4/21/14

Hellloooo! Sorry I've been lax on my posts. After we got here: Elkhart, Indiana (actually Granger, IN), it was so nice to finally reach our set upon destination that we just melted. I think we got here at 2:30p on Friday. We set up camp with a bit more detail than the nightly stops and just enjoyed the afternoon. We slept in until 8 or 8:30 on Saturday which was so nice.

Even Sis, got up once, about 6:30a, went outside (not alone...) and came back to bed. Yep, our bed. We have felt so bad for her that we have spoiled her. She has been such a good dog though through the whole trip. Poor girl can't see where we put her outside and had to be stuck in the truck for 6 days. I do believe the last 2 days, she had cabin fever. She was a bit more restless. These days when we take her outside now, she just walks and walks. It is nice here for her with  green ground, trees and woods and she just goes, way out. However, today we saw a LARGE brown, furry creature in the woods and need to be a bit more careful on letting her get more than a step or two from us. The KOA hosts say it was most likely a groundhog - they get to 40 pounds here unlike the 1 pound creatures in Phoenix. We are told there is lots for them to eat here as in the way of crops and such. Also there are foxes...and who knows what else.

We brought the trailer to the factory today and may have it back by Thursday. That would be great. Let's hope they stick to their word and work hard at it. So now we are cabin people. It's a nice cabin but a bit cramped with all the stuff we took out of the trailer and put in here. The KOA hosts are storing some of our frozen items. We can really fit a lot of stuff in the trailer. We have not eaten any meals out (except Don's one catered meal at the first KOA) and still have plenty of food. We only bought a few things for our cozy Easter dinner.

As I have written already, the landscape here too is just as gorgeous. Pictures cannot do it justice. Homes set back with green front yards and trees, some with beautiful rolling hills. The home architecture is so different. Memories of growing up in NY!

This is the best KOA (even including Flagstaff) we have ever stayed at. The spaces are level and there are lots of tall pines, oak and I believe maple trees. The latter two with no leaves yet due to the late cold spell. There are only 5 guests here including us so that is nice too. I had the laundry to myself. $10 for 3 loads including drying - laundry can be expensive. We've had time to chat with our neighbors, both from NY and headed back after traveling, and the camp hosts and workers. Everyone is so nice. The owners are German, I believe. They live upstairs of the office. In the off season, they take their '73, GMC, front-wheel drive motorhome to Texas for 2 months or so. Their motorhome is cool. Windows all along the sides. Check one of them out on the internet.

So today, as you know we went to the factory. Afterwards, we took a little ride through Middlebury and saw horse and buggy riders. They were hitched in store parking lots and on the road. Those horses can haul and are not afraid of the cars. Middlebury has lots of Amish people.  There are several towns close by that do. The town names here are amusing. We are almost in Mishawaka and Shipshewana is close by. :-)
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Tomorrow we are touring the Lifestyle/Bayhill plant and going to the RV Museum/Hall of Fame. We have heard it really is quite good. It is cooling down tomorrow so I hope it's not too bad. Today was mid 70's but it is raining now, since about 6 or 6:30p. Tomorrow's forecast: the 50's...

So we are contemplating our return trip home and the route we will take. Our thoughts change daily. I'm thinking we might have to seriously avoid COLD weather. We just aren't fans. Thankfully, Mr. Wind hasn't found us yet. Chicago was in our original plan but with another round of violence this past weekend (which really is nothing new) and the un-recommendation by one of the staff here who was an officer, it is now off our list.

Well, it's 9p here. I'm not happy about losing three hours but what can you do. It seems like the days fly by.

Thanks for reading my ramblings. I hope everyone is well. Don and I are so grateful to God for this fantastic opportunity to see the countryside. It doesn't matter if we see any big towns or famous sites. It's beautiful just traveling around.

Goodnight everyone. Ooooh... Archie Bunker is coming on tv!! Seeya!!!