Finally arrived in Maine

We are at a KOA in Canne, Maine. Trying to visit my daughter in law's parents (we have never meet) but looks like our schedules will not allow that. Oh well, we will be in Maine for 2-3 months and then we will never return.

Last Saturday when Craig and I drove into the Catskill Mountains, think Woodstock, we visited the Fly Fishing Museum.

This is what we found for an entrance. As we pulled up to this bridge, that looks like a foot bridge.

I spoke these words (Can we drive over that!!!!!) and this is what I read.

Doing this 6 hour trip. We had sunny skies, light rain, hail (look like it had snowed) and very very heavy thunderstorms. We where already lost and then the local emergency volunteers turned us around because of flash flooding, three different places. We didn't know what was going to happen to us and worried that the Motor home was also being flooded.

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The Tall Pines Campground is on a river and we just didn't know. The dogs are in the coach. Called the campgrounds and Gail assured us all was OK. Boy I hope this doesn't ever happen again. It is bad enough that the Louisiana house may experience high water and we are not there.

The campground wi fi timed me out and I lost half my post.

Josh, I just read your comment...did not know we where close...would love to see you guys...you know that....maybe we will see you out west in Jan or Feb!!!!

Tall Pines Campground, New York

Wow, can not believe I am in the state of New York.

Arrived here about 2 pm. Parked and hooked everything up and then it rained and rained hard, for hours. The ground is sooooo wet that a person can not walk. Will we ever catch a break? At least we where parked and hooked up before it rained. Really, I think we are a very 'lucky' couple, things have a way of not being sooooo bad......could be worse.

Will stay here for two nights, waiting on Craig's medicine and our mail. Then we hope to go to Lake George, about 160 miles away. Tomorrow we go to the Castill moutains.

Cabinet is done

Finally, we have our cabinet installed. This is before, without the chairs.

Very pleased, but probably will make some changes. Like the hinges.

Seems like all of the newer coaches have this dinette bar along the table and I wanted (needed) one too.

I haven't loaded the cabinet because the vanish smell is strong. I think it needs to dry.

Cost was $350.00. I thought that was great. It is 80 inches long and about 30 inches high and 14 inches deep.

We are now in Du Bois, PA. Headed for Albany, New York for a few days then to Acadia National Park in Maine.

We need to be in one place long enough to receive a Fed-ex or UPS delivery of Craig's medicine. He takes Enbrel and has for the pass 6 years. This one month supply is $2,500.00. But the big problem is that it needs refrigeration and we need to be right their to receive it. Once in Greenville, SC we receive a $8,000.00 shipment and UPS left the box at the wrong site in the RV park and it had to be thrown away. I was very upset. Never asked if the company had to pay or UPS paid, but we did not.

Still at the fairgrounds in Goshen, IN

Friday our carpenter called and said our cabinet would not be ready Friday. Maybe Monday or Tuesday it could be done. Soooooo, we are still camped in the in-field of the Goshen Fairgrounds.

This fairgrounds is very much used by the community. Horses are boarded here and exercised every day. They had the young horse owners putting their horses thru their very best moves.

And of course, there was a huge auction (garage sale). Looks like everyone showed up. Lots of lawn mowing and tractors for sale. But you could find most everything.

At the same time, the club FMCA, had a rally. I believe they had about 180 campers show up. Craig and I walked over and talked with a few of them and looked at the new campers for sale. They had a bunch of Class B camper vans. Remember Mr Van, my Class B camper, it is covered and waiting for us to return to the Louisiana house.

Re-work on our brake assist on CRV

Last week we purchased the Air Force 1 air brake for the TOW vehicle. Well the install was shotie. Here at Elkhart 4h Fairgrounds the FMCA rally began today and the company who took our money, 6 days ago, showed up for this rally.

They came and re-located the box under the hood and rerouted the air line on the Condo and added plastic zip sleeves, plus tied the line with electric ties.

When I mentioned that I could not believe they would take $1,300.00 dollars and send us down the road with shotie work, the owner said all would have been alright. Except for the noise box under the hood of the CRV. Sheesh, I just turned and walked away.

SMI out of Evansville, IL will not get our business again.

Sunday around the fairgrounds

Saturday and today was spent shopping and cleaning.

The 4h club had school kids with calves and baby goats. They where soooooo cute. They where being tagged, weighed and other things that made for a bad day for the animals. Looks like this fairground really does get used by the community

We only have carpet in the bedroom area. But we use area rugs all over. Today Craig pulled the larger rug outside and scrubbed and rinsed it. Then it was time to clean the tow vehicle.

I got to use my new microfiber cloths on the windows of the car. They did work, very well.

This portion of the fairgrounds has 35 camping sites. Three campers are here. Kind of nice, the fairground people don't come out here much. Only thing going on is the horses being exercised. They go around and around the track.

Rallly's over...we are exhausted

Wow. We are having a tough time keeping up with these people, some are 10 to 15 years our Senior.

Everyone has gone on their way, we just moved to full hook ups in the fairground. Over to the race track in-field. Now our view is the horses running around and around the dirt track. Very nice. Makes me feel like I am back at the KY horse park.

These rallies are expensive, at least for us. The Condo need updates, the Satellite and assist brakes for the tow vehicle. Craig may need to return to work at this rate. Wrong, we will have to stop spending.

TV just a push of a button!!

Out neighbors for the last 2 weeks pictured in front of the Amish house that served us a great evening meal. Wonderful, sharing people, life doesn't get any better.

How do you tell if you are a RVer?? You buy a large house on wheels and wax it using a sample bottle of wax. This small bottle did almost the entire coach. Good job J.... W...was watching.

The Internet connection is still sooooooo slow. Maybe I can get a picture posted, maybe not.

So much to learn

Do you own a diesel Motor home? If you do and would like to spend 6 days learning about your coach, this is the place. If you can't get you info from the seminars that go on everyday from 9 am to 5 pm, then join the 'round table' talks with other coach owners.

I can see why many attendances are here for the third and fourth time. So much to learn and do.

I would suggest any RV'er with a diesel coach to attend. We are having a great time, meeting a lot of fun people and learning. Elkhart is a great place to have you coach work done. If they can't fix it here, well, it may not be able to be fixed.

Tomorrow's class (that I choose to attend) is Cummins & Allison Maintenance Operation. Then Ride Height & General Chassis Info, put on by Monaco. They even have cooking, decorating, bingo and crafts. Off course, lots of food.

My mind is tired. I hope to just sit and relax, with full hookups, after this is over. We should pull out of this fairgrounds Friday. Hurry and join us.