Jul 13, 2009 - Erie, Penn.

Today was a down day here in Erie, Penn. Those are our few two-night stops. The reason for the extra stay was the indoor water park here called Splash Lagoon. The boys and Scott spent all day at the water park while I worked on a job application, tried to deal with my broken camera, and shopped for groceries. I dried out the camera and it’s starting to work a little, at least enough to recover the photos from yesterday’s visit and boat ride at Niagara Falls. But no photos for today, sorry. I got a request from a follower to hear the boys’...

Jul 12, 2009 - Lewiston, NY, to Erie, Penn.

It was a frustrating, back-and-forth day that ended on a sour note. Saturday I lost my eyeglasses, probably at the military museum. Once I realized it, I didn’t want to go back. I called the museum but no luck. I ordered a new pair by phone. They should be ready when I get home to Davis. I actually had a spare pair with me, so that was lucky. Sunday, we packed up from our KOA campsite in Lewiston, N.Y., and headed back to the falls. We were excited about taking a boat ride right up to the falls. The view was spectacular, totally worth the...

Jun 25, 2009 - Thurs – Sunday June 25 – 28 Erie PA

We are here for an outdoor agility trial in Albion at a city park. This trial was two rings on beautiful grass and the weather was nice until it rained a little on Sunday. Cricket got a Q with a 2nd place in JWW the first day and Jet was not staying with me. He did do the weaves well if we got to them before I took him off the course. I have pulled something in the back of my knee and can barely walk so my running was way off or Cricket could have done better. We took time to drive around Erie and look at their two lighthouses. They have...

Apr 18, 2009 - Erie, Pennsylvania

Saturday April 18…11:00pm Got on the road early, but there sure was a lot of traffic for a Saturday morning. Everybody out and about I suppose. Tons of busy stores around Lancaster, Ohio. You’d never know there’s a recession on. Fairly uneventful drive today. Took some of the backroads up to the Interstate 71, and then north and east through the congestion of the Cleveland, Akron area. Not bad though, and we made it through without a problem. Only one 1 mile section of highway under repair. Stopped in Lake City, Pennsylvania looking for...

Apr 16, 2009 - Erie, PA

We had a nice sunny drive to Erie. We were trying to make it to Flying J but after the low fuel light came on a time or two I got nervous and we pulled off to a BP station that was small and had one diesel pump. We filled up and it was only 2 cents more than what Flying J was when we went past their sign. We got to Erie and decided to try a private campground, Hills Family CG. All the other nights had been at state parks. This seems like a nice place but has few trees and the ground is pretty soft if you get off the gravel sites. We got our...

Oct 4, 2008 - Finding Ourselves

As a child I spent a great deal of time at my grandparent’s house, that’d be my mother’s parents, down at Brier Pond in Hickman County, TN. My granddaddy had a farm with tractors, and mules, and wagons, and pigs, and a creek to swim in, a hay loft to play in, and old trunks with old cloths for dress up. My imagination could just run wild and it did. My mother would probably say I ran wild and I probably did. Today, about the only thing left of the old farm place is the land and the creek. Now my imagination wants to know where my...

Sep 29, 2008 - Moving to Erie, PA

We spent Sunday on the road again. It was not a very good day to travel with rain most of the day. We knew the forecast called for rain Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was pretty messy, but mostly just a drizzle or light sprinkle which lasted all day. But at least we could dash to the truck and then into the diner without getting soaked. Saturday night it began to rain in earnest and did not let up. Anticipating a wet hitch up, Gene did all he could outside on Saturday afternoon. We did not actually put the Montana on the truck, however,...

Sep 10, 2008 - Nothing But Driving

We have only just begun, to drive that is, We left General RV right around noon today. It almost feels good to be back on the road again. Leaving the "wonderful' roads of MI will be a blessing. If I ever hear one of our friends from WA complain about our roads I'm gonna kick them to the curb. We were so lucky to have our cupboards remain closed, and not to lose any of our dishes. My goodness, these were some of the worst roads on our trip so far. We really didn't do much today, but drive. We purchased diesel for $3.92 today, the first time...

Jul 25, 2008 - Erie, Pennsylvania

It really feels like we are on our way home now! The last time we were in Pennsylvania was September 3rd last year!! Seems so long ago in some ways but in others just like yesterday! We are going to have a bit of a laze this morning and leave here as late as we can get away with, without being charged extra! Then, we will set off along the Lake Erie Circle Route through Cleveland and onto Erie, pennsylvania where we will spend the night at Walmart. Well...how are you all spending your Friday night? We will arrive lateish, go and ask if we...

Jul 17, 2008 - Brotherly Love in Erie

I am posting this bright and early on 17 July. We are minutes away from departing Erie, PA after a very fun and successful visit with my brother, Jaisen, and his family. Here are the highlights: CrossFit 15 July – Bill 21-15-9 Burpees, 55# KB swing, 55# KB OHWL w/ 400m run: 16:45. Sheri 10 goblet squats, 10 pushups, 10 WL max rounds in 20 min: 10 full rounds and 6 GS. Sheri is a stud. We arrived in Erie at the Hills Family Campground on 15 July in the early afternoon after a 1000 departure from Sandusky. Although it matters little because...

Jul 14, 2008 - Ready to start again

I am sooo excited! On my flight out I opened a new book for me….Plum Island by Nelson DeMille. While new for me it is a ten year old detective mystery. The star old detective had the best line in the first chapter…”the problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you finish.” It was such an appropriate phrase for me at the time. Having planned on being away for the last three weeks I did not have enough on “to do list” to fill the time. Once I decided to REALLY jump back on the journey I could not wait to start. After a challenging time...

May 30, 2008 - Erie, PA

We left Renfro Valley, Kentucky by 9:30 AM. I drove up and across Kentucky. The different hues of green in the trees and grasses were beautiful. BUT I never saw blue!! All in all, Kentucky is a very beautiful state. We saw some of the big horse farms along our route...much different than the mountain area we had just left. I drove us up into the farmlands of Ohio, back to the flat-lands. Bob took over outside of Cincinnati and got all the road construction areas from there until we hit the PA border. Spending the night at a Pilot truck...