Well it's no longer the Jake (Jacobs Field) and now it's Progressive Park, but like a lot of Sports stadiums that are taking the money and the sponsor's names some will always be known by names from the past...................so we visited The Jake yesterday in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the home of the Cleveland Indians, and yes they still have a team here if you'll recall from the movie Major League. We actually got a late start yesterday and changed some plans, but hey that's the way it goes with plans on a trip like this. Originally we had planned to take a lunch cruise on Lake Erie and then spend some time in down town Cleveland before taking a ballgame at the Jake, but as it turned out we got a rather late start.
We had driven by the day before a place down town call the warehouse district and East 4th street so we just headed down town to spend some time before the game. On the way we remembered seeing Thistle Downs on the map and I had placed bets on ponies from Thistle (via OTB ) but never really new where it was located, so we decided to pay a visit to Thistle Downs and take a couple of pic's for my horse racing buddies........Matt and Andy! Thistle is an old but pretty well kept race track here in Cleveland and yesterday they had live racing so we took some pictures and placed a bet on race 11 but didn't cash. I was talking to a local while in the restroom and found out that just 3 days before the Harrah's group had just bought the place via auction and were going to start renovation immediately. The plans are in place to update the track and all facilities and add a full casino, and the gentleman I was talking to said a referendum that was stalled all of a sudden looked like it would be going to the Governor for a formal signing soon. Another Prairie Meadows or Louisiana Downs in the making!
Then it was off to East 4th street down town and some dinner before the ballgame, as it turned out there was a "House of Blues" there just like in Vegas at the Mandalay Bay so we stopped in there for a bite. We got there just in time because shortly afterward the place got very busy and a 40 minute wait was put into place...................why you ask, because Cindy Lauper was preforming very shortly at the House of Blues. Needless to say the crowd was predominately female or somewhat female or well you know what I mean.
The Indians game was a win and that was good for us and the fans, it made for a wonderful evening and it was rather on the cool side (we froze) at a temperature in the low to mid 60's with a good breeze off the Lake. We bought our required souvenirs and a fitted hat for our "house sitter and care-taker", met a few nice fans and just plain had a good time while watching a Tribe win!
We're now in the process of putting things away and getting things buttoned up for our move towards Philly............made reservations to stay at an RV park outside of town for a week so we'll be spending the 4th in the city of brotherly love and Rocky!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Day one in Cleveland
Our first day in Cleveland was a good day, weather was good too for a change. The Rock n' Roll hall of fame is very, very large and filled with a whole bunch of junk...........OK maybe not junk but pretty much a whole bunch of old and new rocker's junk! Don't get me wrong the experience was a good one but I do now understand why they sell "2 day passes" like some of your larger amusement parks. Bev and I arrived late as far as having time to spend a day there, we arrived about 12 or 12:30 and the place closes at 5:30 pm so we started off slow and had to end up rushing to hit all rooms and displays. It seems they have a special area for a new inductee or something like that and right now Bruce Springsteen is the person enjoying the spot light right now, and that was very interesting. I was disappointed they didn't have have pictures or comments on Bruce's many visits to The Bird Cage in Prescott, Arizona, those of us from Arizona know that was one of his favorite stops (unpublished stops) to visit and play for some friends from the joint.
We walked down to the lake on one of the piers in town and watch a few locals catching Perch and Buffalo heads (junk fish) and chatted for a bit with them, locals trying to catch dinner. We checked out one of the Lake Erie lunch and/or dinner cruises for today and drove through what they call "The Warehouse district". This district is a neat down town area like most larger cities have for dinning and drinks etc., we'll most likely visit closer before attending a Tribes game tonight. Yes, we plan on visiting "The Jake" or what is now Progressive stadium to catch an Indians game.............yep right out of the movie Major League. The way the Indians are playing I'm sure we'll see a few pitches "just a bit outside" as Bob Ucker(sp) would put it.
Let me say one more thing about the Rock n' Roll hall of fame, they have signs all over banning camera's and video camera's from the entire experience (other than lobby) and if your on Face book you've seen I took a few without being caught. In my opinion this is pure bunk, there is no reason not to allow camera's in this huge building filled with old rockers junk! I'm relatively sure the banning of camera's is so you must pay the $20 or more a head to get into the place and while there eat the nacho's without peppers, mac n' cheese, hot dogs made yesterday with onions in a tiny catsup like package along with the same kind of relish................and pre-packed salads that are very soggy at the bottom to the point of looking like dumpster lettuce! If I'd taken 50 pictures of different displays I don't think that would stop anyone else from visiting when and if their in the Cleveland area. The hall must have had 2 or 3 dozen dudes just standing around telling visitors to put the camera's away and check them at the door, and they were going nuts with folks and all the cell phones taking pic's. I guess one good thing is that if they allowed photo's to be taken there would be dozens more folks on unemployment and not making $5 an hour to wear hall of fame security shirts!
By the way the nacho's sucked and so did the hot dogs!
We walked down to the lake on one of the piers in town and watch a few locals catching Perch and Buffalo heads (junk fish) and chatted for a bit with them, locals trying to catch dinner. We checked out one of the Lake Erie lunch and/or dinner cruises for today and drove through what they call "The Warehouse district". This district is a neat down town area like most larger cities have for dinning and drinks etc., we'll most likely visit closer before attending a Tribes game tonight. Yes, we plan on visiting "The Jake" or what is now Progressive stadium to catch an Indians game.............yep right out of the movie Major League. The way the Indians are playing I'm sure we'll see a few pitches "just a bit outside" as Bob Ucker(sp) would put it.
Let me say one more thing about the Rock n' Roll hall of fame, they have signs all over banning camera's and video camera's from the entire experience (other than lobby) and if your on Face book you've seen I took a few without being caught. In my opinion this is pure bunk, there is no reason not to allow camera's in this huge building filled with old rockers junk! I'm relatively sure the banning of camera's is so you must pay the $20 or more a head to get into the place and while there eat the nacho's without peppers, mac n' cheese, hot dogs made yesterday with onions in a tiny catsup like package along with the same kind of relish................and pre-packed salads that are very soggy at the bottom to the point of looking like dumpster lettuce! If I'd taken 50 pictures of different displays I don't think that would stop anyone else from visiting when and if their in the Cleveland area. The hall must have had 2 or 3 dozen dudes just standing around telling visitors to put the camera's away and check them at the door, and they were going nuts with folks and all the cell phones taking pic's. I guess one good thing is that if they allowed photo's to be taken there would be dozens more folks on unemployment and not making $5 an hour to wear hall of fame security shirts!
By the way the nacho's sucked and so did the hot dogs!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Maple Lakes RV Park, Seville, Ohio
30 miles from down town Cleveland and a very nice RV Park in Seville, Ohio. The place has a fishing lake too and I going to try and take a few minutes and catch a few of those 16" bass or hand size and larger Bluegills, but first tomorrow a trip into town and the Rock n' Roll hall of fame. We plan on being here at least three days as of now and after that who knows, there are a few things we'd like to do while here. Tomorrow the Rock n' roll hall of fame and then Tuesday maybe a lunch cruise on Lake Erie and later on a ball game at the Jake....Jacobs field, home to the movie Major League. If we go to a game (the Indians are in town playing Toronto) who knows we may run into Coach Brown (selling white walls) or the "Wild Thing" out in the bullpen, what a movie what a game! Local folks are telling us to take in a minor league game in Akron so we can see a baseball team that actually wins games.............the say the Indians are "shitty".
We rode over to a nearby small town of Wooster and we ate at a place called Jake's after the owners Labrador retriever (wish I'd have remembered my camera) and afterwards we visited the movie house and saw Grown Ups...................laughed our asses off! I guess the town of Wooster was named that by Elmer Fudd, yep he was looking for Wabits and Woosters on a local farm in the area, the local Buckeyes didn't understand my humor. Oh wait, maybe they didn't like what I was wearing, I had on my Hawkeye shorts.
Severe thunderstorms in the area tonight, light rain in the a.m. and then sunny Monday afternoon thru Thursday with hi's in the low 70's each day, we need these days!
We rode over to a nearby small town of Wooster and we ate at a place called Jake's after the owners Labrador retriever (wish I'd have remembered my camera) and afterwards we visited the movie house and saw Grown Ups...................laughed our asses off! I guess the town of Wooster was named that by Elmer Fudd, yep he was looking for Wabits and Woosters on a local farm in the area, the local Buckeyes didn't understand my humor. Oh wait, maybe they didn't like what I was wearing, I had on my Hawkeye shorts.
Severe thunderstorms in the area tonight, light rain in the a.m. and then sunny Monday afternoon thru Thursday with hi's in the low 70's each day, we need these days!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Hello Cleveland.................where's Drew?
It may not have been far but today we made it to Cleveland. We have a spot reserved in an RV resort for tomorrow and a few days beyond that but for tonight we're visiting one of Sam's RV parks (Wal-Mart parking lot). It was a bit late when we arrived and the park was closed so we're here for the night and checking into the resort tomorrow and planning to stay 2 or 3 days. We'll most likely visit places around the area on day trips like the Rock n' Roll hall of fame, Canton, Cooperstown, Lake Erie shores and who knows what else.
We traveled a good portion of the day on I-80/I-90 Toll way through Indiana and Ohio and the roads really sucked, like riding over wash-board roads in the desert. Anyway in order to travel on these fantastic roads we had to pay a toll, through Indiana $9.25 and through Ohio $21.25, we're considered 4 axles beings we're towing the Jeep..........what a freaking rip-off. We're not in any hurry so probably no more toll roads, but can't say never I guess.
We can't wait to get set-up in the RV Park tomorrow, get out the awning, flags, lights, and all that RV'ers junk and then just relax for a bit. Yep, Cleveland will be home for a few days.........here's hoping "Cleveland Rocks".
We did spend a few hours in Elkhart, Indiana visiting the RV/Motor home hall of fame. Very extensive and enjoyable looking at some of the first and oldest RV's, motor homes and travel trailers ever made. Honestly some of the old and I mean old ones were pretty well set-up and very unique in many ways. We enjoyed the visit and would recommend it to anyone who is in the Elkhart, Indiana area.
We traveled a good portion of the day on I-80/I-90 Toll way through Indiana and Ohio and the roads really sucked, like riding over wash-board roads in the desert. Anyway in order to travel on these fantastic roads we had to pay a toll, through Indiana $9.25 and through Ohio $21.25, we're considered 4 axles beings we're towing the Jeep..........what a freaking rip-off. We're not in any hurry so probably no more toll roads, but can't say never I guess.
We can't wait to get set-up in the RV Park tomorrow, get out the awning, flags, lights, and all that RV'ers junk and then just relax for a bit. Yep, Cleveland will be home for a few days.........here's hoping "Cleveland Rocks".
We did spend a few hours in Elkhart, Indiana visiting the RV/Motor home hall of fame. Very extensive and enjoyable looking at some of the first and oldest RV's, motor homes and travel trailers ever made. Honestly some of the old and I mean old ones were pretty well set-up and very unique in many ways. We enjoyed the visit and would recommend it to anyone who is in the Elkhart, Indiana area.
Friday, June 25, 2010
New Buffalo, Michigan
Don't ask me how I ended up in New Buffalo, Michigan but here we are and we're going to spend the night here and head for Cleveland in the morning. Yep, we decided to head towards Cleveland, Ohio and maybe stay in a nice RV park and spend a few days there and take some day trips from that location.
We left Amboy, Ill. not knowing for sure how far we'd get today and as it turns out not too far. I believe at this time without checking for sure we made about 150 miles or so. It took forever to get through Joliet and it's not because of Jake or Elwood Blues................a lot of road construction and we ran into a Harrah's Casino of which we are Diamond member's so we had to stop in. The Diamond lounge had some great food waiting for us, BBQ ribs, salad, corn bread, bean dish, mixed greens and plenty of deserts (those are killing our diet program) and drinks. Diamond status sure has some fantastic privileges in Harrah's anymore, but why not we pay for them in the long run I guess.............but it feels good to be pampered.
Do you realize Chicago actually runs from Iowa, Wisconsin to Indiana and Michigan, what I mean is we're traveling on I-80 East or secondaries paralleling I-80 and even though your going through places like Rockford, Joliet, Gary etc. your basically traveling through "south Chicago" the entire time. Even if we hadn't spent a few hours at Harrah's taking that route during the time of day we did, 150 to 200 miles wasn't a bad day.
We're about 5 hours out of Cleveland and hope to find a great RV park in or around the city, will let you know tomorrow.
This New Buffalo place is really nice, a full service resort for all kinds of travelers and it's right on Lake Michigan..........we'll be on Lake Erie tomorrow!
We left Amboy, Ill. not knowing for sure how far we'd get today and as it turns out not too far. I believe at this time without checking for sure we made about 150 miles or so. It took forever to get through Joliet and it's not because of Jake or Elwood Blues................a lot of road construction and we ran into a Harrah's Casino of which we are Diamond member's so we had to stop in. The Diamond lounge had some great food waiting for us, BBQ ribs, salad, corn bread, bean dish, mixed greens and plenty of deserts (those are killing our diet program) and drinks. Diamond status sure has some fantastic privileges in Harrah's anymore, but why not we pay for them in the long run I guess.............but it feels good to be pampered.
Do you realize Chicago actually runs from Iowa, Wisconsin to Indiana and Michigan, what I mean is we're traveling on I-80 East or secondaries paralleling I-80 and even though your going through places like Rockford, Joliet, Gary etc. your basically traveling through "south Chicago" the entire time. Even if we hadn't spent a few hours at Harrah's taking that route during the time of day we did, 150 to 200 miles wasn't a bad day.
We're about 5 hours out of Cleveland and hope to find a great RV park in or around the city, will let you know tomorrow.
This New Buffalo place is really nice, a full service resort for all kinds of travelers and it's right on Lake Michigan..........we'll be on Lake Erie tomorrow!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Mendota Hills Campground, Amboy, Illinois
We left Bagley, Wi. right at 9:00 am and made it to Madison and the Camping World just outside of Madison in Deforest, Wi. The folks at Camping World got us in without having an appointment at around 1:00 pm and we were out of there at 3:30 pm with the oil changed and filter. These guys were very nice and squeezed us in when they had a full day scheduled and we were very greatful, thanks to the crew at Madison Camping World.
I want to again thank Mike and Patty for being the most gracious host and for all the good meals while we were in Bagley, and our time together was so much fun we can't wait to see them again! We will make it a point to look them up whenever we're within a few hundred miles from them in any direction, wonderful old friends and we want to see them more often now.
While waiting for the coach to have the oil and filter changed Bev and I made our way into down town Madison, a nice down and capital area and combination college town. Bev had been there a few times before attending company annual meetings, the home office of Fairway Independent Mortgage is based in Madison. Bev was excited about showing me around a bit and we had a nice walk and lunch while visiting the capital area. I left the camera in the coach so no picture but they would have been great pictures of a quaint capital surroundings, sure looked nice in the summer but couldn't help but picture those streets packed with snow come November and on....
We're going to sit down tonight and at least figure out a destination for tomorrows travels, can't wait to see where we end up.
Mendota Hills Campground is way out of the way and a bit off the beaten path, but a nice little campground non the less. There are plenty of permanent campers here and a series of 4 little lakes, three of which are for fishing and one for swimming............catch and release on the bass but the rest are for the taking! I would come back or stay longer most anytime. Oh by the way today was a great weather day, sunny all day and temps from the 70's to the 80's, now that's more like it.
I want to again thank Mike and Patty for being the most gracious host and for all the good meals while we were in Bagley, and our time together was so much fun we can't wait to see them again! We will make it a point to look them up whenever we're within a few hundred miles from them in any direction, wonderful old friends and we want to see them more often now.
While waiting for the coach to have the oil and filter changed Bev and I made our way into down town Madison, a nice down and capital area and combination college town. Bev had been there a few times before attending company annual meetings, the home office of Fairway Independent Mortgage is based in Madison. Bev was excited about showing me around a bit and we had a nice walk and lunch while visiting the capital area. I left the camera in the coach so no picture but they would have been great pictures of a quaint capital surroundings, sure looked nice in the summer but couldn't help but picture those streets packed with snow come November and on....
We're going to sit down tonight and at least figure out a destination for tomorrows travels, can't wait to see where we end up.
Mendota Hills Campground is way out of the way and a bit off the beaten path, but a nice little campground non the less. There are plenty of permanent campers here and a series of 4 little lakes, three of which are for fishing and one for swimming............catch and release on the bass but the rest are for the taking! I would come back or stay longer most anytime. Oh by the way today was a great weather day, sunny all day and temps from the 70's to the 80's, now that's more like it.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Bagley, Wisconsin
Well we're still in Bagley and having a great time! We had planned on leaving this morning but Bev decided we should stay another day so we'll hit the road tomorrow morning and head to Madison, Wi. then onto..................yep we don't really know for sure at this point. We'll be going to Madison and make a stop at Camping World and hope to get an oil change on the coach and pick up some supplies for the motor home.
Mike and Patty Thornton have been very gracious host and have showed us a great time here in Bagley, Prairie de Chien area of Wisconsin, very nice area of small towns and beautiful scenery. Yes, we have thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the land of cheese heads! There has been many, many laughs during our chats about those years of working together for Trausch Baking co., and remembering all the good times with those friends. I'm joining Mike in a few minutes for our walk and we'll be stopping in to pay another retired ex-bread man, Kenny Warren for a cup of coffee. Kenny is another guy from the days of peddling bread that I haven't seen for many, many years.
We visited the Prairie de Chien river boat last night for a couple of hours, it reminded up of the old Rock Island river boat casino...........very quaint comfortable but these Midwest boats are some tight son-of-a-guns! Didn't stay long or lose but a few bucks and enjoyed our visit on board the "Lady Luck"........Lady Luck, what a joke!
Some major thunder storms last night, big booms and cracks of thunder and yes plenty of rain, but all while in bed and during sleeping time. I think Bev had a bit of a problem getting to sleep but I was out and back to sleep after each thunder boomer!
I'm watching out the window for Mike who was supposed to be here at 7:30 for our walk to Kenny's but still don't see him now at 7:35 am. Bev's still sleeping and I'll let here stay there to hopefully get some sleep this morning that she missed last night. Time for a cup of coffee and Mike just showed up!
Mike and Patty Thornton have been very gracious host and have showed us a great time here in Bagley, Prairie de Chien area of Wisconsin, very nice area of small towns and beautiful scenery. Yes, we have thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the land of cheese heads! There has been many, many laughs during our chats about those years of working together for Trausch Baking co., and remembering all the good times with those friends. I'm joining Mike in a few minutes for our walk and we'll be stopping in to pay another retired ex-bread man, Kenny Warren for a cup of coffee. Kenny is another guy from the days of peddling bread that I haven't seen for many, many years.
We visited the Prairie de Chien river boat last night for a couple of hours, it reminded up of the old Rock Island river boat casino...........very quaint comfortable but these Midwest boats are some tight son-of-a-guns! Didn't stay long or lose but a few bucks and enjoyed our visit on board the "Lady Luck"........Lady Luck, what a joke!
Some major thunder storms last night, big booms and cracks of thunder and yes plenty of rain, but all while in bed and during sleeping time. I think Bev had a bit of a problem getting to sleep but I was out and back to sleep after each thunder boomer!
I'm watching out the window for Mike who was supposed to be here at 7:30 for our walk to Kenny's but still don't see him now at 7:35 am. Bev's still sleeping and I'll let here stay there to hopefully get some sleep this morning that she missed last night. Time for a cup of coffee and Mike just showed up!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Monday, June 21st............
Woke up this morning at 5:00 am to a light rain coming down on the motor home roof, made some coffee, had a cup and decided I couldn't start packing and shutting things out side the coach so why not go back to bed for a while. The light rain isn't bad when it's all quiet and you still a bit sleepy, so I dozed off for about an hour. Woke again at about 6:15 or so laid there for a bit then got up and had my breakfast and by this time the rain had quit and I was able to start getting ready to head out towards Bagley, Wi.
Bev woke a short time later and started getting the inside closed up and helped me finish the outside and we ended up rolling out of West Lake about 10:00 am to a very overcast sky but the rain seemed over with. Sam (Samantha, my GPS girl) took us out hwy 61 towards DeWitt, Maquoketa and onto Dubuque and into Wisconsin, nice roads for the most part put they had their moments of rough and tough sections. Stopped for gas in Maquoketa and became instant celebrities at this little gas station, 5 or 6 people from inside ran out before I even got out of the coach and then ran right back inside. When I went in they all started laughing and I asked where I was from............I said Phoenix, Arizona and the in unison they all said "we were close", "we ran out and looked at your license plate when you pulled in. We all had another laugh and I filled the tank...............on my honor, small town folk said I didn't pay first just pump come back in......guess they thought they could catch me if I drove off.
Arrived in Bagley about 1:00 got set up at the camp ground and spent until 10;30 or so eating dinner and chewing the rag with Mike and Patty and even play a few hands of euchre. A lot of talking about the old times in the bread business and catching up with children and grandchildren. Very nice evening and can't wait until tomorrow.......................truly good friends!
Bev woke a short time later and started getting the inside closed up and helped me finish the outside and we ended up rolling out of West Lake about 10:00 am to a very overcast sky but the rain seemed over with. Sam (Samantha, my GPS girl) took us out hwy 61 towards DeWitt, Maquoketa and onto Dubuque and into Wisconsin, nice roads for the most part put they had their moments of rough and tough sections. Stopped for gas in Maquoketa and became instant celebrities at this little gas station, 5 or 6 people from inside ran out before I even got out of the coach and then ran right back inside. When I went in they all started laughing and I asked where I was from............I said Phoenix, Arizona and the in unison they all said "we were close", "we ran out and looked at your license plate when you pulled in. We all had another laugh and I filled the tank...............on my honor, small town folk said I didn't pay first just pump come back in......guess they thought they could catch me if I drove off.
Arrived in Bagley about 1:00 got set up at the camp ground and spent until 10;30 or so eating dinner and chewing the rag with Mike and Patty and even play a few hands of euchre. A lot of talking about the old times in the bread business and catching up with children and grandchildren. Very nice evening and can't wait until tomorrow.......................truly good friends!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Father's Day
I can't help but think about the fact that this will be my first Father's Day away from my children and grandchildren, and I already miss them and can't wait to talk to them later in the day. We're just one of those families that are very close and do a lot of things together and for each other through the entire year, and it just seems strange not to be home or going to church this morning with the kids. Our church back home will be having a big day today for Father's Day and the whole family, I left money on the counter and the information for the kids to go and participate in the fun day planned by our church. A family outing with games and water slides etc. for the kids and good lunch for the entire family which I seem to remember was Mexican fiesta fare which they all love. Here's hoping you all go and have a wonderful time today!
Bev and I will be attending our old church here in Davenport again this Sunday, we'll be meeting Mom there and maybe get some breakfast afterwords. It might be a tad more emotional this morning attending the church I attended so many times with my Dad whose be gone from us for 18 years now, and I still miss him. Dad's birthday was the 17th and we took Mom out to dinner and toasted Dad with our glasses of wine, we had a good visit.
We'll be rapping up our weeks visit here in Davenport today, thanks to the reunions early on we got to see a lot of our friends and relatives and we're thankful for that. We missed a few I know and regret that but must move on Monday morning, still not 100% sure on the route or exactly were we're headed except we'll start out going to Bagley, Wisconsin to visit and old friend Dave Naab and I met and started working at the bread company with some 37 years ago. Mike Thornton, Dave Naab and myself were all hired the same day and remained friends for a long time, even after Bev and I moved to Arizona in 1984 we remained close via phone, internet, e-mail and visits with Dave and Marilyn and hope to do the same with Mike after this visit. Maybe he'll be able to show me how to catch a "big bass" up on the rich waters of Wisconsin!
Seems the rain has stopped for now, sure hope the sun comes out soon and the day turns into a thing of beauty for the fathers and families of the Quad Cities. This afternoon will consist of getting things put away and packed up in the basement for the next leg of our journey, not really too much to do other that "batten down the hatches" as they say! We had asked Dave and Marilyn to join us for a day or two on the trip up to Bagley, but they declined...........I just think that would have been a hoot getting the three of us back together for a day or two, they both would have kept me in stitches I know!
Well Bev just woke up and it's now about 6:20 am but it sounds like she jumped back into the sack, church is at 9:30 so I'll let her sleep for a bit longer I guess. Did I mention the casino's in the Quads suck! Tight, tight, and even tighter at times........................................good riddance!
The Blame Game
I'm listening this morning to news reports of the outrage of some in the south that are being effected by the oil disaster taking place in the Gulf, outrage aimed at CEO Tony Hayward of BP taking a day off to be with his son on Fathers Day weekend. Even "little nickie" the gangster (Rahm Emanuel) threw his two cents in about BP's CEO taking a day off while his boss (Obama) played yet one more round of golf this week after attending a baseball game yesterday. Let this be clear, I don't believe that our president or the CEO of BP are to blame for this unfortunate disaster and I don't believe their taking a day off hurt the progress of what's being done to end this thing.
Oh sure as far as a PR blunder, yes this could be considered bad PR but if so it should be bad PR on the part of both persons. Tony Hayward as of Friday is no longer in charge of the oil cleanup in the Gulf, whether it be his decision or not he now can as he put it "get his life back" and I know the folks in the Gulf coast region want their lives back and their livelihoods.
This is not the time to blame someone who obviously had nothing to do with the disaster and I'm sure did and is doing all he can in his position to remedy the mess..................why must someone always be to blame? And this certainly isn't the time to play tough guy and threaten countries, persons, and companies that too wish this never would have happen and are doing all they can to fix the problem. They will fix it and they will pay for the clean-up and probably pay a lot more if our countries attorneys have anything to say about it and that's too bad also! Our president is not to blame and he makes himself out to be a jerk trying to be "the heavy" when he surely doesn't look or act the part at all.
Happy Father's Day to our president and Mr. Hayward, enjoy your children today and get back to work tomorrow!
I pray this mess is cleaned up soon and folks in the Gulf region get their lives back soon, the good Lord obviously put this into his plan sometime back and it will all work out in the end.
Oh sure as far as a PR blunder, yes this could be considered bad PR but if so it should be bad PR on the part of both persons. Tony Hayward as of Friday is no longer in charge of the oil cleanup in the Gulf, whether it be his decision or not he now can as he put it "get his life back" and I know the folks in the Gulf coast region want their lives back and their livelihoods.
This is not the time to blame someone who obviously had nothing to do with the disaster and I'm sure did and is doing all he can in his position to remedy the mess..................why must someone always be to blame? And this certainly isn't the time to play tough guy and threaten countries, persons, and companies that too wish this never would have happen and are doing all they can to fix the problem. They will fix it and they will pay for the clean-up and probably pay a lot more if our countries attorneys have anything to say about it and that's too bad also! Our president is not to blame and he makes himself out to be a jerk trying to be "the heavy" when he surely doesn't look or act the part at all.
Happy Father's Day to our president and Mr. Hayward, enjoy your children today and get back to work tomorrow!
I pray this mess is cleaned up soon and folks in the Gulf region get their lives back soon, the good Lord obviously put this into his plan sometime back and it will all work out in the end.
Father's Day
It's 5:30 am on Father's Day and I was awoken this morning by what seems so far to be just a gentle pitter patter of rain drops on the motor home roof. They said last night on the news it could turn into early morning Thunder Storms once again but regardless it seems we're getting used to being wet (quack...quack).
I can't help but think about the fact that this will be my first Father's Day away from my children and grandchildren, and I already miss them and can't wait to talk to them later in the day. We're just one of those families that are very close and do a lot of things together and for each other through the entire year, and it just seems strange not to be home or going to church this morning with the kids. Our church back home will be having a big day today for Father's Day and the whole family, I left money on the counter and the information for the kids to go and participate in the fun day planned by our church. A family outing with games and water slides etc. for the kids and good lunch for the entire family which I seem to remember was Mexican fiesta fare which they all love. Here's hoping you all go and have a wonderful time today!
Bev and I will be attending our old church here in Davenport again this Sunday, we'll be meeting Mom there and maybe get some breakfast afterwords. It might be a tad more emotional this morning attending the church I attended so many times with my Dad whose be gone from us for 18 years now, and I still miss him. Dad's birthday was the 17th and we took Mom out to dinner and toasted Dad with our glasses of wine, we had a good visit.
We'll be rapping up our weeks visit here in Davenport today, thanks to the reunions early on we got to see a lot of our friends and relatives and we're thankful for that. We missed a few I know and regret that but must move on Monday morning, still not 100% sure on the route or exactly were we're headed except we'll start out going to Bagley, Wisconsin to visit and old friend Dave Naab and I met and started working at the bread company with some 37 years ago. Mike Thornton, Dave Naab and myself were all hired the same day and remained friends for a long time, even after Bev and I moved to Arizona in 1984 we remained close via phone, internet, e-mail and visits with Dave and Marilyn and hope to do the same with Mike after this visit. Maybe he'll be able to show me how to catch a "big bass" up on the rich waters of Wisconsin!
Seems the rain has stopped for now, sure hope the sun comes out soon and the day turns into a thing of beauty for the fathers and families of the Quad Cities. This afternoon will consist of getting things put away and packed up in the basement for the next leg of our journey, not really too much to do other that "batten down the hatches" as they say! We had asked Dave and Marilyn to join us for a day or two on the trip up to Bagley, but they declined...........I just think that would have been a hoot getting the three of us back together for a day or two, they both would have kept me in stitches I know!
Well Bev just woke up and it's now about 6:20 am but it sounds like she jumped back into the sack, church is at 9:30 so I'll let her sleep for a bit longer I guess. Did I mention the casino's in the Quads suck! Tight, tight, and even tighter at times........................................good riddance!
I can't help but think about the fact that this will be my first Father's Day away from my children and grandchildren, and I already miss them and can't wait to talk to them later in the day. We're just one of those families that are very close and do a lot of things together and for each other through the entire year, and it just seems strange not to be home or going to church this morning with the kids. Our church back home will be having a big day today for Father's Day and the whole family, I left money on the counter and the information for the kids to go and participate in the fun day planned by our church. A family outing with games and water slides etc. for the kids and good lunch for the entire family which I seem to remember was Mexican fiesta fare which they all love. Here's hoping you all go and have a wonderful time today!
Bev and I will be attending our old church here in Davenport again this Sunday, we'll be meeting Mom there and maybe get some breakfast afterwords. It might be a tad more emotional this morning attending the church I attended so many times with my Dad whose be gone from us for 18 years now, and I still miss him. Dad's birthday was the 17th and we took Mom out to dinner and toasted Dad with our glasses of wine, we had a good visit.
We'll be rapping up our weeks visit here in Davenport today, thanks to the reunions early on we got to see a lot of our friends and relatives and we're thankful for that. We missed a few I know and regret that but must move on Monday morning, still not 100% sure on the route or exactly were we're headed except we'll start out going to Bagley, Wisconsin to visit and old friend Dave Naab and I met and started working at the bread company with some 37 years ago. Mike Thornton, Dave Naab and myself were all hired the same day and remained friends for a long time, even after Bev and I moved to Arizona in 1984 we remained close via phone, internet, e-mail and visits with Dave and Marilyn and hope to do the same with Mike after this visit. Maybe he'll be able to show me how to catch a "big bass" up on the rich waters of Wisconsin!
Seems the rain has stopped for now, sure hope the sun comes out soon and the day turns into a thing of beauty for the fathers and families of the Quad Cities. This afternoon will consist of getting things put away and packed up in the basement for the next leg of our journey, not really too much to do other that "batten down the hatches" as they say! We had asked Dave and Marilyn to join us for a day or two on the trip up to Bagley, but they declined...........I just think that would have been a hoot getting the three of us back together for a day or two, they both would have kept me in stitches I know!
Well Bev just woke up and it's now about 6:20 am but it sounds like she jumped back into the sack, church is at 9:30 so I'll let her sleep for a bit longer I guess. Did I mention the casino's in the Quads suck! Tight, tight, and even tighter at times........................................good riddance!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Like a cornucopia................
I know, not a another comment on the weather but this has been a cornucopia of weather this week. Rain, hot, humid, sunshine, rain, storms and more humidity and now it looks like sun again today.......................yippee! I'm hoping to have my brothers and sister over for a steak cook out at the RV tonight, we had so much fun after the reunion laughing etc. that I'd like to do it again before we leave on Monday. I pray the weather stays nice for tonight so we can get in this cookout tonight and have another good time remembering.
I called an old friend yesterday who lives now in Bagley, Wi. and we now have made the decision to head his direction when we leave here on Monday. We'll probably spend a night or two and might even try and catch one or two of those big bass they catch up that way. Mike Thornton hired on the same day as my friend Dave and Myself at the bread company, I worked with them for 12 years before moving to Arizona. I've kept in close contact with Dave and now hope to do the same with Mike after this visit, you would not believe the stories that come out of just those 12 years. These are both the kinds of friends everyone should have, there were none better during that time in our lives and still today..........this should be very enjoyable and I can't wait. I'm going to ask Dave to come along and hope he can see his way clear to join us, you talk about reunions........oh my God!
On a different note with reference to our global recession and world economic difficulties, now the rest of the free world ( and not so free) have changed their tune with reference to spending their way out of economic disaster. The rest of the world wants to cut spending in order to reduce debt, my God what a novel idea, is that not what we do in our lives? What happens if you get yourself in trouble with debt, do you go our and open more lines of credit and max out all your existing credit along with these new cards? No.........if your at all responsible you cut your spending and try and reduce your debt, you belt tighten until you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Now our president and his administration are at odds with allies from around the world...................Spend, spend, spend, print more money, spend it, print more, yep that sounds a great way to reduce our debt. Heads-up folks, the Euro's think this president is off his rocker too! Can you say "Tax & Spend" or "Cap & Tax" no matter what you call it this president has us heading down a road to nowhere! Is November here yet?
I called an old friend yesterday who lives now in Bagley, Wi. and we now have made the decision to head his direction when we leave here on Monday. We'll probably spend a night or two and might even try and catch one or two of those big bass they catch up that way. Mike Thornton hired on the same day as my friend Dave and Myself at the bread company, I worked with them for 12 years before moving to Arizona. I've kept in close contact with Dave and now hope to do the same with Mike after this visit, you would not believe the stories that come out of just those 12 years. These are both the kinds of friends everyone should have, there were none better during that time in our lives and still today..........this should be very enjoyable and I can't wait. I'm going to ask Dave to come along and hope he can see his way clear to join us, you talk about reunions........oh my God!
On a different note with reference to our global recession and world economic difficulties, now the rest of the free world ( and not so free) have changed their tune with reference to spending their way out of economic disaster. The rest of the world wants to cut spending in order to reduce debt, my God what a novel idea, is that not what we do in our lives? What happens if you get yourself in trouble with debt, do you go our and open more lines of credit and max out all your existing credit along with these new cards? No.........if your at all responsible you cut your spending and try and reduce your debt, you belt tighten until you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Now our president and his administration are at odds with allies from around the world...................Spend, spend, spend, print more money, spend it, print more, yep that sounds a great way to reduce our debt. Heads-up folks, the Euro's think this president is off his rocker too! Can you say "Tax & Spend" or "Cap & Tax" no matter what you call it this president has us heading down a road to nowhere! Is November here yet?
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Today was the day.............
Such a beautiful day in this neighborhood called Iowa, sun shine upon waking and for the remainder of the day. Started off with a little fishing at West Lake with brother Russ, good conversation but not too good on the fishing, very small Bluegill and Crappie.............no Bass!
Keep me out of these tight ass Casino's, they are the tightest I've ever seen and they have the balls to advertise the fact by posting upon entering the facts: 91.8% payoff, very low compared to real casino's of Vegas, Laughlin and our neck of the woods!
We were mighty naughty this evening as far as our healthy eating and First Line therapy program, went completely nuts, taco, enchilada, burrito, popcorn, diet cola and nacho's at the ball park. We joined some family and went to a QC Bandits class A baseball game and had a great time but the team lost 8-2. We need to get out of the Quads before we ruin everything we've worked so hard for in our weight loss program.
It's about time to do some laundry soon! And by the way, we made it back into the park before the gates went down at 10:30 pm tonight....................that was a first!
Keep me out of these tight ass Casino's, they are the tightest I've ever seen and they have the balls to advertise the fact by posting upon entering the facts: 91.8% payoff, very low compared to real casino's of Vegas, Laughlin and our neck of the woods!
We were mighty naughty this evening as far as our healthy eating and First Line therapy program, went completely nuts, taco, enchilada, burrito, popcorn, diet cola and nacho's at the ball park. We joined some family and went to a QC Bandits class A baseball game and had a great time but the team lost 8-2. We need to get out of the Quads before we ruin everything we've worked so hard for in our weight loss program.
It's about time to do some laundry soon! And by the way, we made it back into the park before the gates went down at 10:30 pm tonight....................that was a first!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Longing for sunshine............
It's been 6 days in Iowa now and this dreary, gloomy weather is starting to get me down. After waking up to sunshine and blue skies for nearly 26 years I find myself missing the sun very much. You just don't want to get up and get going on days like this, the dark, gloomy weather is much the same as taking downers upon waking up. Yes I know it's getting old talking about the rain and dark dreary days here in Iowa but there has been not much more to convey.
Bev and I (with a bit of a push from Lisa) are going to be sending Jack and Dalila some post cards from out travels and after a few days now I decided to start yesterday. In order to tackle a project like this you need two or three things, stamps from the post office and that wasn't too hard and a pen full of ink.........yep got plenty of those, and then just one more thing............POST CARDS! I went to two Walgreen's, a CVS drug store, Hy-Vee, a couple of Dollar stores and ended up going out by the Interstate 80 to a place called the Machine Shed. I did find a few post cards at the Machine Shed, after all it's right on the Interstate and should get a lot of tourist traffic. The Machine Shed had I'd say 15 post cards and they where all over sized, like 5"x8" and pretty damn generic if I might add. I picked up 6 of them to last us until we hit the road again in a few days and hope our continued travels find us with better luck on the post card front. The dude at the Machine Shed (manager) told me upon my asking that those he had were it and those too are being phased out........holy shit.
I guess Davenport and the Quad Cities just isn't a tourist stop or place where too many visitors come that want to communicate with folks back home. I know for a fact you walk in any drug store, grocery store, super market, gas station, department store, dollar store in Arizona you find a section with tourist junk! Glass globes, cactus plants, cowboy trinkets, road runner statues, cowboy hats, Indian stuff and yes racks and racks of post cards.............and you don't need to drive all around looking for a post office, they all sell stamps and the cards are "Post Card Size" too!
Iowa is beautiful and GREEN, and known for corn and pigs and farms and Pheasants.........spread the word folks in picture post cards. One thing there is no shortage of around here and in all stores no matter how big or small, Hawkeye and Cubs junk, just take a walk down the street and 8 out of every 10 folks you pass will be wearing either a Hawkeye shirt of some kind or a Cubs shirt................not too much on hats here or hair, seems bald is beautiful here also ( a lack of good wholesome sunshine for the roots I guess) and all short hair, no need for combs around here!
Tomorrow will be a better day...............................
Bev and I (with a bit of a push from Lisa) are going to be sending Jack and Dalila some post cards from out travels and after a few days now I decided to start yesterday. In order to tackle a project like this you need two or three things, stamps from the post office and that wasn't too hard and a pen full of ink.........yep got plenty of those, and then just one more thing............POST CARDS! I went to two Walgreen's, a CVS drug store, Hy-Vee, a couple of Dollar stores and ended up going out by the Interstate 80 to a place called the Machine Shed. I did find a few post cards at the Machine Shed, after all it's right on the Interstate and should get a lot of tourist traffic. The Machine Shed had I'd say 15 post cards and they where all over sized, like 5"x8" and pretty damn generic if I might add. I picked up 6 of them to last us until we hit the road again in a few days and hope our continued travels find us with better luck on the post card front. The dude at the Machine Shed (manager) told me upon my asking that those he had were it and those too are being phased out........holy shit.
I guess Davenport and the Quad Cities just isn't a tourist stop or place where too many visitors come that want to communicate with folks back home. I know for a fact you walk in any drug store, grocery store, super market, gas station, department store, dollar store in Arizona you find a section with tourist junk! Glass globes, cactus plants, cowboy trinkets, road runner statues, cowboy hats, Indian stuff and yes racks and racks of post cards.............and you don't need to drive all around looking for a post office, they all sell stamps and the cards are "Post Card Size" too!
Iowa is beautiful and GREEN, and known for corn and pigs and farms and Pheasants.........spread the word folks in picture post cards. One thing there is no shortage of around here and in all stores no matter how big or small, Hawkeye and Cubs junk, just take a walk down the street and 8 out of every 10 folks you pass will be wearing either a Hawkeye shirt of some kind or a Cubs shirt................not too much on hats here or hair, seems bald is beautiful here also ( a lack of good wholesome sunshine for the roots I guess) and all short hair, no need for combs around here!
Tomorrow will be a better day...............................
Monday, June 14, 2010
Monday a.m. in the Quad Cities
Well the weekend is over and so are the family reunions for another year, both the Anderson and Ackelson reunions were as usual very enjoyable. It is alsways good to see and catch up with family especially for us living so far away the rest of the year, Bev and I thoroughly enjoyed both days despite the rainy conditions.
It's raining again this morning and that makes every day since being in Iowa so far and I can honestly say we miss the sunshine immensely! If there are two things I dislike when it comes to weather, it's number on strong wind and then rain..............just plain miserable. We're hoping on of these next few days we can roll out the awning and just sit and enjoy a afternoon or evening on our patio here at the park and maybe even grill a steak too!
I will say laying in bed this morning listing to the rain on the roof of the motor home was kind of nice, but enough already a little bit goes a long ways. Now I must too admit that as I commented on FB today, this weather does make for some great snuggling! If everyone in the area feels the same way when it comes to the sound of rain on the roof and wrapping up in your blankie and snuggling with your best girl and friend there just might be a population explosion in the Quads 9 months from now!
Not sure what's on tap for today, Bev will no doubt get some work done and I've got to run to a couple of stores for a few things. This will be our first day of not having the feeling of being rushed or having to be somewhere or do something and that's going to be good. There are a couple of minor things I need to clean and fix on the coach and those I'll be taking care this morning..................let's try and not visit a casino today, we've seen all three now and have survived but there has to be more to the Quad Cities for us to do (but it's nice that we've been able to add to our gas kitty with the winnings)!
After two "pot luck" reunions over the weekend our First Line theropy weight loss program has suffered a bit and it's now time to get back on course and continue our exercise and proper eating habits..........wish us luck!
It's raining again this morning and that makes every day since being in Iowa so far and I can honestly say we miss the sunshine immensely! If there are two things I dislike when it comes to weather, it's number on strong wind and then rain..............just plain miserable. We're hoping on of these next few days we can roll out the awning and just sit and enjoy a afternoon or evening on our patio here at the park and maybe even grill a steak too!
I will say laying in bed this morning listing to the rain on the roof of the motor home was kind of nice, but enough already a little bit goes a long ways. Now I must too admit that as I commented on FB today, this weather does make for some great snuggling! If everyone in the area feels the same way when it comes to the sound of rain on the roof and wrapping up in your blankie and snuggling with your best girl and friend there just might be a population explosion in the Quads 9 months from now!
Not sure what's on tap for today, Bev will no doubt get some work done and I've got to run to a couple of stores for a few things. This will be our first day of not having the feeling of being rushed or having to be somewhere or do something and that's going to be good. There are a couple of minor things I need to clean and fix on the coach and those I'll be taking care this morning..................let's try and not visit a casino today, we've seen all three now and have survived but there has to be more to the Quad Cities for us to do (but it's nice that we've been able to add to our gas kitty with the winnings)!
After two "pot luck" reunions over the weekend our First Line theropy weight loss program has suffered a bit and it's now time to get back on course and continue our exercise and proper eating habits..........wish us luck!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Reunions......
Well it's Sunday a.m. and yesterday's rain did not put a damper on the first of our two reunions to be attend during this trip. We and all is seemed had a great time at the Anderson reunion and the turn-out was great. I'm not sure if anyone counted the attendee's but I'd guess we had approximately somewhere between 50 and 60 family member's attend on a rainy Saturday, what great fun.
Now we're getting ready to meet Mom at church this morning, we're going to attend Trinity Lutheran.....................it's been a long time since attending the church I went to my entire life until our move to Phoenix. We love our church in Arizona and it's a very contemporary church and service each Sunday and we will miss attend this morning, but I can't wait to see and remember and attend a traditional Lutheran service. We'll also miss our Friends Fred and Ruth and breakfast after church, don't skip the chicken fried steak Freddie!
We can't seem to miss a evening at one of the local casino's, it's been pretty good so far and after last night's visit we've been able to add an additional $1000 to our gas/vacation fun. It seemed for a while I could do no wrong last night an after Bev dropped her wade the seed money I gave her brought her back to even and that's a good thing! Just let me say the "kitty" is doing well and good so far and we may slow up for a few days now.
After church this morning it's off the Hy-Vee on the way back to the motor home and prepare our dish for the second reunion this weekend. The Ackelson reunion is today at noon and so far the weather looks pretty good, sun is shining bright this morning but with all the dampnest the humidity is freaking thick..............yes, thick, you can just feel the heaviness of it. With all the nieces and nephews not attending and out kids not here this year we're not looking to have a very big turn-out.
My brothers and sister stay well past everyone else leaving the Anderson reunion and we had a great visit, laughed, cried and just plain had a good time reminiscing. It was a good ending to a great day and the first time in way too long that we sat down and enjoyed each other, I want to do it again before we leave Davenport this year and hope they do as well.
I haven't weighed myself yet this morning but after the goodies I ate yesterday and those I'll most likely try today I figure to add back a few pounds. As of Friday the 11th I was down 37 pounds on this new program since starting it in mid February, but so far this trip has been lacking in the exercise we had been doing and the regularity of meals we've been eating. We've got to get back into the grid again starting Monday!!!!
Now we're getting ready to meet Mom at church this morning, we're going to attend Trinity Lutheran.....................it's been a long time since attending the church I went to my entire life until our move to Phoenix. We love our church in Arizona and it's a very contemporary church and service each Sunday and we will miss attend this morning, but I can't wait to see and remember and attend a traditional Lutheran service. We'll also miss our Friends Fred and Ruth and breakfast after church, don't skip the chicken fried steak Freddie!
We can't seem to miss a evening at one of the local casino's, it's been pretty good so far and after last night's visit we've been able to add an additional $1000 to our gas/vacation fun. It seemed for a while I could do no wrong last night an after Bev dropped her wade the seed money I gave her brought her back to even and that's a good thing! Just let me say the "kitty" is doing well and good so far and we may slow up for a few days now.
After church this morning it's off the Hy-Vee on the way back to the motor home and prepare our dish for the second reunion this weekend. The Ackelson reunion is today at noon and so far the weather looks pretty good, sun is shining bright this morning but with all the dampnest the humidity is freaking thick..............yes, thick, you can just feel the heaviness of it. With all the nieces and nephews not attending and out kids not here this year we're not looking to have a very big turn-out.
My brothers and sister stay well past everyone else leaving the Anderson reunion and we had a great visit, laughed, cried and just plain had a good time reminiscing. It was a good ending to a great day and the first time in way too long that we sat down and enjoyed each other, I want to do it again before we leave Davenport this year and hope they do as well.
I haven't weighed myself yet this morning but after the goodies I ate yesterday and those I'll most likely try today I figure to add back a few pounds. As of Friday the 11th I was down 37 pounds on this new program since starting it in mid February, but so far this trip has been lacking in the exercise we had been doing and the regularity of meals we've been eating. We've got to get back into the grid again starting Monday!!!!
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Summer journey...........
Bev and I started off on a two month journey for the summer, and I'm planning on using this forum as a sort of journal of our trip. I have some catching up to do as it's now day 4 and I'm just starting so hang in there.
We took off Monday morning (June 6th 2010) at dawn heading towards Davenport, Iowa for a couple of family reunions on the 12th and 13th of June and a week or so there to visit with family and friends. After spending a week or so in the Quads the plan is to be back in Des Moines, Iowa for RAGBRAI with Bev's brother Mark, niece's Christina and Luara and nephew John and the rest of the team of bikers for this world famous great bike ride across Iowa by July 23rd or 24th. Bev and I have volunteered the RV as "Team Pokey Spokes" support vehicle for this event. This will be what we understand to be a week long party across the state of Iowa and we're looking forward to the adventure! Between say June 20th approximately and having to be back in Des Moines your guess is as good as mine as to where we'll end up, so stay tuned for updates as to where we've been and are going during that time.
Mileage upon starting out was 22,401 and our initial fill up with gas was $117 and propane was an additional $62.66. Our first stop was Gallup, New Mexico for gas at 22,720.5 that's 319 miles and gas mileage of 6.46...........($131.50) not that great, but up the hill into Flagstaff was a climb as you know. Stopped and ate and played at the Navajo Casino (Fire Rock), meal was just OK and gaming sucked so on we went. No RV park tonight, pulled on and got some sleep on the road with some truckers.
Next stop was Taos, NM to gas up again at mileage 23,000 (280 miles @ 6.37 mpg) at a cost of $114.55. After spending what seemed like 2 hours navigating in and around Taos trying to find a gas station we "fit" in and away through narrow streets we head out of town towards Colorado via hwy 64 towards Angel Fire..............a great and beautiful drive through Rio Grande Gorge Canyon. That drive would have been a really great ride if you were on a Harley or in a Corvette but really slow going in a motor home let me tell you!
Next stop was Castle Rock, Co. outside of Denver at mileage 23,308 (7.12 mpg at a cost of $105.01) and then drove on to just between Ogallala and North Platte, NE. where we stopped in agian a rest area rather than RV park. Gas and go in North Platte at 23,608 (300 miles at 7.059 mpg @ $115) Having to be in Davenport by the weekend and wanting to be at West Lake park in Davenport to park the RV we needed to get there before the weekend to get a spot since they take no reservations. The rest of the trip will be more stops and all at RV parks for the evenings and mornings you can bet on that! We made it to Stuart, Iowa for gas once more, mileage was 23,989.2, that's another 381.2 miles (6.6 mpg @ $147.35). We drove on into Des Moines and spent last night in the Adventure Land RV park for $35/night, very nice place and would stay here again. Bev's brother Mark came to the RV and we had a salad, glass of wine and some berries and talked for a few hours................a very good nights sleep and now it's morning and I'm waiting for Bev to awake for breakfast before we head to Davenport and our next stop.
This initial entry is rather lengthly, but I'm caught up and the rest should be more in the short but sweet category!
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