What We Did On Our Summer Vacations

 It's been more than six months since we last shared our adventures. We did get to stay in some of Ohio's most beautiful state parks. Anna got to spend a lot of quality time with her BFF from high school. Karen braved both the stifling heat and the bitter cold to camp with us on several occasions. 

Believeland is parked at the storage lot, all winterized and prepared to hibernate for the next few months. I would have been ecstatic to say we were slowly making our way to Quartzite right now, but that is not the case. As us Browns fans have said for decades, "Maybe next year".

So, for the next several posts, we'll review...

...What We Did On Our Summer Vacations !!!

24 Months Of Hell's Infomercials

 Last week, we backed Believeland into site 35 at Geneva State Park. 

On a previous visit, we watched a middle aged couple struggle to back a pop-up into this site. Back and forth, using 2x10's to level the rig. If it wasn't raining at the time, it had been or was going to. The husband then plugged their power cord into the pedestal. 

Based on their activities in the following 65 minutes, we concluded that the power was not working at that site. The Ranger came by and apparently gave them the OK to move to the next site over (#37). Again they struggled, and we were relieved to see their pop-up glow with amber light.

Last week, we plugged Believeland into a brand new 30 amp pedestal on that same site. It worked perfectly.

Being early May, the grounds were wet to the point of being soggy, or wet-clay slippery. The grass needed mowed, but mowing wasn't practical without creating a rutty, muddy mess. Our fire ring and picnic table had been moved to the driver side of the site. Aside from the inconvenience of  relaxing on the wrong side of the bus, it was much better than sitting in mud.

Being early May, the park was sparsely populated. During the week there were some 1 and 2-nighters, mostly out-of-state plates passing through on their journey east or west. A woman across from us was headed to a music festival in New Hampshire. She spend a couple days exploring the area on her bike, and slept in the back of her hatchback bearing Washington state plates. Another woman our age was in the aforementioned site #37 with her new camper van. Karen is married, retired and getting a little alone time. She lives 10 miles away. Kudos to the women that enjoy adventure! 

OH, and as for the title "24 Months Of Hell's Infomercials"...We cut the cable long ago for multiple reasons. Why should I pay good money to watch hate and fear and poverty and death? In the past 24 months, we have been able to watch these horrors for free, sometimes in person. 

We have a small Yagi antenna on the bus and on the house. Cozi, MeTV, Decades, Laff...

...and a NOAA Weather radio.

Back to Believeland...

I'll be attempting to get you caught up on our adventures and progress on the bus in the near future.

Any comment, even a simple "Hi" would be really, really cool.

It's nice to see green on (and under) the trees again !!!