Tuesday, December 31, 2013

It's about time. - On Our Way




From the site: It's about time. - On Our Way

Our Location today is Valdosta, Georgia.Sorry we missed the post yesterday but it just seemed that if something could delay us it did. We were up at 5:00 Friday morning in hopes of beating the rush but by the time we ate breakfast and loaded everything we were bringing to the trailer we didn’t hit the road until nearly 7:30. When we arrived at the US Customs inspection at the Ambassador Bridge the only ones we’d beaten were the birds because there were eight RVs in line ahead of us. After an hour of waiting to speed the inspection process up they sent a couple of inspectors to do the interior searches of the trailers. The guy that checked our trailer found that Kathy had brought a green pepper from home which is a major no- ...Read more...




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Uploads by rollinontv - Rollin' On TV Show #2013-28 TMC / Open House




From the site: Uploads by rollinontv - Rollin' On TV Show #2013-28 TMC / Open House

Rollin' On TV Show #2013-28 TMC / Open House This week we're at the RV Industry 'Open House' in Elkhart, Indiana where we look at some new coaches from Thor Mothorcoach, including their all new Vegas RUV. From: rollinontv Views: 2068 6 ratingsTime: 25:05 More in Autos & Vehicles ...Read more...




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OUR NEWELL ADVENTURE - SD - Day # 23 - Salted Pigs




From the site: OUR NEWELL ADVENTURE - SD - Day # 23 - Salted Pigs

Well, my 2 day stay below 200 pounds ended rather abruptly......why will become obvious shortly.....my weigh in this morning.....200.6.  To find out the why, read on....Saturday started out slowly......I had my usual oatmeal breakfast, and puttered around in the trailer, airing up TLE's bike tires, doing a little more organizing, etc.  Around mid morning my daughter, Kate, sent a text message reminding us about our lunch date suggesting a change in venue from Simple Simon's (a breakfast/lunch place) to the Salted Pig (a gastro pub) on 12th and Main.   This is the last place someone on a diet should ever enter.  Both places are rated highly on all the various food rating services...Yelp gives both establishments a so ...Read more...




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Monday, December 30, 2013

LongLongHoneymoon.com | Videos, tips & information for travelers. - Thoughts on Yamaha Generators




From the site: LongLongHoneymoon.com | Videos, tips & information for travelers. - Thoughts on Yamaha Generators

DEAL: Anyone in the market for a nice generator should check out the Yamaha EF2000is (http://goo.gl/Ao1urV), which is currently on sale $100 off. If I was buying a generator, I’d buy it online for a significant savings. The lack of sales tax (in most states) is especially helpful on such a big ticket purchase. This is a high quality inverter generator that's quiet and reliable. (Click the pic for more info.) We own a Yamaha EF3000iSEB, the big brother of this EF2000is model. These are inverter generators that produce clean current at low noise levels. They are amazingly quiet and ideal for camping. Ever camped near someone using a noisy construction grade generator? Please – don’t be that guy. Nothing ruins a campground at ...Read more...




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Aluminarium - Airstream Los Angeles




From the site: Aluminarium - Airstream Los Angeles

Yesterday we went to Airstream Los Angeles to fix the leak in our fresh water tank. It turns out the little part that connects to the tank (pictured on the left) snapped off. Unfortunately a patch wasn’t an option, so we had to replace the entire tank. Lucky for us, they had a spare tank in stock when they originally thought they were going to have to order one. We’ve also had an intermittent problem with our tongue jack. Sometimes it wouldn’t go up, only down. Lisa in Service (pictured above) showed us our burnt fuse-like part which they replaced. Once our repairs were done, they filled our fresh water tank, let us stay overnight on the lot, and gave us the wifi password. Lisa really went out of her way to make sure ...Read more...




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the Amazing Vanstones - The Shark Tooth Capital of the World




From the site: the Amazing Vanstones - The Shark Tooth Capital of the World

she found a shark’s tooth Never in my wildest dreams did I ever even consider that Marilyn and I, with our dogs, would visit the shark tooth capital of planet earth. But we did. We talked to shark tooth hunters, we watched people dig for them and we saw the shark tooth necklace sellers in action. I feel like we did this for all of us: we can say we’ve been here and you can say you actually know someone who has. probably a hundred dogs, all playing,Honestly, the beaches in this area south of Venice are famous for pre-historic shark teeth washing up on shore. We are back at the dog and shark tooth beach, Brohard Paw Park. This time it’s busy with a few tooth hunters and  hundreds of people, their kids and their dog ...Read more...




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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Rick & Paulette's RV Travels - A Day Trip To Oceanside And Lunch At The Beach




From the site: Rick & Paulette's RV Travels - A Day Trip To Oceanside And Lunch At The Beach

What began as a day of driving down to San Marcos to take Paulette and our friend and fellow quilter Kim to visit two quilt shops in the area ended up as a beautiful day not only for the quilters but for me and Kim’s husband Don.  Don came along to keep me company for which I was very grateful.  While the quilters were in the first shop for an hour, Don and I as well as the muttzo’s visited nearby Double Peak Park and it was spectacular.  Here’s a panorama shot: We had a 360 degree view from atop Double Peak Park in San Marcos Double Peak Park sits high atop a flat mountain and provides visitors with a 360 degree view of the landscape.  Standing on top of Double Peak we could see the skyline of San Di ...Read more...




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Island Girl Walkabout - The Birds of Bosque del Apache




From the site: Island Girl Walkabout - The Birds of Bosque del Apache

Bosque del Apache is Spanish for Forest of the Apache or Apache’s Forest.  Hector and I had never heard of the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge until I read an article about the refuge in Escapees Magazine.  With such … Continue reading → ...Read more...




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Monday, December 23, 2013

RV Camping Blog - Our Favorite Campground REVEALED!




From the site: RV Camping Blog - Our Favorite Campground REVEALED!

We’ve taken our Airstream travel trailer to 49 states, camping in a wide variety of locations. We are often asked the question: “What’s your favorite place to RV camp?” Good question! Today I’m going to give you a specific answer. I’ll tell you our favorite campground, and explain why it’s our favorite. LOCATION Our favorite place is located [...] ...Read more...




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Malouf's RV Tour - Settling in at Gulf Water RV Resort




From the site: Malouf's RV Tour - Settling in at Gulf Water RV Resort

We arrived here at Gulf Water RV Resort late morning on Monday, we are in an end site so we have no on on our door side. For now the site on the other side is empty, though we hear that the park is full January through March, we have a large site with a pond with ducks for our amusement. The price is a little higher than other parks around, it's right on Mustang Island, but they have cable and internet so we will put ours on hold which will make the cost much more reasonable. We'll be here until January 27th, we'll make some plans while here as to where we are headed next.Monday after getting settled we headed to the beach for a short walk.Tuesday morning found us at Mustang Island State Park trying to catch some fish, after an hour or so I ...Read more...




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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Mali Mish - Day 10: Devil’s Punch Bowl and Whalen Island, Oregon.




From the site: Mali Mish - Day 10: Devil’s Punch Bowl and Whalen Island, Oregon.

Our stay at Beachside State Park lasted only a couple of days as we will need to move on today. We had a few pieces of wood and instead of carrying it around, which you are not suppose to, we had a little morning fire before we left. As some of you might know, we always have bacon in the fridge. I have been known to keep the bacon fat in a bowl or cup after draining it from the pan. It comes in really handy to get a fire going and it also makes the campsite smelling like a breakfast joint. We still have not yet unhitched after 10 days of traveling. Since we didn’t drive anywhere in these 2 days, pulling up stakes and heading out was easy. By looking at the maps, we knew that there were a few places we wanted to see while in this a ...Read more...




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Geeks on Tour Blog - Picasa Collages–Learning with Geeks on Tour




From the site: Geeks on Tour Blog - Picasa Collagesâ€"Learning with Geeks on Tour

We’re really excited about using Google Hangouts On Air to deliver live webinars thru Youtube.  Our next webinar is: Topic: Making Photo Collages with Picasa When: Thursday, December 19, 2pm EST (Miami time) How Long: 30 – 45 minutes How to Register: Enter your name and email on this registration page. How to View: After you register you will receive reminders with a link to go to when it’s time to view the live webinar.  You will be directed to a simple web page, nothing to download, no special equipment or software needed.  If you can watch and hear Youtube videos, you can watch and hear this webinar. What if you miss it?  The live hangout is free to the public.  It will be recorded and the ...Read more...




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Gypsy Journal RV Travel Newspaper - Moving Right Along




From the site: Gypsy Journal RV Travel Newspaper - Moving Right Along

One of the things many new RVers seem to be baffled by is the care and treatment of their black tank and I’m not sure why. It’s really a relatively simple process but people make it difficult. There are only four things to remember, and if you remember them and don’t listen to all of the nonsense you’ll hear around the campfire or read on RV forums on the internet, you won’t have a problem. So here you go, print this out and keep it handy until you know it by heart. 1. Don’t waste a lot of money buying that expensive toilet tissue at the RV store. You don’t need it. We have used two-ply Scott Extra Soft for 15 years and have never had a major problem. 2. Forget all of the chemicals the RV stores s ...Read more...




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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Our RV Adventures - Eats, Drinks, and Scenic Views . . .




From the site: Our RV Adventures - Eats, Drinks, and Scenic Views . . .

About 1pm Jan and I headed out for our 2nd movie day. This time we were going to see Thor: The Dark World. Luckily I have a beautiful wife who likes movies like this just about as much as I do. I mean,two sci-fi movies in two days. We decided to see the 3D version since, 1) the time worked better for us, and 2) the last few 3D movies we’ve seen have been very well done. Something is not jumping out of the screen every 10 seconds like in the past and you don’t spend the entire time dodging arrows and spears. Before the movie started, we had the usual trailers, including a couple that looked really good. The first one, an extra long one, was for the next Captain America film coming out this summer. Really looks good. The second wa ...Read more...




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Running Away with Doug and Nancy - Countdown is On!!




From the site: Running Away with Doug and Nancy - Countdown is On!!

Well, it seems like it has been a long time coming.....Christmas, I mean!! Well, actually our departure date is looming, once again as well.We will be leaving Nanaimo on Saturday, Dec. 21st. We will stay in the Vancouver area until about Monday, Dec 30th and then we will start our trek southbound. Pretty excited!We have been busy this week, getting Euri ready for travel. Doug had him in for an oil change, tune-up, new transmission mount and brakes on the front ($885 - ouch!!). We also installed a new awning. I know, I know. You all thought we just bought an Archaus Add-A-Room. It worked great but just wasn't quite what I wanted. Doug likes to remind me of the fact that we had the original awning removed in Mexico (my request) ...Read more...




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Mali Mish - Day 9: Beachside State Park, Oregon.




From the site: Mali Mish - Day 9: Beachside State Park, Oregon.

It’s finally time to dust off the old blog and try to catch up to where we have been this past summer. I am still going to attempt to write a daily post of our summer trip to Canada so expect lots of photos and posts to come. Today, we made it to Beachside State Park along the Oregon coast. We got here yesterday and were lucky to score a site that just fits the Airstream and van without sticking out. The marine layer is still thick but we were able to actually see the ocean today when we walked to the beach. The girls bundled up in our biggest winter coats and apparently it was not quite enough to keep them from going coo coo. There is no way we are going in this water. It was freezing. The kids came across this crazy man wearing ...Read more...




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Friday, December 20, 2013

RV-Dreams Journal - Furnace Fixed & Moving On - (Ft. Ogden, FL)




From the site: RV-Dreams Journal - Furnace Fixed & Moving On - (Ft. Ogden, FL)

We arrived at North Trail RV at 10:00 a.m.   The service area was crowded and we were a little uncomfortable, but our service adviser, Chris, listened to our issue closely.  The furnace blower just wouldn't come on.  We were hoping it was something simple and quick. As it turned out, it was simple and quick.  There was a loose connection up on the roof under the air conditioner shroud.  It was the second time recently that I've heard of something on the roof affecting the operation of the furnace. We wouldn't have known to look there, but we'll know next time and, perhaps, we can correct that ourselves if it happens again. Anyway, that's one more thing off our list, and with only 35 miles to our next stop at Fo ...Read more...




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In the Direction of Our Dreams - It’s been a rough 4 days in more ways than weather




From the site: In the Direction of Our Dreams - It’s been a rough 4 days in more ways than weather

Friday through Monday  December 13, 14, 15 and 16, 2013Sebastian Inlet State Park   IN GENERAL…… The weather went south on our beach days.  It has been too windy to bike or kayak or be in the water for the past 4 days.  So on Sunday, I decided now was the time to Wipe my Dell Laptop of Windows XP and install Windows 7.  The install went amazingly well but that's when the real trouble began and the last two days have been a nightmare I’m finding that with Windows 7 I am not able to many many things I was able to do in the past and when I figure out how to do them, things that were one click operations are now 2 or 3 or 4 or even 5 clicks to get the same thing accomplished.   And nothing ...Read more...




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RV-Dreams Journal - Travel Day To Ft. Myers - (Ft. Myers, FL)




From the site: RV-Dreams Journal - Travel Day To Ft. Myers - (Ft. Myers, FL)

Yesterday, we made some decisions about the next few weeks as far as where we are going stay.  And today, we decided to move on up the Gulf Coast of Florida. We made arrangements to have our furnace looked at in Ft. Myers at North Trail RV on Tuesday morning.  So, we thanked our hostess, Linda, said our goodbyes, and left our south Florida moochdocking location a little before 11:00. It was an easy drive across U.S. 41, the Tamiami Trail.  Sitting up high in the truck, I was able to count lots of alligators along the canal on the right side of the road.  At the Big Cypress National Preserve Visitors Center, there must have been 50 or so big gators in the ponds in front. Eventually, we turned north and pick ...Read more...




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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Views From The Open Road - Big Bend National Park




From the site: Views From The Open Road - Big Bend National Park

After getting holed up in Van Horn, TX for an additional night due to icy road conditions, we drove down to Big Bend National Park on Friday.  I'm glad we waited a day because our drive down was under sunny blue skies. We drove on to Rio Grande Village where we found a site in the no-hook up campground. We have had our Cameo fifth wheel for almost three years, and until this trip, we had never dry camped and really tried out the solar panels on the rig.  Bill and I were thrilled with the way the rig performed.  We brought along a small generator (just in case), but we never needed it.One of the hikes we did was Lost Mine Trail.  It was about 5 miles round trip and climbed for some great views of the park. This ...Read more...




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RV Videos - Texting while driving: don't do it!




From the site: RV Videos - Texting while driving: don't do it!

Here is the winning video in the 2013 Watch Out Loud! Teen Video Contest. The contest encouraged teens to create a video that educates their peers about the dangers of distracted driving. Participants created a short form video segment that was submitted to I Drive Safely’s Facebook page for voting on by their classmates and peers across the country. According to the National Highway Traffic ...Read more...




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RV News ServiceRV News Service - Tire recall affects RVers, pickup owners




From the site: RV News ServiceRV News Service - Tire recall affects RVers, pickup owners

WASHINGTON – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced a tire recall that may affect the RVing community. Michelin North America, Inc., (Michelin) is recalling certain Michelin LTX M/S tires, size LT225/75R16 115/112R LRE, manufactured from January 10, 2010, through June 23, 2012, and supplied for use as original equipment on certain Ford [...] ...Read more...




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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

RV News ServiceRV News Service - RVs top list of recalled vehicles




From the site: RV News ServiceRV News Service - RVs top list of recalled vehicles

WASHINGTON – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced recalls directly affecting RVers, cargo trailer owners, and owners of certain cars and trucks that may be of interest to the RVing community. Spartan Motors Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 K2, K3, MetroStar, and MM motor homes and one emergency response [...] ...Read more...




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Uploads by TruckCamperMAG - Truck Camper Magazine: Everglades National Park to Key West




From the site: Uploads by TruckCamperMAG - Truck Camper Magazine: Everglades National Park to Key West

Truck Camper Magazine: Everglades National Park to Key West Truck Camper Magazine takes a February trip down to the Florida Everglades and Key West. This is a companion video to our Florida Trip Reports. For more information, visit www.truckcampermagazine.com. From: TruckCamperMAG Views: 23340 38 ratingsTime: 03:44 More in Travel & Events ...Read more...




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The RV Doctor - RV Hot Skin




From the site: The RV Doctor - RV Hot Skin

I read in a recent issue of Family Motor Coaching your advice to Michael regarding the use of a proximity tester. I am a retired electrician with almost 50 years on the job. Almost 20 years in hospitals and the rest in industry, some construction and the rest maintenance.Your advice about the proximity tester was a bit off base. That type of tester is a great troubleshooting tool in the hand of a professional, but not so good for the novice. A far better choice for the novice is a circuit tester/ ground monitor. The device is not much bigger than the plug on the end of an extension cord. These testers will check reverse polarity, open ground, open neutral, reverse hot and ground and open hot. This tool can be used at the end of an exte ...Read more...




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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Tres Michelle - The Most Magical Places in America




From the site: Tres Michelle - The Most Magical Places in America

Over the last 7.5 months I've seen some extremely beautiful places! Traveling in our Airstream west from Kansas City to the coast of California up to Washington, over to Yellowstone and back to the coast again has been amazing. There are a few places that have really stood out that are more than beautiful, they're Magical! Yellowstone National Park-This park is the Granddaddy of all National Parks. It just has so much to blow your mind that you can't see anywhere else. Yellowstone is full of wildlife including bison, elk, wolves, bears, beavers and more. You have to try pretty hard not to see wildlife in the park. The thermal features are unbelievable and there are so many! If Yellowstone had nothing but it's thermal features, it would be w ...Read more...




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Monday, December 16, 2013

RV Days with Jessica and Harry - One Year!




From the site: RV Days with Jessica and Harry - One Year!

Location: Campbellsville, KY (High 41, Low 17) Today marks the milestone of one year of fulltime rv living! It was one year ago today that we pulled out of the driveway for the final time. We were very happy to have nice weather to get packed up and move to our temporary location in Catskill, NY.   It was so exciting to get settled in our spot and know that we no longer had to maneuver ourselves back into the driveway.     It has been a whirlwind year. After Harry’s retirement in January, we headed south as quickly as possible. We didn’t quite beat the winter weather and our trip through PA and VA was a little cold and snowy. But we made tracks and made it to the warmer parts of the country…enjoying a ...Read more...




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Uploads by rollinontv - Pleasureway company profile




From the site: Uploads by rollinontv - Pleasureway company profile

Pleasureway company profile This video is about Pleasureway RV From: rollinontv Views: 261 3 ratingsTime: 14:04 More in Autos & Vehicles ...Read more...




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