Wednesday, June 29, 2016
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Beeep....beeep....beeep....
Beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep....beeep....beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...beeep...
Wait three minutes. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat. Every three minutes for 2000 miles. We wanted you to have just a taste of that fun. So imagine the microwave beep sound, twenty-six consecutive beeps, and then repeating every three minutes. You cannot turn it off. That was one of the crazy occurrences on our westward journey.
It turned out to be a problem with our leveling jack system. A pump sealing piece had a small plastic O-ring break, and then the pressurized fluid forced the seal to break...spraying hydraulic fluid all through the compartment the reservoir was in and then proceeding to leak and spray all over the outside of the camper as we drove. Can you say horrendous mess? Discovered in Pennsylvania. Not fixed until Montana. Beeep.....Beeep.... Beeep.... many thanks go to Pierce's RV for fitting us into their busy schedule and getting us back on our way. We do not think it made us into total lunatics, but the verdict is still out. You can decide as you hear about the other fun things we experienced along the way.
We turned up the volume very loud on the audio books we listened to, and interspersed that with NPR at times. Radio stations are often sporadic and static-filled which always renews our desire to get satellite radio installed. Paying for a new roof at home had to be our priority over satellite radio, however.
Anyway, we heard some interesting news articles on NPR, and one of them was particularly interesting. It involves an app that was developed to help with navigation and deliveries in places like Mongolia where the people are nomadic and there is a lack of streets. It divides the entire earth up into three meter squares, and assigns each section a three word combination. Then, people can look up the three words you give them and locate you. We had some fun with this and looked up our home location. Since we have three and a half acres, we have many combinations to choose from. Some of our favorites were indulgence.siesta.stars. and helper.imbalances.kitten.
Cannot wait to hear where you all live! what3words.com
Another way to pass the time on the road is to read billboards and signs for businesses. Here are some favorites from this trip. One advertised "24 hour toe service". Not sure if they would give us pedicures or what. We could go to the zoo to see "Very naughty, naughty monkeys". We could have visited a metal sculpture garden to view the "World's Largest Bull's Head". But there were some even more intriguing ones.
We thought about dressing in our biker spandex and going to visit a huge biker bar near Sturgis called "Full Throttle", but better judgement prevailed. Probably because we missed the exit information for the winery that was advertising "Redass Rhubarb Wine" (Complete with a picture of a red ass...of the donkey variety). We did try some rhubarb wine in South Dakota and decided it was pretty ok.
Even without any wine, Terry thought she might be losing it when she saw cows that looked like skunks. We had seen belted Galloways plenty of times, "Oreo cows", but this time the white stripe went in the direction of the spine. Being an information queen, she looked them up. Gloucester Cattle. We learn something new everyday, right?
Glen needs to work on his hearing a bit. Not sure if he was just trying to tune out the beeps or what. But when Terry jokingly asked if he wanted to visit the corn palace, he heard porn palace and was somewhat shocked at her suggestion! Maybe it was because we just finished listening to the audio book called "House of the Rising Sun". For those that know not of what we speak, the corn palace....not the porn palace....Mitchell South Dakota has a famous building called the Corn Palace . We visited before with our boys when the theme was celebrating Lewis and Clark.
We rested that night at the Kennebec KOA. Interestingly enough, the owners there had tried to purchase the Panguitch KOA where we worked in Utah, before deciding that without a home on the campground it would not make sense for them. We had a nice discussion about that campground in Utah while they grilled us some burgers for dinner. Then we were on our way through Wyoming and into Montana. After stopping overnight in Billings to make our rv repair stop, and finding one of the best Italian restaurants we have ever experienced called Ciao Mambo we had one final push to get to St. Mary.
With a respite from the incessant beeping, we were enjoying the scenery and discussing living miles from anywhere when we started to pass these little roadside saloons. Our discussion turned to how that would be a rough way to make a living and who frequents such establishments in the middle of nowhere. We see a small, neat ranch for sale by owner. As we drive on, we then see a business we are unsure about. What nature of business is "Dirty Oscar's Annex"? It is MILES from any town. We speculate for awhile. We decided we feel sorry for the people trying to sell a house next to that place!
And then we look it up. Turns out to be......a restaurant with a highly respected chef, menu, and unique cocktails. The original "Dirty Oscars" in Washington state has been featured on Guy Fiari's show on Food network. Who knew? And now buying that little ranch in the middle of nowhere but next to a great restaurant makes a bit more sense.
We finally rolled into St. Mary and are eagerly awaiting getting all settled in for the summer. The campground is renovating some sites and building some new ones, so our final site is not quite ready for us. We are spending a night or two in a temporary spot before moving to a brand new site. Will post our view when we are all settled in. Today is windy, cool, and cloudy. A perfect day for laundry, resting, saying hello to old friends, and meeting new faces that we are sure will be friends before the summer is out.
Wait three minutes. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat. Every three minutes for 2000 miles. We wanted you to have just a taste of that fun. So imagine the microwave beep sound, twenty-six consecutive beeps, and then repeating every three minutes. You cannot turn it off. That was one of the crazy occurrences on our westward journey.
It turned out to be a problem with our leveling jack system. A pump sealing piece had a small plastic O-ring break, and then the pressurized fluid forced the seal to break...spraying hydraulic fluid all through the compartment the reservoir was in and then proceeding to leak and spray all over the outside of the camper as we drove. Can you say horrendous mess? Discovered in Pennsylvania. Not fixed until Montana. Beeep.....Beeep.... Beeep.... many thanks go to Pierce's RV for fitting us into their busy schedule and getting us back on our way. We do not think it made us into total lunatics, but the verdict is still out. You can decide as you hear about the other fun things we experienced along the way.
We turned up the volume very loud on the audio books we listened to, and interspersed that with NPR at times. Radio stations are often sporadic and static-filled which always renews our desire to get satellite radio installed. Paying for a new roof at home had to be our priority over satellite radio, however.
Anyway, we heard some interesting news articles on NPR, and one of them was particularly interesting. It involves an app that was developed to help with navigation and deliveries in places like Mongolia where the people are nomadic and there is a lack of streets. It divides the entire earth up into three meter squares, and assigns each section a three word combination. Then, people can look up the three words you give them and locate you. We had some fun with this and looked up our home location. Since we have three and a half acres, we have many combinations to choose from. Some of our favorites were indulgence.siesta.stars. and helper.imbalances.kitten.
Cannot wait to hear where you all live! what3words.com
Another way to pass the time on the road is to read billboards and signs for businesses. Here are some favorites from this trip. One advertised "24 hour toe service". Not sure if they would give us pedicures or what. We could go to the zoo to see "Very naughty, naughty monkeys". We could have visited a metal sculpture garden to view the "World's Largest Bull's Head". But there were some even more intriguing ones.
We thought about dressing in our biker spandex and going to visit a huge biker bar near Sturgis called "Full Throttle", but better judgement prevailed. Probably because we missed the exit information for the winery that was advertising "Redass Rhubarb Wine" (Complete with a picture of a red ass...of the donkey variety). We did try some rhubarb wine in South Dakota and decided it was pretty ok.
Even without any wine, Terry thought she might be losing it when she saw cows that looked like skunks. We had seen belted Galloways plenty of times, "Oreo cows", but this time the white stripe went in the direction of the spine. Being an information queen, she looked them up. Gloucester Cattle. We learn something new everyday, right?
Glen needs to work on his hearing a bit. Not sure if he was just trying to tune out the beeps or what. But when Terry jokingly asked if he wanted to visit the corn palace, he heard porn palace and was somewhat shocked at her suggestion! Maybe it was because we just finished listening to the audio book called "House of the Rising Sun". For those that know not of what we speak, the corn palace....not the porn palace....Mitchell South Dakota has a famous building called the Corn Palace . We visited before with our boys when the theme was celebrating Lewis and Clark.
We rested that night at the Kennebec KOA. Interestingly enough, the owners there had tried to purchase the Panguitch KOA where we worked in Utah, before deciding that without a home on the campground it would not make sense for them. We had a nice discussion about that campground in Utah while they grilled us some burgers for dinner. Then we were on our way through Wyoming and into Montana. After stopping overnight in Billings to make our rv repair stop, and finding one of the best Italian restaurants we have ever experienced called Ciao Mambo we had one final push to get to St. Mary.
With a respite from the incessant beeping, we were enjoying the scenery and discussing living miles from anywhere when we started to pass these little roadside saloons. Our discussion turned to how that would be a rough way to make a living and who frequents such establishments in the middle of nowhere. We see a small, neat ranch for sale by owner. As we drive on, we then see a business we are unsure about. What nature of business is "Dirty Oscar's Annex"? It is MILES from any town. We speculate for awhile. We decided we feel sorry for the people trying to sell a house next to that place!
And then we look it up. Turns out to be......a restaurant with a highly respected chef, menu, and unique cocktails. The original "Dirty Oscars" in Washington state has been featured on Guy Fiari's show on Food network. Who knew? And now buying that little ranch in the middle of nowhere but next to a great restaurant makes a bit more sense.
We finally rolled into St. Mary and are eagerly awaiting getting all settled in for the summer. The campground is renovating some sites and building some new ones, so our final site is not quite ready for us. We are spending a night or two in a temporary spot before moving to a brand new site. Will post our view when we are all settled in. Today is windy, cool, and cloudy. A perfect day for laundry, resting, saying hello to old friends, and meeting new faces that we are sure will be friends before the summer is out.
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