Anne Shirley's Apprentice: Escape

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Escape

The crew has been growing crabby of late. Being snowed in, it seems, soon grows a bit old.

But not for long.

The order to sail is in. The Admiral's truck, after meeting with ill fortune on the high seas, was rescued and hauled away for diagnosis by folks who sound awfully like pirates claiming salvage. The truck will, therefore, have to await repair for another day. Meanwhile, another truck, as yet un-outfitted for the task ahead of it. The Admiral's task is to go to Pennsylvania and prepare this new truck for duty. This means a visit with the Pennsylvania relatives, a prospect that the Commodore (and the rest of us) are by no means displeased by.

So, tomorrow we leave IL for the land of even more snow. We rise as early as possible and depart with the first sign of thawing. Fortunately, the Admiral swept off the roof and the over-the-slide awnings yesterday. Otherwise, we would have that job to deal with in the morning. (The slides will not pull in correctly if the awnings get heavy with snow and ice.) We are also very happy that tomorrow morning will be considerably warmer than this morning was - we woke up to -4 F and frozen waterlines. The Commodore's sister claims that it is warmer in PA. Whether the weather will hold remains to be seen.

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ShelbyFebruary 14, 2010 at 4:46 PM
Hi there!! My name is Shelby. I discovered you on FOTR. I am working on getting my blog on the site but wanted to comment and say hello! We are a family of 4 and I homeschool while we travel the US (for the past 2 yrs) for my husbands job. I'd love if you stopped by my little spot in the www!! Looking forward to getting to know some FOTR!!!

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Where We've Been

July 5- The Vineyards Campground, Grapevine, TX. Nice campground with a lake in the back yard and a marina full of yachts to watch.
Feb 26-March 5, 2010. Pueblo West Campground and Arena, Pueblo West, CO. This park has essentially no rules, and therefore has all of the perks and disadvantages of a park with no rules.
Feb 25-26, 2010. High Plains RV Park, Oakley, KS. This park is advertised as an overnight campground with resort like amenities. It delivers that as well. We did have some power issues, as there was not enough power to run lights and heat to everything that had to be kept warm, but we worked it out and had a fine time.
Feb 24-25, 2010 Lazy Days RV Park, Montgomery City, MO. This was an extremely pleasant place to stay, even in the middle of winter and with everything closed. Absolutely no complaints.
Feb 18-24, 2010 Firehouse Campgrounds, Jefferson, PA. We chose this park because, well, because there weren't many options. It serves as a resting place mainly for construction workers waiting for thier jobs to pick up in the spring. The quarters are rather cramped, but the campground does have decent restrooms and a laundry room. The roads through the campground, however, are really bad, covered in ice and snow, and, now, half melted goop.
Feb 14-17, 2010 Homestead Campground, Green Lane, PA. I can't say enough in favor of this place. There are no shower houses, etc. but this is the second time we have stayed here. The first time we were away overnight during a snowstorm and we returned to find not only plowed roads, but also Tallulah shoveled out and even her steps swept off. That just about covers what staying here has been like for us.
Feb 13, 2010, Wiltshire Motel, Breezewood, PA. Although this little motel doesn't look like much, (I am not sure I would exactly recommend it for a person actually looking for a hotel) it is a very accomodating place, and the only one that will allow you to plug your RV into your hotel room. There is also a convenient crack underneath the door, through which an extension cord fits perfectly. LOL.
Feb 12, 2010.Heartland Resort, Greenfield, IN. We thought this place would be fairly nice as it was large and the website makes it sound up to date and pleasant. The most annoying thing was that the electricity was at the front end of the camper, and the cord is located in the back. Other than that, the Heartland Resort is nothing more than a last resort for us. However, we did see a weasel hunting birds as we were packing to leave, and that was very cool.
Feb 4 - Now Whispering Oaks Campground. At first we thought this place was a little creepy, but actually, it is a fairly convenient place to be snowed in. Propane for the heater is available on site, the owner plows the roads daily, and there is a giant hill behind our camper.
Feb 1- Feb 3, 2010 Crossroads RV park, Mount Pleasant, IA. A decent place, but the laundry room and restrooms are closed for the winter.
Jan 29-Feb 1, 2010 Indian Hills Inn, Albia, IA. We knew when we looked at the website and saw the indoor pool that this place was going to be great. We were right. From the people who came out into the sub-zero wind chill weather to help us set up to the heated pool, this place was terrific.
Jan 28, 2010 Quality Times, Mount Vernon, IL. A nice place to stay for a night. Very nice persons in charge. We heard rumors of terrible mud, but had no trouble with that because everything was frozen solid.