Sunday, October 11, 2009
Collegedale, TN to Avon Park, FL
We were gone a few days short of five months. The motorhome registered 18,355 miles. The flight from Anchorage to Barrow was 1,525 miles round trip. We sailed on five ferries between Haines, AK and Prince Rupert, BC, for a total 645 miles. We also took three sightseeing cruises but have no idea the miles covered. Home was a very welcome sight! Our son and his family had kept the yard manicured, and everything look so very nice.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Georgie
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Forest City, IA
We were in Forest City from 9/25 until 9/29. The reason being our motorhome was sideswiped while we were parked in Anchorage. We came to Winnebago's factory to have it repaired. It appeared to be caused by a rental motorhome that had been parked next to it, and it was gone when we returned. Evidently the driver turned as he was backing, causing the bumper to scrape the side. There was about $3,000 worth of damage and our insurance covered all but $400.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Carrington, ND to Mitchell, SD
We had never been to Mitchell, South Dakota to see the Corn Palace. These are some scenes taken both outside and inside. The theme for 2009 was Americas destinations. The pictures depicted many places we had been, like Mt. Rushmore, Lincoln Memorial and Crazy Horse Memorial.
The 2010 theme is transporation. They have completed this train and car, and you can see they are constructing another scene. You can't tell by the picture because of equipment blocking the view, but it is a 4-wheeler.
The picture above is of the very first Corn Palace built in 1892. We liked the picture below because it shows a parade passing and the Statue of Liberty in "center stage." It was from the early '20's.
The next two pictures each contained twelve different years of designs.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
On the road to Carrington, ND
We thought these highway markers were very appropriate. Someone had added the angel and flowers. Many were decorated with flowers. Printed on the back side was the word, "Think." Some other states in our travels had white crosses. These certainly encourage you to drive safely.
This is Carrington's water tower.
The reason for stopping in Carrington was to visit our friend, Ginger Unruh. Her family lived in Avon Park in the late '60's, and our children played together. We camped with their family in Yellowstone about 1977, after they moved west. We have only seen her one time since. She lost her husband a few years ago.
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