Saturday, April 12, 2014

Stayed in Calais for a night, too tired to even cross the border, then spent a day in high wind and rains making our way to Amherst, NS, we relaxed for three wonderful days at Karens, Pauls daughter, on Friday we made our way to Chester, all in all a great trip, but as for Sunny days, probably less than a month out of our three month trip was Sunny, we had lots of weather, cold and otherwise, but we weathered it and will now start to recall the great people and places we met and seen.  Thanks for following us!
Found a year round RV Park as we left Pennsylvania, in New York, Conn. and Vermont and slept in a motel in Bennington, Vt. Through New Hampshire and slept in a Wal-Mart in Biddeford Maine.  That morning made a quick decision to travel the I-95, we never go near Interstates, we soon learned why, it's highway robbery, we turned left to go on the 95 in Biddeford, and were faced by a toll booth, only a dollar so we went, we were going to get off in Gray, Maine, decided to go a little further, another toll booth, this time 2.75 cents, 8 miles before we got to Augusta, we hit another toll booth, another 1.75, there were absolutely no warning signs to make you aware of toll booths, that's why we call it highway robbery, we are not used to tolls, but here in Nova Scotia, you get plenty of warning that a toll booth is ahead! Apoligys to our Maine friends, but we do want to thank you for the winter jacket Marge, Trish sure used it on the way home.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Last night was the first time we were asked to leave a Wal-Mart parking lot, the security guy explained, Wal-Mart only leased the land and the property owners wanted no overnight vehicles, he was very nice and showed us an even better place to sleep behind a Giant Tiger.  He had been to B.C. bear hunting ,so we had a great discussion. Talking about bears, the visitor center here in Pennsylvania has a mounted black
bear shot in 1993, 701 pounds, what a giant, at first I thought it was a Grizzly!
I looked over today and seen Trish crying, I asked what was wrong, she pointed to the snow piles left from ploughing, tomorrow we expect worse, some actual snow on the ground maybe as we approach Vermont? 
It's a Junk Yard but we had FREE electricity !

Elvis's birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi.

This was even a little before Paul's time !

Me and the Dynasty !

Relaxing evening around the fire with our new friends and great entertainment in Corpus Christi, Texas !
Padre Island sunset !

So Trish & I got out a blanket and a bottle of Wine !

Our Camper door message says it all !

Here I am wrapped in Sonny's arms !

This Wild Pig is another reason other than the bugs that I stay in the camper !

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

It's been 83 degrees two days in a row here in Virginia, maybe we should just stop right here, what a quandary, continue home to snow, or relax here in the Sun, we are half way home from Texas, and friends tell us to turn around, go back, go back! But we have income tax to do, so the government will probably win.  We left Ashville, NC , road a bit of the Blue Ridge Parkway, then detoured off because of snow on the mountaintops, at least we got the sticker for the camper!  $50.00 for a campground site in Virginia, now we know we are traveling north, wine has gone up 3 dollars a box, beer costs more, gas cost more, just going to have to do more Wal-Mart sleepovers!