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| Lobster dinner with Rick & Cheryl at Timberland Acres. |
- Lobsters can live to be 100 years or older.
- During colonial days, lobsters were plentiful and were the food for the poor.
- A lobster's brain is in its throat, and they taste with their feet.
- Lobsters are a great source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
- Three and a half ounces of lobster is only 96 calories and about two grams of fat.
- Lobsters can grow up to four feet long and weigh as much as 40 pounds.
- Lobsters aren't red. They turn red when cooked, but in nature they can be green or yellow or even a bright blue.
On The Road Again!
We left beautiful Maine, Timberland Acres RV Park on September 26th. We're heading to Goshen, Indiana to attend the Thor Diesel Club International Rally.
First things first, we have to travel four days to get to Indiana so we'll be making three overnight stops. Our first night, Sept. 26th, will be at Cabela's in Hudson, Massachusetts. These are a great place for an overnight, they have a nice dry camp area and even provide outdoor pens for your dogs or a corral for your horse. The best part is we get to shop!
Our second night is one of our favorite places in New York, The Villages at Turning Stone Casino. The RV park is Good Sam and Escapees discounted, and a great place to visit for more than just overnight. The park is located in Verona, New York and is not far from Cooperstown, home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. The casino is just down the street and there is a 24 hour shuttle that runs seven days a week. Dave and I are not into casino gambling, but there are several good places inside to casino to get a good meal and a cold beer.When we arrived at The Villages RV Resort, I noticed a problem with our right front tire on the RV. Mind you, this is a new rig, with less than 6,000 miles on it. Turns out our rear thrust alignment and our front end alignments were both off. The rear thrust was almost an inch off which caused the wear on the front tires. We contacted the nearest Freightliner dealer in Buffalo, New York and made an appointment to get in the next morning. It cost us about $1,700 to replace the two front tires and Freightliner picked up the cost of the front and back realignment. Once back on the road we were able to contact Thor's Southeastern area customer service representative, Anson Adams (no relation to the famous photographer), who assures us we will be reimbursed the cost of the new tires.
So, after the detour we headed to Erie, Pennsylvania where we overnighted at another casino. Our forth day on the road took us into Elkhart, Indiana. Here we'll spend three nights at Elkhart Campground so we can visit our friends, Steve & Sharon Jimenez of Las Vegas, Nevada. Steve & Sharon are in Indiana at the Entraga factory to have their coach serviced. It's been about a year since we last saw them at Deer Park RV Resort in Spokane, Washington. It was a fast couple of days, but we had a great time and hope we'll be able to see them again when we get to Las Vegas for a week.
On Sunday, Oct. 2nd, we moved over to the Elkhart Fairgrounds for the Thor Diesel Club Rally.
We met lots of great people and ate good food (both breakfast and supper were provided), and drank a little, too. These folks really know how to put together a rally, there was tons to keep you busy - vendors, seminars, coach service and HAPPY HOUR every afternoon. I can't say enough about the Thor service techs, they are some of the greatest people around. They were out early every morning and worked long hours to complete the many requests for service. Thor was well represented by their customer service and area representatives who did not hesitate to speak with the coach owners. The newest Thor line of coaches were on display to tour and I'm sure someone left in a new rig.
A BIG THANK YOU, to all the volunteers who worked so hard to put together such a fine rally.
On The Road Again!
Yes, we're back on the road heading to Minden, Nevada, where we'll visit some good friends. The drive should take us about a week.
We live in such a beautiful country, America. I love being on the road, can't seem to take enough photos.
As we travel to Nevada, we've enjoyed the changing of the colors as we head into fall, and soon, winter. The roads have been very good, but, you can't avoid tolls, and construction.
Being on the road nearly a week we needed to find places to overnight. Our first night was at Walmart in Coralville, Iowa. The next night was at Cabela's in Kearney, Nebraska. Again,we went shopping. It turns out we were at the smallest of all the Cabela's, in fact it was the second retail Cabela's opened. If you haven't heard, Cabela's is being bought by Bass Pro Shop.
The next night we stayed at A.B. Camping RV Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming. After two nights with no hookups we really needed an RV park. The park was just OK, nothing to write home about.
Ft. Bridger RV Campground is where we choose to spend the forth night. This park is located in Fort Bridger, Wyoming and is a family owned park. It's a nice, clean park with friendly operators. The town is very small, a population of under four hundred people ... that's small. Just outside the RV park is a General Store. There you can get the best root beer float you've ever had. Fort Bridger is named after Jim Bridger, the famous Trader, Scout and Mountain Man. One of many tough, real men who helped spread America Westward.
That's about it for this blog. Next, I'll let you know about where we spend our winter months.
David's Buddy Stops!
