AN INTERESTING DRIVE.
Day 8 – It rained during the night and was 44 degrees this morning when we got up. Cold and windy. The sun peeked in and out of the clouds all day. The high today was 55 degrees later in the afternoon.
Continue readingSunday, October 17
TRAVEL DAY: COOKSBURG, PA TO SIGEL, PA.
Day 7 – It’s dark in the morning when we get up. That causes us to sleep later. We’re looking forward to the daylight savings time change coming up next month; it might drag us out of bed at an earlier time. The rain stopped and brought in much colder weather – it was 47 degrees, sunny and windy this morning when we got up. We had to turn the heat on. The girls appreciated that! After lunch we are leaving for the short drive to Clear Creek State Park. The campground we’re in now closes for the season today. Check-in time at Clear Creek is 3 p.m.
Saturday, October 16
RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.
Day 6 – It rained most of the night and it was pouring down when we got up this morning. By 9 a.m. the temperature outside had reached its peak for the day, 59 degrees; then the thermostat started dropping. The rain did not continue at that heavy rate but it was at least drizzling all day. VERY muddy out, but in this weather we had no desire to leave the RV. The cats said: Oh goody! It’s a snuggling day.
Continue readingFriday, October 15
A DAY OF EXPLORATION.
Day 5 – 64 degrees and overcast; it’s supposed to rain today around noon. We took a nice drive along the Clarion River, stopping along with another car to watch Guinea Hens nonchalantly cross the road. It was a beautiful two-lane, winding road that followed the River. Part of the drive was thick with Rhododendron bushes; it would be amazing to see those in bloom in the spring!
Continue readingThursday, October 14
TRAVEL DAY: HOWARD TOWNSHIP TO CLARKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Day 4 – 7:30 a.m. this morning, 52 degrees & very foggy. No bike ride for us. It was fairly cool and wet this morning with heavy fog. Rob packed up the tent in preparation for our departure from this campground. Check-in at the next campground isn’t until after 3 p.m. Bald Eagle State Park became busy and loud. The timing of our stay worked out perfectly, and happily, we know we have reservations at Cook Forest State Park to get us through the weekend.
Wednesday, October 13
BIKING.
Day 3 – The main reason we wanted to camp here was the roads for biking. There are miles of nicely paved roads within the Park. We remembered enjoying a bike ride the last time we were here in 2017.
Continue readingTuesday, October 12
A LITTLE EXPLORATION & A MOVE TO A NEW CAMPSITE.
Day 2 – It was 63 degrees & cloudy at 7:30 a.m. We all slept well; the campground area we were in was quiet. After our coffee/tea, we drove the two campground loops on the west side of the lake (Oak = no pets; Sycamore = pets okay). We noted empty campsites that were large enough for the RV & car and private enough to meet our picky demands, including the Oak loop in case the Park would allow cats that stay inside & don’t bark. We were preparing for our visit to the campground office to find out if we could stay at our current site, or had to move.
Continue readingMonday, October 11
A NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS…FINALLY!
Pennsylvania, here we come. This trip hopefully will be our longest adventure since starting these journeys. Like so many other people, we were waylaid due to COVID’s surprise intrusion into our lives. We’d planned to take a year-long trip as early as 2020; it just hasn’t been safe. Time goes by and we want to see what we can, while we can. We think if we’re careful, maybe we can make the trip now. Welcome aboard!
TRAVEL DAY: HOME IN NEW YORK TO HOWARD TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.
Day 1 – We hadn’t been sleeping well, too much on our minds, trying to get everything done, and last night was no exception. Tired, up at 6:15 a.m., we completed our normal morning routines, then got ready to leave. The day we leave on a trip, we usually take several hours to get all the last-minute items packed and in place, double-check to make sure everything is tightly packed into cupboards and cabinets behind blankets to prevent breakage, walk through both home & RV numerous times – “um, what did we forget?”, etc. The cats knew something was up obviously, with us running around for three weeks and all uptight, but nevertheless, when they were carried one-by-one to the RV, they were initially surprised. We departed at 10:45 a.m. It was 62 degrees and quite cloudy.
UPDATE – Between Sept. 19 and Oct. 10, 2021
Hello everyone! We hope you are all doing well. We’ll start with some Birthday wishes to those who celebrated while we were between blog entries:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN SEPTEMBER TO DUANE, 9/25 AND KAREN O., 9/27, AND IN OCTOBER HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RON, 10/1!
Also, Mark & Donna: We’ve been thinking about you; so sad, our hearts are with you.
Continue readingSunday, September 19, 2021
This final post from Trip #8 is being written from home in New York on October 10. Kinda late, huh? This is the blog post covering the last day of our trip, from MA to NY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SOPHIE!
TRAVEL DAY: BERNARDSTON, MASSACHUSETTS TO HOME IN NEW YORK.
Day 123 – We got up at 7:05 in the morning; it was 61 degrees and sunny. The girls were in a great mood. They’d remembered this campground and Pixie was watching the birds flitting about in her favorite tree, right outside the bedroom window. As we began to pack up and they realized we weren’t staying, their moods changed, and they dejectedly were carried to the bedroom for the trip home.
