After today we have 15 more work days plus 4 more days off = 19 days till our departure! We’ve been busy getting things ready to travel. It’s been 4 months since we pulled in here and Dora has not moved since then. Roy took everything out of his “garage” which is actually the truck… Continue reading 09.11.13 Beautiful plants, cold weather and 19 days left till departure!
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09.10.13 Great Saturday! 21 days left till departure!
Saturdays have always been the nicest day of the week for us but the last 3 months of Saturdays have been anything but nice. Finally today is our first Saturday without a Meet and Greet and only four cabins to clean and two to just strip bedding. We got started at 8:30 this morning instead… Continue reading 09.10.13 Great Saturday! 21 days left till departure!
09.04.13 Itasca State Park where the Mississippi River begins – 24 days left till departure!
The Mississippi River ends where it pours all its water out the mouth into the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. We’ve been there and now we can say we’ve also been to where the Mississippi River begins in Minnesota. We drove around 3 hours to Itasca State Park and enjoyed the beautiful scenery within the… Continue reading 09.04.13 Itasca State Park where the Mississippi River begins – 24 days left till departure!
09.04.13 The hikers at Echo Bay Trail – 25 days left till departure!
Roy and I are not hikers. I enjoy reading, doing puzzles, cooking and making crafts and never thought of hiking as something I would add to that list. We tried it out today by hiking a 1.5 mile trail that goes by Echo Bay and found we enjoyed ourselves. We did enjoy taking break from the walking while… Continue reading 09.04.13 The hikers at Echo Bay Trail – 25 days left till departure!
08.31.13 Beginning of the resort close down – 26 days left till departure!
Our new, less cabins occupied and semi close down the resort schedule is out and------- For the first time that I can remember I will be working on Sunday afternoon and I worked on Labor Day. We still get Sunday mornings off so we can attend church and we will have Tuesdays and Wednesdays off. The… Continue reading 08.31.13 Beginning of the resort close down – 26 days left till departure!
08.26.13 Ashley Ingebrigtson’s blog post about Northern Lights Resort
One of our recent guests (a professional photographer) posted on her own blog about her stay at Northern Lights Resort along with some photographs she took here. I'm reblogging it below for ya'll to enjoy. The pictures look much better on her blog so click on the link below and you can look at hers… Continue reading 08.26.13 Ashley Ingebrigtson’s blog post about Northern Lights Resort
08.25.13 Reviews of purchases for Dora our RV
We've been living the "on the road RV life"" since April 29th of this year. We lived the "off the road parked in our own driveway RV life" for 5 months prior to that and we've learned so much about this unique lifestyle we and millions have chosen to live. We've made several RV specific… Continue reading 08.25.13 Reviews of purchases for Dora our RV
08.19.13 Milestone, Roy’s staining and Kid’s Quest!
Today's post is the 100th post I've made in this crazy documentation of the journey that Roy and I have taken into the RV life. I hope we've provided helpful information to those at the RV Dreamer stage and maybe even a new view of things for old timer RVers! We've had visitors from all over… Continue reading 08.19.13 Milestone, Roy’s staining and Kid’s Quest!
08.09.13 Bears, bears everywhere! Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary
When we left the Soudan Mine tour we headed for the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary which is about 30-40 miles from Orr, MN ad two hours north of Duluth, MN. They are open every Tuesday from 5 pm to 8 pm. Thousands of visitors come thee every year to see the black bears that inhabit the area… Continue reading 08.09.13 Bears, bears everywhere! Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary
08.04.13 Minneapolis here come the Chauvins!
Roy and I went to Minneapolis this week. It’s a 5 hour drive south from Kabetogama. One of the things I noticed quickly as we got close to Minneapolis was that the road side grass and weeds in the city along the highway didn’t seem to have been cut all summer. I thought, Goodness even… Continue reading 08.04.13 Minneapolis here come the Chauvins!