New England States

We headed east on Hwy 2 to take the scenic route thru upper New York State. It was pretty but before the end of the day we had switched to I-90 east. It was much faster and the toll cost was minimal. We called Normandy Farms in Foxboro, Mass. to see if we could get in early and do our sightseeing from there. Turns out they had a 25 % off for Mass. campers so were full. We called a member of the Nutmeg Allegro Club (Connecticut) and Jennie recommended Aces High RV Park in Easy Lyme (Flanders/New London area). It turned out to be an excellent referral. We are getting rain off and on but have managed to enjoy the Mystic Seaport area and Jamestown RI area along with the Foxboro Casino. The park is not big but clean with nice sites and walking trails along the water. We even have a Five Guys just down the street. Took Chiko to the vet in Groton Tues as he has been licking and scratching his one leg where we believe he was stung by a wasp the first of Aug. Turns out the vet, her assistant and the second vet at the clinic are Canadian. The Dr. believes Chiko was stung by something and, because he has been at it, he has a bacterial infection on the leg. So he is on antibiotics for 12 days to clear it up. We are so relieved it is not allergies. We had been giving him a half dose of children's Benedryl but she said to increase it to the full dose of 12.5 mg per day. The half dose had been the Canadian Benedryl which is only 6.5 mg strength. So we really increased it but she says it won't hurt him and will stop the urge to scratch more quickly. Will be happy to see him healthy again and will pay closer attention to where we walk him. Other than that, he is doing great. Turning out to be an excellent breed as a housepet. Still not barking and still no interest in people food.

Back in the U.S.of A.!

After leaving Ontario, Canada, we travelled southeast thru Fort Erie to Holley NY to visit Skip and Lana. They recommended we stay at the Hickery Ridge Golf and RV Park just down the road and it turned out to be an excellent choice. They very graciously took us sightseeing in the area and we were pleasantly surprised at how scenic it is. Easy to see why they love living where they do. They took us to the Dinosaur BBQ where we had the best ribs ever! Apparently Airforce 1 gets their bbq here when in the area. Awesome food. Skip and John golfed at Hickery Ridge Wed. for $18/18 holes incl cart. Both liked the course. Thurs. Skip took John out on the Erie Canal boating with friends. We didn't realize the canal came this far inland and it is beautiful. It was cold out but John enjoyed himself. Lana and I shopped both days. Good friends and we enjoyed the visit. We hated to leave but it was time to move on. We are booked into the Allegro Rally on Sept 26th so will spend time touring New England States before we get there.

Summer with the Kids

We stayed long enough to see our last grandchild go to school for her first day. Sarah, who turned 4 on Aug 31st, said it was a good day at Jr. Kindergarten as she didn't get sent to the office of principal at all. We had taken all 6 granchildren on our traditional 'back to school' shopping trip. We were really successful in buying outfits that they all liked and were happy to wear to class. It's another fun event for John, myself and each of the childen. They enjoy trying on clothes and then presenting a fashion show for ours and their parents enjoyment.
We then took Michelle, Tim, Bob and Dione to the Elm Hurst Inn in Ingersoll for a goodbye dinner Sunday evening. Food and ambiance were excellent.
Then early monday morning on Sept 12th, we were packed up and on the road again, heading south. First stop. Holley, NY.

Summer with the Kids

We had planned on spending our 'in between time' camping at Spring Lake RV Resort in Mount Elgin as we have done previous years. We really enjoy this park, it has the lake and splash pad for the kids, lots of kids activities and good friends we have made after camping there for the past 5 years while visiting Canada in the summer. When we first arrived there in July, we realized that the electrical power was going to be another struggle for us. We knew we could run our generator to run the air conditioner on hot days but this was not something we like to do. So we gave up on Spring Lake and moved to Willow Lake Park on the north edge of Woodstock. It turned out to be a good move. We were able to get a 75 ft pull thru with full service including 50 amp power. It's a smaller park but very friendly, clean and with a nice pool and hot tub. So this became our home base and will be again next summer. It is close to Woodstock for shopping, half way between both Michelle and Dione and close to Stratford. I was able to enjoy a Shakespeare play, Twelth Night. We tried to buy tickets to 'Jesus Christ Super Star' but it was sold out the entire time we were in Ontario. Early in Sept. we were awakened at 4 am to pounding on the door. It was the man next door and he wanted to warn us to get up and out of the way as his motorhome was on fire. We threw dog, clothes, purse, passports and laptop in the car and drove a distance from the rv. The fire dept was there quickly and did an awesome job containing the fire but were unable to save the coach. The man had purchaed it new last year and this was his first time using it. His dog woke him up to fire and smoke in the front area of the coach. The smoke detector did not wake him so not sure it went off. He was able to drop the dog and then himself out the bedroom exit window. We haven't heard the results of the investigation but wonder if he knew to check the furnace for a nest made by wasps or mice before starting it up for the first time. Good reminder to all of us to check our smoke detectors, furnaces and exit windows. It was a pretty scary situation for everyone watching.