Arrived in Allentown, Pa. June 15th

After our hectic stay in the Columbus area, on Monday June 15 we drove the 430 miles to Allentown, Pa. and stayed just over night in Pine Hill campground at Kutztown. Carol's friends, Janet and Ron were already there and waiting for us! We quickly said hello, unloaded the bikes, and all four of us went over to Glenn and Ilona McGogney's house to drop off the bikes, and talk about our planned trip into NYC on Wed. Ilona had offered to be our guide around the city, as well as housing the bikes, dogs, truck, the two of us, and all of our stuff for a week! As it turned out, during the week the McGogney "kids" both were home along with several friends - a real house full!

Tuesday we had lunch with Carol's boss from Air Products, Dr. Lloyd Tepper, and then took the camper down to Pottstown to the dealer for some adjustments and minor repairs. It turned out that we had a leaking window (for some time) and we'll need to replace carpet, table and chairs, and one inside wall along with some interior trim! Thankfully it's all under warranty!!! We'll return to PA before heading south for the winter so that this work can be done - not enough time right now to get all the materials...

Early Wed morning we headed in to New York City with Ilona, Ron and Janet. After arriving at Battery Park by subway (always exciting) we took the boat to the Statue of Liberty and then on to Ellis Island. Then it was back to the subway to the Twin Towers site and on to dinner at a fine Mexican restraunt before the drive back to Allentown.

Of course Carol enjoyed the ride on the Ferry as much as anything, and recalled the time in the 60's when she and her family went through NY harbor in their own boat.








Over the next few days, we visited friends from Carol's days at Air Products and made a trip back to the RV dealership to work on a design for mounting Bruce's 37" TV in the main cabin.

And VOILA! The TV has a home!

We went to see Cabella's in Hamburg, PA and happened to be there when they were having a sale on FrogTogs rain gear which was a good thing because it's been raining more than not since then! If you haven't been to a Cabella's store, it's worth taking a look. Bruce says it's somewhat like visiting a taxadermy museum in parts! If they don't have something it's probably not worth having for camping, fishing, climbing, hunting, etc!

Ron and Janet left with their rig to see some of Connecticut and Rhode Island on their way to Massachusetts where we will meet up with them for the summer. On Sunday we said goodbye to Ilona and Glenn and moved all our stuff, critters, bikes, etc to Carol and Ed Hare's house (more new folks for Bruce to get to know and live with for a week!! The Carols went to "the shore" (Ocean City, NJ) for two days of "chick chat" and beach time, at Carol Hare's condo there, giving the guys some time to work on projects using Ed's extensive and well organized workshop.

Home away from Home at

the shore...

ACE Hardware or Ed's?

Our last weekend in PA we finally had good weather and took advantage of it with an all day ride on the bikes to some of Carol's favorite places - Penn's Peak and Jim Thorpe - with some friends.

It was a great way to end our stay in PA! Next entry, we'll be back with Janet and Ron in New England!

Bye for now - Carol and Bruce

Arrived in Ohio May 29th

Hello from Ohio!

May 29th We arrived in Harmony, Ohio just east of Springfield (about 40 miles from Columbus) where we stayed at Tomorrows Stars, one of our network campgrounds.

The next morning Ryan, Carol's son, came out to help unload the radial arm saw he inherited from his grandfather, which Carol had brought for him from Key West. Wow! There's a lot more room for everything else now! We took the saw and some things Carol had been hauling around for several years and didn't use, to Ryan's home for storage.

On Sunday, May 31st we went to Wright Patterson Air Force Museum. Bruce's brother and sister-in-law, their daughter, and Bruce's father and sister and her son joined us for an interesting morning there. The Museum is an amazing place - HUGE!

On Tuesday, June 2nd, Bruce rode his scooter to Ada, about 85 miles, to see his family and some childhood friends.

He started in a short sleeve shirt, but ended in a jacket and it turned into a 2 night stay due to the rainy Ohio weather. He returned early in the morning on Thursday in 56F weather, and had to stop part way to "thaw out"! Too long in Florida!! Unfortunately he also brought home a whopper of a head cold which of course he shared with Carol!

After spending 7 nights in Springfield, we moved on Friday up to Delaware, Ohio which is just on the northern edge of Columbus. This is a great location for visiting Carol's friends and family in the area. We had a great weekend ride and overnight stay in Fredericktown with Cheryl and Michael Church. Cheryl and Carol have been friends for 40 years! Their 10 acre spread includes 4 horses and an indoor arena, a pony, many cats, and two dogs , one of which weighs in at over 125 pounds and seems more like a bear!

We rode both bikes up to Ada on Tuesday for another visit and so Bruce could show Carol his home town and his siter Leslie's gardens. We were able to stop in for a therapeutic massage before riding back! It was about 160 miles roundtrip through the Ohio countryside.

The next night we had dinner with Bruce's daughter Tami and his granddaughter Heather. They took time out from their unpacking and arranging in their new home.

PHEW! It's been a whirlwind of meeting new friends and family, and more to come this weekend! Megan, Carol's daughter, and her boyfriend Julien are flying in from LA for the weekend, and Carol's friends Pete and Barb (from Maryland) will meet us for breakfast Sunday morning - they just happen to be in Columbus visiting Barb's mother! What a life! Bruce doesn't think this is as relaxing as he thought it might be!

We'll have to let you know how we survive the next couple of weeks in PA when we're staying with friends while the camper is in at the dealer for it's annual checkup. On the 29th, we'll be heading to New England! Stay Tuned!!