July 16, 2010 Milan, Ohio to Marengo, Il - 353 miles 99o & Sunny Day 55 Sunrise this morning was gorgeous.Today started early as we were serenaded by traffic and trains throughout the night.When the alarm went off at 6:00am we were already readying ourselves for the day…..and what a day it was to be. The highways on this portion of our trip (rt80/rt90) were extremely rough.The constant tha-thump has taken it's toll on one of our new mirrors.Hugh'...

July 15, 2010 Lehigton PA to Milan, Ohio 99o & Sunny Day 54 Hugh has gotten very proficient at sewer and water hook-up and disconnect.So while I was busy readying and stowing the inside, he was getting the outside services ready to travel. Abbie has decided she likes co-piloting from the dash even when the RV is in motion.We've had to build a barrier to keep her out of the cockpit area while in we are motoring. Today's repair lesson will be in a...

June 27, 2010 Day 35 NE Pennsylvania is an easy place to settle into.It's amazing how gorgeous the countryside is.Mountains and rolling hills abound.Every barn is a testament to Pennsylvania Dutch workmanship and folk art design. There are not many lakes here.It seems every farm has dammed up a small mountain stream, on its way to the Lehigh River, to create a lovely pond to help decorate the door-yards (local word for backyard). We are filling our week...

May 25th Day 3 Today started out with pleasant surprises."The Beast" headed back into the shop for the second time in two days to solve our over active wiper problem….and a miracle occurred….today the wipers functioned perfectly!It's hard to find a problem that has disappeared.After much discussion with shop personnel, it was decided to make a list of the tests done and leave well enough alone. We were on our way again.Due to lost time we wer...

May 24th Day 2 Today's destination is Petersburg, VA and the South Forty Camp Resort. The morning was clear and warm.Severe thunderstorms were predicted for the afternoon.Bad weather arrived on schedule.The rain was torrential and lasted for about an hour.Hugh commented that he'd be a "Happy Camper" when the rain stopped, (be careful what you ask for Hugh).The rain stopped; the windshield wipers did not.Even with the switch in the off position th...