Cluck U

Cluck U (2)
Originally uploaded by RV Bob

During our visit to New Jersey, we had to enjoy the area's best eats. One stop was at Cluck U, which claims to have the hottest wings in the world. Sandi enjoyed some wings with the slightly cooler spicing.

During our stay in New Jersey, we also had corned beef and pastrami sandwiches, and excellent diner food. We filled the fridge in the coach with good East Coast sour pickels.

Ohio Turnpike

Ohio Turnpike
Originally uploaded by RV Bob

We parked for the night at a service stop on the Ohio Turnpike. They do offer RV spots with electric for $15 per night (exact change, buy ticket from machine). We didn't need any water or electric, so we just dry camped.

WIT Lecture

WIT Lecture
Originally uploaded by RV Bob

We attended the Winnebago owners rally, held in Forest City, Iowa. There were many workshops and lectures, including this one given by and about full-timing.

We are members of the "365" club, which is part of WIT.

The rally was a lot of fun, as well as informative.





Our location is shown in the red circle.

Ventura, Iowa, Fire Truck

Ventura, Iowa, Fire Truck
Originally uploaded by RV Bob

While attending the WIT rally, we went downtown to watch the Puckerbush parade in Forest City, Iowa. These small Iowa towns have their parades around the July 4th time period, and the parades always include fire trucks and farm tractors.

Waterloo, Iowa

In Parking Lot
Originally uploaded by RV Bob

Had to stop for the night in a parking lot. The big problem was the storm that hit in the AM: hail, 60 mph winds, torrential rain, and on and on.

This delayed our arrival in Forest City, Iowa for the WIT rally.

In The Repair Shop

Motorhome in Repair Shop
Originally uploaded by RV Bob

Another failure. We have lost all coolant, lost all the air for our air brakes, now we lose electricity in the chassis. The alternator was spinning like crazy, but no power was getting to the batteries for charging. We were losing all power, and would be by the side of the road pretty soon. Fortunately, we could start the generator and charge the batteries.

In the repair shop, they found a loose wire in a critical location. We lost a day of travel, and were late arriving in Forest City, Iowa for the WIT rally.


When we lost all coolant in Arizona:




We lost all of the air in our air brake system in northern California:

Fireworks

Fireworks
Originally uploaded by RV Bob

Well the photo is from Maui, but you get the idea. We spent the week of July 4 in Bay City, Michigan. We lived there for 6 years, before moving to Maui. Got to revisit with friends we had not seen in 10 years. The town has changed, and has not changed. We even visited our old house.

The July 4th fireworks in Bay City are a major event. We were in Saginaw that night, so got to see them on TV, instead of in person. I recall that they get at least 500,000 people in the city during the fireworks event.

Veggies

Veggies
Originally uploaded by RV Bob

We stayed for several days with friends in Saginaw, Michigan. We went to the farmer's market in Saginaw and bought these lovely veggies.