Travel
Journal
August
2005
Our Travel Journal for August is going to be quite
short since we really haven’t much to report. With a minor exception we spent the entire
month in
On August 11th we took a short trip with
the kids to a campground on a lake north of
Of course we also had to make a short visit to
Crossroads, our RV manufacturer, to have a window replaced. We spent the night in front of the factory in
the parking lot. Of course the kids
found it to be a real adventure. The
next morning the window was replaced and we drove on to the lake. A row boat ride, swimming and a visit to the
playground filled the afternoon hours. In
the evening Chuck took the kids to the campground movie in an old barn where popcorn
and drinks were free. Renée waited for
Michael to arrive. When Chuck and the
kids came back, Michael was there, had eaten his supper of grilled bratwurst
and had his fishing lines already in the water.
The following morning Michael was up at 5 AM to try
his luck at catching our planned evening meal.
The plans were changed that evening since all that he caught was much
too small to keep. In the afternoon
Michael rented a row boat and rowed across the lake and through a waterway to a
neighboring lake. On the way back he
encountered a sudden thunderstorm. It
continued to rain for several hours, changing our plans for an evening camp
fire. We waited in the RV for the rain
to stop. We looked outside and saw that
we were sitting in about 15-18 inches of water and the rain kept coming. Chuck sat the grill on top of the picnic
table under the awning and eventually was able to grill the corn-on-the-cob and
steaks. Salad and side dishes were
cooked inside. Supper was quite late and
it tasted good!
Overnight the rain stopped and we were able pack up
and head back to
To be continued in September …………………..
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