When you’re on an RV trip, sometimes you have to shoot from the hip. There is virtually no way you can adhere to a schedule, and if you get thrown by an interruption or a change in plans, then RV Travel is not for you.

After our long day, and our eight mile walk through Boston Common and beyond, Kip and I were a little slow getting going yesterday morning. We had intended to drive to New York, but there was an issue…I wanted to see Cape Cod, which is only about forty miles from the Boston/Cape Cod KOA where we were staying. We decided to walk down to the office and pay for another day. It was a good plan.

Unfortunately, there was no room at the inn. They had booked the entire park for the whole week-end. We hurried back to the RV and got everything ready to go before the eleven o’clock check-out time. Then we headed for Cape Cod.

I had taken a few minutes to check online for a reasonably priced RV park that hadn’t closed for the season. I found a couple that looked like they would work, so we headed down the road without calling either of them. Why? Well, because we didn’t know how much time we wanted to spend there. I had been terribly disappointed the night before, when while doing some research on a TV show that had made me fall in love with Cape Cod, I discovered it had been filmed in Mendicino.  Cabot Cove was in California of all things. The entire ‘Murder She Wrote’ series was 3000 miles from the truth!

Anyway it all worked out!

In the last pic, we were turning into Sweetwater Forest RV Park in Brewster, MA. I forgot to take pictures when we got here, but I will later this morning. It’s next to a horse ranch and the off season rates aren’t bad at all.

After we got settled in, we put the dogs in the Jeep and drove to Provincetown. It was just like I had pictured the little town of Cabot Cove would look like.

Pilgrim Monument was built in 1910 to commemorate the first Pilgrim’s landfall in 1620 and the signing of the Mayflower Compact in Privincetown Harbor.

The downtown area has numerous quaint bed and breakfasts. I can imagine Provincetown is covered up with visitors in the spring and summer.

I wish I had captured more of the neighborhood homes. The streets are very narrow and the town is hilly. The homes are all two story and almost all of them have the New England style shake siding. I love them!

I was trying to show the picures of the weathered old women painted on the side of the building in the distance.

Below are pictures of the sand dunes.

I can’t wait to see what today brings! Happy Saturday!

We had a busy day yesterday, and I was so full and so tired after enjoying a wonderful trout dinner at the Muddy Rudder, I chose bed over blog. 

We were really excited to get to spend time with our friends, Pat and Jerry Davis’ daughter, Amy Rorer, her husband, Keith, and almost 13 year old son, Nate.

Kip had thought about it all day and decided he was going to tackle a WHOLE Maine lobster. He almost chickened out, but the server told him they didn’t have four pound lobster tails.

Amy took some priceless pictures. Kip and I were both grateful that Keith was sitting close enough to show him how to dismantle his dinner. He loved every morsel of meat. He even went whole hog and upgraded his potatoes. (On the way back to the RV we stopped at a gas station to air up a jeep tire and I went inside and got him an apple turnover for dessert.)

The process…

(The first challenge was to get the durnned bib on.)

(Keith quickly showed Kip how the cow ate the cabbage…an old Wyoming expression.)

My trout was delicious and we really enjoyed the time we had with this fun family!

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Earlier in the day we drove to Cape Elizabeth and Two Lights State Park. The day was sunny and crisp, but there was no wind and it felt good to walk along the trails. Everywhere we go, the puppydogs get lots of attention, especially Cyndie.

Old army bunker on the beach…

The dogs enjoyed the 10,000 sq ft dog park at the KOA

Today, we’re off to Boston! Anybody have any relatives there?

We left the Niagara Falls RV park yesterday morning…

We drove through beautiful country and stopped for the night in Lake George, New York. Today, we drove through Vermont and parts of New Hampshire. I could fill a book with all the pictures of barns, churches and fall colors I have taken these last three weeks. Most have been taken from SeeYa’s window, but Kip doesn’t like me to yell, “STOP,” everytime I see something picturesque.

We drove on good roads and passed through quaint little towns that were like none I have ever seen before. We stopped for lunch in Woodstock, New Hampshire. This slideshow has photos of some of this charming mountain town… (And also, what we had for lunch.) Oh, and Bigfoot is in there too, and a few pumpkins. I almost forgot to include the one of Kip staring down the end of a cannon.

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We are now in Tamworth, NH. The campground is woodsy and beautiful. It was a crisp fall day… and it was perfect.

When I see a woman wearing layers of makeup, I always wonder what she looks like when she washes her face. I have never worn much more than a light foundation, some mascara, and…Mom always insisted women should put some color on their lips… so I always do. 

My skin care products all too often include only soap and water and whatever moisturizer is on sale at Walmart. I have come to regret not taking better care of my skin.

When we were visiting my son’s family in Wyoming a couple of weeks ago, I noticed how great my daughter-in-law, Amy’s skin looked. She started telling me about a new skin care line she began using and she loves it so much, she became a consultant. It’s not make up, it’s skin care. She has also had great success with the eyelash treatment. 

I’m going to start using these Rodan + Fields  products. I’m in my sixties (okay, 67 on 12/31) and I’m looking for a skin care regimen that doesn’t take a lot of time and gives me measurable results. I want my skin to be resilient and look it’s best. 

I’m willing to try something different. 

I’m including some before pictures. Keep in mind, I write a blog that often speaks of the humorous side of life. I will offer my honest opinion and unretouched photographs.  There is no vanity showing up in these shots…

If you get curious and want more information on Rodan + Fields, you can email me at: kmtexas2@gmail.com 

I am a new consultant, but right now, I am concentrating on my personal experience with the above regimen.

Here we go!

Oh dear…I’m going to have to take my neck and chin out of the shadows I see…

Thinning eyebrows and no eyelashes whatsoever…seen enough?

 We shall see what we shall see 🙂

It’s my job to find camping spots each night and it was totally by accident that I picked Jellystone RV Park in Frankenmuth, Michigan. (We went over the Mackinac Bridge and I promised to show video, but I’m kind of over that now.) We were so impressed with this little German town that I really want to show you some of the pictures we took this morning before we left.

I could have stayed there two or three days, but we must keep going to make sure we have enough time spend in the New England states. 

We left at 11:00 this morning, and still made it beyond Cleveland, Ohio. We’re spending the night at a beautiful KOA near Lake Erie. I took countless pictures of the countryside along the way, but they will wait until tomorrow.

(Tap with your fingers or highlight the photos for a larger view of the smaller groupings.)

Frankenmuth, Michigan

If all goes well, I will be writing a blog from Niagara Falls tomorrow night. We have traveled several days in a row and we’re ready to spend a couple of days in one place. I sure hope our beautiful weather holds…

Now that we live in a tiny home or an RV, I just take pictures of things I think are cute instead of buying them. We mostly buy edible stuff now!

After we took the dogs for a long walk around the beautiful O’Neill Creek RV Park in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, we headed across Highway 29 to Shawano. Then we took Highway 22 over to Oconto, WI, where we hit 41 which took us into Michigan. We drove along Lake Michigan on 41 until it turned into 35.

We are staying at an older and smaller, but still beautiful RV Park just steps away from the lake. It is actually warmer here than it was in Wyoming and South Dakota. There is no wind and it was in the mid 50’s when we took the dogs for their walk before dinner.

Here are some of the sights we saw along the way…

You can barely see the horse and buggy ahead of us in the first shot. I never was able to get a clear view…

I sure would like to know the significance of the footprints and arrow on the sidewalk of the first picture below…

I love the barns and the countryside the best…

Watch out for thin ice….and,

One of the more challenging things about travelling north in an RV this time of year, is finding full hookups (50 amp electric, water and sewer). Many of the more resort type parks are closed for the season. We can’t get our satellite TV to come in here and we can’t have all the lights and heaters going at the same time. I’ll still have hot water for my shower in the morning and we have the use of everything we really need. SeeYa is pretty self- contained, and if we need more power, our generator works great now, so we’re good. I find that I’m enjoying the quiet…

Tomorrow we will leave Escanaba and travel along Rte 2. Then we’ll head south on 75 between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. 

Kip said we are going across a very long bridge that is over very deep water. I’m trying not to be anxious. I really hate high bridges over deep water.

Have a great evening. Give your worries to God. He’s up all night anyway making beautiful things for us to see…