There will be flurry of messages since we are arriving home VERY soon! Do to technical difficulties we have been writing blogs but have been unable to publish them. We awoke in Belvidere, SD and hit the road for what we knew would be a long day of driving. South Dakota is a BIG state!!! We had one last stop in SD and that was the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. I had no idea what the corn palace was and I can quite honestly say that it was a very unique visit. The outside of the corn palace is redone [View Full Entry]

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From our “fancy” campsite at the gas station in Kellogg, IA we headed for Illinois. We had had enough of IA and needed a change of pace. We had been having some really long days so we decided in the early afternoon that we would stop early today and find a place to just “chill”. You know you are at a breaking point when you are eating lunch at Arby’s…a sure way to send you to the nearest gastroenterologist. We found a gem of a place in Utica, IL. Hickory Hill Campground…it had a nice swimming pool, shaded RV site, cheap [View Full Entry]

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Since the last time I wrote we were playing in the Tetons. We awoke at Flagg Ranch for a day in Yellowstone National Park. I apologize in advance to all of you out there that have been to Yellowstone and LOVED it. I LIKE it. Nick really wanted to see Old Faithful so we decided that we would do a 60 mile loop within the park which would allow us to see about 40 sulfur spewing geysers, waterfalls and painpots. We got to Old Faithful and had to wait only 45 minutes until the next display of thermal activity. We got [View Full Entry]

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So we left Ogden, UT, almost five days ago and when we did we also said so long to Starbucks! I could write an entire entry on our coffee escapades but let’s suffice it to say that we have been dying for good coffee until today, Saturday, August 9th. Gas station coffee just isn’t cutting it for us coffee snobs! Anyway we left Ogden and headed north on our way to the Grand Tetons. We made one stop along the way at Lava Hot Springs in Idaho. I had been to hot springs before but this one was different. The 4 [View Full Entry]

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I am sure some of you have been waiting with baited breathe to find out what has happened over the past few days, thank you for your patience. We have been doing great in our new RV. What a difference shocks can make on driving in windy areas and having breaks has been an extra special treat. There were some added bonuses as well: I have a closet door now so all of my stuff doesn’t fly out when we round corners (we call those noises our golf clubs), the air conditioner doesn’t freeze up and the sink does not leak [View Full Entry]

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Some of you may have been seeing California in the news with quakes and forest fires but you should rest assured if you were worried because we are all fine. We left LA a couple of days prior to the quake and the fires…well, we have decisions to make based on the fires in Yosemite. The last time I wrote we were leaving Carmel and heading to San Francisco. Actually I am not sure right now where I left off in my writing since I am not connected to the internet so I think I will talk about Carmel one more [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone...California has been so busy and crazy that my blogging time has been significantly decreased. I am sorry to keep you all waiting with our adventures. I was thinking that there would be more comments on my new investment but maybe you are all too overwhelmed with all of these adventures. The last message I put up was about Vegas and since then we have been off and running. We drove from Vegas to Escondido, CA which is just north of San Diego. We used this as our home base for three nights to make our lives easier. I have [View Full Entry]

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You know the story, what happens in Vegas.....you can rest assured that the college funds are still intact and that we have enough money to get home. We stayed three nights at the Hilton Grand Vacation Club Resort and what a refreshing experience. A one bedroom condo is what we had. Full kitchen, king size bed, great pools and many hot tubs. We did not do a lot. We slept late we ate breakfast by the pool and tried not to burn our bodies to a crisp in the 110 degrees weather. How in the world do people live here? The [View Full Entry]

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So, here we are...it is our second day in Canon City and we have no idea upon waking what is happening with the RV so we waited with baited breathe to find out whether or not we would be able to make it to Arches National Park. Our experience in the "waiting" area at the RV shop was similar to the way I feel when I am at the doctors office...stressed out. What will the diagnosis be? When will it be fixed? The reality: the fuel pump did not arrive until 10 am some new issues were discovered which meant we [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone!!!! I am not even sure where to begin this entry....the last time I wrote we were staying at Gunsmoke and getting out of Dodge, so they say. Well, maybe Dodge City wasn't so bad.... We hit the road on Tuesday morning and headed to somewhere in Colorado. We had an idea where we would stop but we had an unexpected situation occur. For those of you worriers...everyone is healthy, there was no accident involving wild game or pick up trucks:) While driving Tuesday they were a couple of instances where the RV seemed to exhibit signs of illness. Stalling [View Full Entry]

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