When we started planning our trip, I called it Summer 2018, but I should have called it Summer and Fall, because ran past October.

T. Y. Campground

In May, we take the RV to T. Y. Park (Topeekeegee Yugnee), in Hollywood, FL. Alicia and the boys are visiting and we think this this place will be fun because it has a waterpark.

Bahia Honda State Park

After T. Y. park we go to the boat, and then to Bahia Honda State Park. The park is not completely rebuilt after hurricane Irma, but it’s still one of the best state parks in Florida.

We take our guests to the airport, and head north.

Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Our next stop is Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, FL. We explore the park and surrounding area. We tour the Jupiter lighthouse and walk on the beach. We do a turtle walk and get to see a sea turtle laying her eggs. We also get a chance to meet up with our friends Robert and Angela, who have their RV in Juno Beach.

McKinney Campground

Our next stop is McKinney Campground in Acworth, GA. We enjoy Allatoona Lake with our inflatable stand-up paddle board/kayak.

Chester Frost Campground

Our next stop is Chester Frost Campground, in Hixon, TN. We visit our friends, Gary and Ellen. We also stop and see Fran’s brother Jerry and his family in nearby Athens.

Canal Campground

Our next stop is the Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky. We stay at Canal Campground in Grand Rivers, KY. There are lots of of attractions here, such as an elk and bison prairie and a working 1850s farm. One of them is Patti’s 1880 Settlement. They are known for their 2″ pork chops. Unfortunately, the restaurant burnt down, but they have a food truck that sells pork chops.

Camp Reinberg

Our next stop is Camp Reinberg in Palatine, IL. This Cook county campground is ideally located between my mom’s and two sisters’ homes.

We spend time visiting with family. Erika, Steve and Johnny fly in and things get even better. We go to the Volo auto museum, Lambs Farm and more.

Camp Reinberg only allows us to stay six days, so we move the RV to Illinois Beach State Park.

Illinois Beach State Park

Illinois Beach State Park is a very nice campground, but not as convenient as Camp Reinberg. We have a cook-out with my mom, my sisters, their families, my aunt, uncle and cousin.

Door County

Our next stop is Potawatomi State Park, in Door County, WI. My family always talked about Door County, but this is our first time here. We enjoy a fish boil, wineries, and more. We go to Al Johnson’s twice; once for dinner, and again for swedish pancakes. Unfortunately, there are no goats on the roof these times.

St. Ignace, MI

We stay at the St. Ignace Moose Lodge. We take a ferry to Mackinac Island for the day. We were hoping to see our friends come in from the Port Huron sailboat race, but there was no wind and everybody is later than expected.

Niagara Falls

We drive to Four Mile Creek State Park outside of Niagara Falls. Our campsite fee allows us to park at Niagara Falls for free.

Niagara Falls is really crowded, but we have a great time. We buy the pass that lets us into all the attractions and ride the shuttle. We take full advantage of this.

We also enjoy some hikes and other attractions in the area, like the Schoellkopf power station, the aquarium and Whirlpool State Park.

Watkins Glen

Next we go to Watkins Glen State Park. We have a great time walking through the falls and other attractions here.

Virginia and North Carolina

We head south again. Beach Week is August 4-11.

We stop in Weems, VA to spend a few days with our friends, Bill and Lynn. We park in their driveway and stay in the RV, even though they invite to stay in the house. We visit a winery and farmers market and have a great time seeing our friends.

Then we go Fran’s brothers house in Ernul, NC. We park the RV in his yard and get ready for Beach Week in Ocean Isle Beach, NC.

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After Beach Week, we go back to Ernul for 12 days, before heading west for our next adventures.

NC, TN, AK, OK and TX

We start heading west on I-40, stopping for the night in Marion, North Carolina and Nashville Tennessee. We stop at Willow Beach Campground, in Scott, AK and take a side trip to Hot Springs National Park.

We have a fun time touring the national park. We continue heading west on I-40, stopping for the night in Checotah, Oklahoma and Amarillo, Texas. We are stopping at rest areas and running the a/c on the generator, trying to cool down the RV.

In the meantime, our friends, David and Brenda are travelling west on I-70, to the north of us. They are staying cooler than us. Labor day weekend is coming up and we have to find someplace cooler. We decide to go to Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs

We drive to the Colorado Springs Elks Lodge No. 309. They have 13 RV 30-amp hook-up sites. No reservations, first-come, first-serve. We get there just as the last site is taken. But they have plenty of space for dry camping.

It is cooler here so we are comfortable running our a/c on the generator a little bit in the afternoon.

We have a great time in the area. We walk around Manitou Springs, tasting water a various locations. We visit Garden of the Gods, take a train ride in Cañon City, go to the top of Pikes Peak and more.

Taos, NM

We drive to Taos, NM for the Big Barn Dance. We have a site for one night at Taos Valley RV Park. This location is nice, but it’s far from the Big Barn Dance. Tomorrow we’ll move to Kit Carson Park. We meet Robert and Angela and visit the town.

The next morning we move to Kit Carson Park. These are temporary, dry camping sites, setup just for this event. We are joined by our friends Phil and Deana and Steve and Anja. We have a great time.

Pagosa Springs and Durango, CO

We have some time before the next scheduled event, so we go to Robert and Angela’s house in Pagosa Springs, CO. We go on hikes around Pagosa Springs.

Next, we go to Navajo Lake State Park, We hike to the top of Chimney Rock. We are close to our friends Phil and Deana. We call them and they invite us do go on a color run. We don’t know what that is—it means driving through the mountains and looking at the aspen leaves changing color.

Next stop—Red River, NM.

Red River, NM

We drive to Road Runner RV Resort in Red River, NM. This is a beautiful RV park. There are some cheaper places, but this is very convenient to walk or take the shuttle downtown. Our main purpose here is the Red River Folk Festival at Aspencade. But this is a fun place, and we would come back just to visit.

We have a great time in Red River.

Mesa Verde, Moab and Santa Fe

We don’t have any plans for the next eight days. We go Mesa Verde National Park for one night. Then we go to Big Bend BLM (Bureau of Land Management) in Moab. There are several BLM sites in the area that are suitable for a 31′ RV. They are all first come, first served. We find a site and pay for three nights of dry camping at the self-serve kiosk.

This is a beautiful campsite, but our main purpose here is Arches National Park, a few miles away.

Next, we go to Cochiti Lake Campground, which is near Santa Fe and Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks. We go into Santa Fe for our anniversary and hike Kasa-Katuwe the next day.

We drive the RV to Los Sueños De Santa Fe (about 30 miles) and meet up with our friends Robert and Angela. The next day we drive to Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta. David and Brenda join us on the way so we can be together.

Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

We drive to Balloon Fiesta Park, in Albuquerque, NM. We made reservations for the Balloon Fiesta a long time ago. We line up behind other RVs and get three spots together. The RVs continue to come in for days. We reserved dry camping sites, so we have to run our generator sometimes. There are no water and sewer hookups, but there are trucks that come and fill our fresh water tank and dump our black and gray water tanks.

The balloons don’t go up everyday, it’s highly dependent on weather. That’s why we made reservations for seven days. We get to see balloons a few days, and have an awesome time.

Returning

We head back east after the Balloon Fiesta. We stop in Tega Cay, SC and visit with Alicia, Jeff, Jackson and Oliver. We Leave the RV in Ernul and drive the car back to Marathon.

We come back in December to visit family and stay in the RV. We take it to the Wilmington Elks lodge for the Christmas holidays.

The leveling jacks stop working again. We winterize it and bring it to Tony Hobbes and Son RV. They can’t work on it right away, but they say it will covered by our extended warranty since we brought it in before it expires