rest of our stay here and the fun times ahead.</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-75803902869797119092013-10-12T23:31:00.000-04:002013-10-13T01:34:06.194-04:00Travel Time! Lena, IL, to Richmond, VA, to Modoc, SC<h3 align="center">
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We’re now back at J. Strom Thurmond Lake volunteering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). We’ve had a great “vacation,” and now it’s back to work! Here’s a recap of our September travels.</div>
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Tuesday, 9/3, we left Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park just north of Lena, IL, and drove east to Rockford, IL, and then south to Shelbyville, IL. Then just a few miles east to Lithia Springs Campground, a Corps of Engineers (COE) park at <a href="http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/LakeShelbyville.aspx">Lake Shelbyville</a>. It took us just over 6 hours to travel about 265 miles including two stops, one of them for fuel near La Salle. We were in site #123, a full hookup site, for $24.</div>
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This is a nice campground, but it has very limited to NO views of the lake. Full hookups at a Corps park was a nice bonus!</div>
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Wednesday, 9/4, we left Lithia Springs, driving south to I-64, and then east to <a href="http://www.in.gov/isdh/22952.htm">Lynnville Park</a> just west of Lynnville, IN. It took us 3 hours and 40 minutes to travel 158 miles including two fuel stops, one near Effingham, IL, and the other near Haubstadt, IN.</div>
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<a href="http://www.in.gov/isdh/22952.htm#Lynnville Park Campground">Lynnville Park</a> is a local city owned park offering full hookup or electric/water sites. The full hookup sites are pull-through, and the electric/water sites are back-in. We opted for the electric/water back-in site #33 for $15/night, a $3 savings over the full hookup site.</div>
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Unless you’re a fisherman this park isn’t a destination park, but it worked well for an overnight stop for us. It’s conveniently located not too far off of I-64.</div>
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Thursday, 9/5, after a quick stop at the dump station before leaving Lynnville Park, we travelled east on I-64 to <a href="http://www.caverun.org/go/outpostcampground.htm">Outpost Campground & RV Park</a> near Salt Lick, KY.</div>
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It took us about 4.5 hours to travel about 222 miles including two stops, one of them for fuel near Waddy, KY. We had site #17, a full hookup pull-through site, for $25.</div>
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This is another place that’s good for an overnight stop even though there are quite a few “permanents,” and the location is about five or six miles from I-64. It was very peaceful and quiet.</div>
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Friday, 9/6, we left Outpost and headed east, still on I-64, to <a href="http://summerwindrvpark.vpweb.com/">Summer Wind RV Park</a> near Dawson, WV.</div>
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It took us almost 5 hours to travel 210 miles including a fuel stop near Catlettsburg, KY, along with two other stops. We had a full hookup 30 amp pull-through site, #C3, for $22 and change with the Escapees discount.</div>
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This is a very special place for Terri and me because it was the <a href="http://foreveryoung-mt.blogspot.com/2011/08/finally-weve-hit-road.html">first stop</a> on our full-time RV adventure back in August, 2011. Summer Wind has new owners as of the spring of this year. Fortunately the camp host, Russ Phillips, has returned for another year. He’s a super friendly guy, and he always greets us with a big smile. The new owners from Louisa, VA, have done some nice improvements already including new fencing and landscaping.</div>
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Right now there’s only one 50 amp site, but the owners are hoping to upgrade several 30 amp sites to 50 amp over the winter months. This cute little trailer arrived late, around 10 o’clock!</div>
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Russ was right there to greet them and help them get settled in for the night. When I took the above photo the next morning, they had already taken down the canvas “room” which they had attached to the side of the camper. The “room” probably doubled their square footage! Their four “kids” stayed out in the “room” overnight!!</div>
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Russ told us later that they’re all rescue dogs that the couple fostered, but they just couldn’t give them up once they had taken them in.</div>
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Saturday, 9/7, after fueling up the truck we left Summer Wind RV Park and continued east on I-64 to <a href="http://www.smallcountry.com/">Small Country Campground</a> near Louisa, VA. It took us just over 4 hours to travel about 182 miles including a fuel stop near Raphine, VA, along with two other stops. One of the stops was at the Virginia Welcome Center where Terri noticed this interesting bush.</div>
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We stayed at Small Country a couple of years ago in 2011. Like last time, we stayed in a “super site” with full hookups and a DirecTV connection. They call these sites “pull-through,” but they’re NOT. Each “pull-through” is long enough for two rigs with separate utility hookups. So, if someone is in the “back” space of the site, you have to back into the “front” portion of the site. Or, if someone is occupying the “front” portion of the site and they don’t leave before you, then you’ll have to back out of your site when you’re ready to leave. There were only three sites to choose from, and they were all “back” portion sites. So we chose #10 and pulled in.</div>
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Look how close I had to pull up to that Open Road in front of me! And guess what, I had to back out in the morning when it was time to go! In my opinion, those “super sites” aren’t so super! So for one night we got a full hookup 50 amp “pull-through” site for $26.82 with the Passport America discount. We chose to stay here because the Richmond NASCAR races were this particular weekend, and we couldn’t get a site at the Ashland Americamps RV Park until Sunday.</div>
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Sunday, 9/8, we left Small Country and went to the <a href="http://www.americamps.com/">Ashland Americamps RV Resort</a> located just north of Richmond, VA. Our driving time was just over an hour, and total mileage was only 55. This is where we stayed while we listed and sold our house back in 2011, and we also stayed here for a month in 2012. Because of our extended stays here the last couple of years, we’ve gotten to know the managers, Terrie and James. They’re excellent managers, and we always look forward to seeing them! We were able to get the same site as last year, #B6.</div>
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This RV park used to be a KOA, however the owner just recently discontinued affiliation with KOA. There have been many improvements completed recently including upgraded WIFI and cable TV, a brand new fitness building, and a total remodel of the camp office building with an all new laundry room and banquet room!</div>
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We stayed a total of 15 nights. During this time we took care of some annual doctor and dentists visits, Terri visited with some former co-workers, and we spent some time with our friends Russ and Sheri. We made time for a couple of our favorite pizzas too. A white pizza from Giovanni’s one weekend…</div>
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and a sausage pizza from Anna’s another weekend.</div>
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And I stopped in at a weekly Saturday night car show on my way to pick up the white pizza.</div>
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This group gets together almost every Saturday night throughout the summer, weather permitting.</div>
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On Monday, 9/23, we packed up and headed south to <a href="http://basslakecampground.net/">Bass Lake Campground</a> at Dillon, SC. It took us 5 hours to travel just under 280 miles including a fuel stop at Kenly, NC. We stayed at this campground last year for about 5 weeks.</div>
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Bass Lake is a Passport America park with a nightly rate of $19.44. Once again, we were assigned the exact same site as last year, #A10! Except for the I-95 traffic noise, we like this park and I’m sure we’ll stay here again.</div>
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Tuesday, 9/24, we left Bass Lake and drove south to our current location near Modoc, SC, in the Volunteer Village at J. Strom Thurmond Lake. It took us a little over 4 hours to drive a distance of about 195 miles, including a fuel stop in Latta, SC, as well as two other stops along the way. We’re in site #9 this time. <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-59-J6B02hy0/UloTxgmUQsI/AAAAAAAAKB4/iZ6BCKu6S7U/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div>
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Earlier this year we were in site #8, which can be seen on the extreme right side of the above picture. We have great views of the lake again!</div>
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To summarize our September travels, we traveled 1,566 miles from Lake Le-Aqua-Na in Illinois to Richmond, VA, to Modoc, SC. Travel time including stops was 33.5 hours. Over the eight travel days, we AVERAGED 4.2 hours and about 196 miles per day. This includes only miles traveled with the rig and doesn’t include miles driven during overnight stops like trips to the grocery store, doctors, etc. A few of the travel days were much longer than we prefer, both time wise and mileage wise, but were necessitated due to time requirements beyond our control.</div>
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We’ll be here at J. Strom Thurmond Lake until at least the end of January. It’s great to be back, and we’re looking forward to getting back to “work.”</div>
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Let the fun times begin!</div>
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Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park</h3>
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Lena, Illinois</h3>
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On Sunday, 8/18, Terri and I went to the demo derby at the Winnebago County Fair in Pecatonica, IL. We’ve been to this derby several times, most recently two years ago in 2011.</div>
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Of course there was a lot of crashing and smashing. Something the promoter didn’t count on was this damage to the wall from a very hard hit from one of the cars.</div>
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Their solution was to place one of the cars that had dropped out of competition next to that part of the wall and instruct the remaining drivers to stay away from that area. Luckily the derby was almost over, and there was no additional damage to the wall. As usual, we had a lot of fun and will try to get back again some time.</div>
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On Tuesday, 8/27, we drove up to the quaint little village of New Glarus, WI. It has a population of almost 2,200 people and is located about thirty minutes north of Monroe. Nicknamed “America’s Little Switzerland,” New Glarus is known for its Swiss heritage and is a wonderful place to visit! We went to the <a href="http://www.newglarushotel.com/restaurant.html">New Glarus Hotel Restaurant</a> for dinner.</div>
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We’ve been here several times before, so we knew that the entrance is actually located on the side of the building. The Balcony Dining Room on the second floor, where we were seated, overlooks the street.</div>
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This is the dining room located next to the Balcony Dining Room.</div>
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There’s also a dance floor where live bands play weekly.</div>
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Even though we arrived later in the afternoon, they allowed us to order off the lunch menu. For an appetizer we had a real Wisconsin treat of fried cheese curds. Terri ordered the Reuben Sandwich, and I enjoyed the Bratwurst Platter.</div>
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With our bellies full, we headed outside for a stroll around the downtown area.</div>
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New Glarus celebrates dairy products with beautifully decorated cows!</div>
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Many of the buildings display Swiss-style architecture.</div>
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New Glarus has several shops downtown including a bakery, a meat shop, and a chocolate/cheese shop. We both really love this area of Wisconsin. I highly recommend a visit to both New Glarus and Monroe if you’re ever in or near Green County, Wisconsin.</div>
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On Friday, 8/30, we went back to downtown Freeport to the Union Dairy for sundaes! Because, as Terri says, “You CAN’T go to Freeport without going to Union Dairy!” Terri had the Turtle Sundae, and I had a Hot Fudge Sundae.</div>
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And, YES, they were as tasty as they looked!</div>
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We thought of our friend <a href="http://directionofourdreams.blogspot.com/">Sherry</a> when we spied this sundae on the menu.</div>
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We know how much she LOVES COCONUT!!!</div>
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We returned to the Union Dairy the very next evening for the 1st Annual “Cruisin To The Dairy” car show.</div>
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Many of the same cars were at Freeport Cruise Night two weeks earlier. They had a photographer taking pictures of cars in front of Union Dairy. I took a couple pics myself.</div>
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Here’s a few more from the parking lot.</div>
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This 1948 International is “For Sale.”</div>
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If you look closely in the picture below, you can see the window crank on top of the dash that is used to open the windshield for ventilation! (You may want to click on the picture to enlarge.)</div>
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He’s only asking $32,500 for it.</div>
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We’ve really enjoyed our time here the last 25 days. Tomorrow, Tuesday, 9/3, it’s time to start heading toward Richmond, VA, with a few stops along the way.</div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-64898903128553607662013-09-29T11:36:00.000-04:002013-09-29T11:36:40.463-04:00Hometown Visit (Part 3)<h3 align="center">
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Wednesday, 8/28/2013</h3>
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Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park</h3>
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Lena, Illinois</h3>
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Our main reason for our stay here in northwest Illinois was to visit with some friends and family.</div>
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As I mentioned previously, we spent some time with Terri’s brother Tracy. We usually only get to see him once a year now when we’re in the area. The three of us were able to go to breakfast together three times this year! It was great to be able to spend some time with him.</div>
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We also went out for lunch a couple of times with our friends Dick and Emily and a third time just with Emily before she went to volunteer at a local used book store.</div>
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Terri and Emily became friends years ago when they both worked at a local bank and have remained friends throughout the years.</div>
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After seeing my “second parents,” <a href="http://foreveryoung-mt.blogspot.com/2013/09/hometown-visit-part-1.html">Bob and Ginny</a>, at Freeport Cruise Night I gave my longtime friend Frank (Bob and Ginny’s son) a call. He came out one evening, and we we had a great time reminiscing and catching up on each other’s lives. As I mentioned previously, we were best buddies growing up, and he was the Best Man in our wedding.</div>
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I think it had been at least twenty years since we’ve seen each other. We really enjoyed our evening together and look forward to seeing him again next year.</div>
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Each year Terri and I get together with some of her former coworkers from the bank for breakfast. Unfortunately this year our friend Betty couldn’t make it due to an unexpected hospital stay, but on the plus side Roberta’s husband, Ron, was able to join us. It had been many years since we had seen Ron, so it was nice to see him again.</div>
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From left to right is Dottie, Terri, Roberta, and Ron.</div>
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It’s always a joy to get together with them and find out what they’re up to. </div>
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Recently I saw on Facebook that some friends of ours were passing through the area, so I contacted them and we were able to set up a time to visit. <a href="http://www.rv-dreams-journal.com/2013/08/visitors-day-rockford-il.html#comments">Howard and Linda</a> were staying a couple of nights over near Rockford, IL, at Blackhawk Valley Campground. The last time we saw them was right after Terri had broken her arm last year at Buckhorn Lake Resort, near Kerrville, TX. It was their website, <a href="http://www.rv-dreams.com/">RV-Dreams.com</a> and all of its wonderful information, that helped us to discover this lifestyle and realize we could do it.</div>
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We drove over to their campsite and visited for a couple of hours. We certainly enjoyed seeing them and look forward to seeing them again sometime down the road.</div>
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Another reunion for us was a short trip up to Fort Atkinson, WI, to see some family. Terri and I met some of my cousins on my Father’s side of the family for the Friday Fish Fry dinner at <a href="http://www.firesidetheatre.com/">The Fireside</a> restaurant.</div>
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I hadn’t seen my cousins Jo and Jan for 9 years and my cousin Jerry for over 30 years! </div>
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Jo, Jerry and wife Sandy, Mike, Jan and husband Chris.</div>
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We had a wonderful dinner and certainly enjoyed seeing all of them again.</div>
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We sure have had a great time with friends and family during our stay here in northwest Illinois!</div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-18918162467145424422013-09-27T01:06:00.000-04:002013-09-27T01:06:21.813-04:00Hometown Visit (Part 2)<h3 align="center">
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Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park</h3>
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Lena, Illinois</h3>
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Today we decided to take a short drive, about 25-30 minutes, up to Monroe, WI, for lunch. We’ve been to Monroe many times through the years. The county seat of Green County is a quaint little town with a population of just under 11,000. It has a beautiful courthouse on the square downtown.</div>
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Our destination for lunch was also downtown on the square. <a href="https://baumgartnercheese.com/">Baumgartner’s</a> Cheese Store and Tavern opened in 1931 and is Wisconsin’s oldest cheese store.</div>
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It’s like stepping into the past. We went here with Terri’s parents many, many years ago and it’s very much like I remembered. There are funny little signs everywhere. </div>
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The place is just great… nothin’ fancy and very relaxed.</div>
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They have a great menu, especially if you like cheese sandwiches.</div>
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Since the menu states that they have the “2nd Best Chili,” I asked our waitress who makes the best chili, and she replied “MOM.” Our waitress was great, love the shirt!</div>
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We both ordered Swiss cheese sandwiches, Mrs. Mike’s Potato Chips (of course!) made in our hometown of Freeport, and a beer. My beer was a Huber brewed right in Monroe by the Joseph Huber Brewing Company, the second oldest brewery in the country. Terri had Spotted Cow, a beer brewed in nearby New Glarus. Here it is… THE Swiss Cheese Sandwich! </div>
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Just look at that delicious Swiss!</div>
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If you’re ever in the vicinity of Monroe, WI, I highly recommend a trip to Baumgartner’s!!!</div>
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After lunch we walked around the square.</div>
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There are several fiberglass animals painted by local artists on display around the square to celebrate local agriculture history called “Farmin’ on the Square.”</div>
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A sheep called “Lady BaBa.” </div>
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“The Battle of the Spirits Continues”</div>
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“Tiger Lilly”</div>
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“The Cat’s Pajamas”</div>
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“Owl be on the Farm”</div>
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“Billy the Goat, A.K.A. Billy the Kid”</div>
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“Moo-rilyn Monroe: Tour Guide”</div>
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She’s covered with many witty “bovine” slogans that are “udderly” hilarious! <img alt="Eye rolling smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9vo8277fN0g/UkUO9Kmf_qI/AAAAAAAAJqw/IhfNMjWmvdQ/wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div>
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She even has hot air balloons down below!</div>
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We really enjoyed our time in Monroe. We hope to get back there someday for “Green County <a href="http://www.cheesedays.com/">Cheese Days</a>” which occurs the third weekend of September in even numbered years.</div>
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Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-88506590186353123692013-09-21T20:43:00.001-04:002013-09-21T20:43:04.482-04:00Hometown Visit (Part 1)<h3 align="center">
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Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park</h3>
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Lena, Illinois</h3>
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After a <a href="http://foreveryoung-mt.blogspot.com/2013/09/scott-county-park-eldridge-ia.html">most relaxing week</a>, we left Bald Eagle Campground on Friday, 8/9, and headed mostly north and a little east to <a href="http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/R1/LEAQUANA.HTM#Camping">Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park</a> near Lena, IL.</div>
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This was another one of our more typical travel days. It took us one hour and forty-five minutes to drive just over 80 miles. We actually reserved our “favorite” site #115 for ten days beginning on Saturday, however we decided to drive up a day early and take our chances on getting it Friday. As luck would have it, the site was available. And lucky we were, because I have never seen this many sites occupied by this many tents in this campground!</div>
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The people in the sites on both sides of us knew each other, and we were right in the middle of their weekend. Of course they all cleared out on Sunday!</div>
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Since there aren’t too many options in the area, we always end up here at Lake Le-Aqua-Na when we come back “home” to visit. We like this campground because it’s usually very peaceful and quiet. Unfortunately, the sites are electric only. We prefer site #115 because we’re right next to a water spigot, and I can get the DirecTv signal from here. We’re also able to get ABC, CBS, and NBC with our antenna.</div>
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To celebrate our arrival we headed to our hometown of Freeport, about 20 minutes away, to Fiesta Cancun Mexican Restaurant. We’ve been there before and really like their food. Terri decided she wanted a margarita, but when she placed her order the waiter asked a question she wasn’t expecting: “Small, medium, or large?” Not quite knowing how to respond to that question, she apprehensively chose “medium.” My thought was “whoa”… and then I ordered one too! They were much larger than we anticipated, and we could have easily split one. I had no trouble getting mine down, but Terri struggled. I suggested we ask for a “to-go” glass… <img alt="Martini glass" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-martiniglass" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WKZAZAKZk1A/Uj3cMCx9ATI/AAAAAAAAJZE/2LaUMDsXlxo/wlEmoticon-martiniglass2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /><img alt="Eye rolling smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-V-uG7aN5DRc/Uj3cMrGDZcI/AAAAAAAAJZM/VEhYjbauOK8/wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> but decided they wouldn’t/couldn’t do that, so I helped her with it.</div>
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As usual the food was excellent.</div>
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Saturday, 8/10, we went out for breakfast with Terri’s brother, Tracy. We hadn’t seen him for about a year, so we had some catching up to do.</div>
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Then, Saturday night, Terri and I went to downtown Freeport for the 36th Annual Freeport Cruise Night!! Amazingly, we were at the very first one of these waaaaay back in 1978! It was reported that there were an estimated 13,000 people and 800 vehicles in attendance this year. It all started in the late afternoon and went well into the night.</div>
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We walked around for a while looking at the wide assortment of vehicles.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--J1DCZ2bcp8/Uj3cPkSFrhI/AAAAAAAAJZ0/3-JyVxc1PEY/s1600-h/11813.jpg"><img alt="1181" border="0" height="500" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--c1mi2NdGV4/Uj3cQXkHZxI/AAAAAAAAJZ4/-ExZBc50S_Q/1181_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="1181" width="660" /></a></div>
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This 1970 Plymouth Road Runner </div>
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Drivers Education Car!!! There were some really lucky students back in 1970 in Ashville, NC!</div>
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Along with everyone else, we were joined by this crew.</div>
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Homeland Security was on site protecting us from the bad people of the world. There were also several food vendors and a live band.</div>
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The cars began to cruise about 7 P.M. with the “antique” cars starting things off, and then the rest joined in.</div>
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We settled into our chairs street-side and watched the cars cruise on by.</div>
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Also cruising Saturday night was this group from Parkview Home…</div>
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a retirement community/long-term-care facility here in town. They were throwing candy out to the kids and just having a great time “cruising the circuit” with all the others.</div>
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Terri and I have noticed lately that the age of most of these car owners at the car shows/cruises are at least our age and up. She asked me at one point, “back in the day when we cruised, weren’t most of the people our age?” I laughingly responded, “They STILL are our age! You just have to be old and rich to afford many of these cars!!” <img alt="Rolling on the floor laughing" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ekeysIuSsDU/Uj3cmkhABxI/AAAAAAAAJeA/1tKLyYn-xHE/wlEmoticon-rollingonthefloorlaughing%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> <img alt="Eye rolling smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-V-uG7aN5DRc/Uj3cMrGDZcI/AAAAAAAAJZM/VEhYjbauOK8/wlEmoticon-eyerollingsmile2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /> We always enjoy this event and plan to be back again.</div>
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A special moment happened soon after we arrived downtown. As we were walking around looking at the cars, I recognized two special people from the past.</div>
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Bob and Ginny are my “second parents” from my childhood. Their son, Frank, and I were best buddies growing up. In fact, Frank was the Best Man in our wedding. Our families spent many weekends together camping and just having fun. My parents, Terri, and I used to square dance with Bob and Ginny too. It’s been many, many years since we’ve seen them. Then yesterday, Sunday, they stopped out at the campground to visit for a couple hours. It was really great to see them again! By the way, Bob is NOT sleeping in the photo above. Stupid me only took one picture of them, and I didn’t realize his eyes were closed. <img alt="Sad smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XHADhz5nl2Y/Uj3cojh1_ZI/AAAAAAAAJec/3C_ethog_bU/wlEmoticon-sadsmile2.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></div>
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Stay tuned for Part 2…..</div>
Mike and Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326771722055616082.post-71601767966577355842013-09-20T20:29:00.001-04:002013-09-20T20:29:27.507-04:00Scott County Park, Eldridge, IA<blockquote>
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Scott County Park, Bald Eagle Campground</h3>
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Eldridge, IA</h3>
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After an overnight recovery from our very <a href="http://foreveryoung-mt.blogspot.com/2013/09/stepping-up-to-long-travel-day.html">long travel day</a> to Hickory Hollow, we pulled out on Friday, 8/2, and headed west to <a href="http://www.scottcountyiowa.com/conservation/sites.php?site=SCP:bald_eagle">Bald Eagle Campground</a> in Scott County Park near Eldridge, IA. It’s located about nine miles north of Davenport.</div>
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It was a comfortable, more typical travel day for us. We drove 103 miles in 2 hours, including a fuel stop. Because it was Friday AND Scott County does not take reservations, we got another early start at 8:30! I was counting on our early arrival to get a site at this very popular campground. At any of Scott County’s campgrounds, you drive in, pick an empty site, and then register and pay. I had familiarized myself with Bald Eagle Campground using Google Maps and Bing Maps and knew the layout ahead of time. Upon our arrival we found just three sites available, and two of them were handicap accessible sites. Luckily the one non-handicap accessible site available was definitely to our liking, and we snatched it right up. Site #337 is a back-in site with FULL HOOKUPS (rare for a county park) for $21/night. All the roads and sites are paved with a double wide area at each site for an extra vehicle.</div>
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Happily, I was able to get the satellite dish set up. Also, we could get ABC, CBS, NBC, and others with the antenna.</div>
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Scott County Park is the largest park in the county with twelve picnic areas and five campgrounds! Our campground has a playground and a restroom/shower house.</div>
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There’s also an Olympic size heated swimming pool within the park.</div>
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Our campground was full over the weekend, but only about 25% full during the week.</div>
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This is a very nice park, and we’ve enjoyed our weeklong stay here. We’ll definitely be back!</div>
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This past week we were able to meet up with some friends we met last year during our stay near Troy, AL.</div>
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Robert and Becky volunteered in Hawaii for three months earlier this year. The four of us enjoyed a delicious lunch at Monterrey Mexican Restaurant. It was great seeing them again.</div>
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Tomorrow we’ll be heading up to northwestern Illinois where we both grew up. We’ll be in the area for about three weeks visiting friends and family.</div>
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