Jun 16
Arrived at North Bayshore County Park on Friday, June 14th and once again rain has followed us here!
This park reminded me of our first camping trips at Bong Recreatonal Area. Lots of families and fun.
Here’s a video tour of our site . . .
And here’s Flirt making Ellie’s day . . .
Gus, Jo, Flirt, Ellie, & Jan
We met Jo, a kindergarten teacher from Oklahoma and her dog Gus.
NEXT STOP: Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, WI
Jun 13
We left Lake Pepin on Sunday, June 9, and dropped off the RV at Precision Frame & Alignment in Elk River, MN.
Our Newmar has a Spartan chassis and the front ball joints needed replacing. We’ve know about it for a year, but decided to put it off as long as possible. We also decided to have Koni shock absorbers installed as they’re supposed to enhance drivability.
So we spent Sunday in a Best Western Motel in Monticello, MN. While the king bed was superb, we wanted out ASAP and back into our RV.
As luck would have it, Precision Frame finished Monday afternoon and we were off for Lake Wissota State Park in Chippewa Falls, WI. Can’t say enough for Precision Frame. I gave them a glowing review at RV Service Reviews.
Some photos and video from Lake Wissota . . .
Flirt takes a swim in Lake Wissota . . .
Next stop: North Bayshore County Park.
We took a local winery tour last week and took some pics . . .
Jun 6
The SeaLand Traveler 511 – Porcelain at Its Best
In every life the rain must fall, and the same holds (no pun intended) for porcelain toilets.
Look what arrived in the mail . . .
After 12 years our SeaLand toilet gave up the ghost. Unlike conventional house heads which us a water trap to cap noxious odors, RV toilets use a valve to hold water.
However, over time the valve seal degrades, the water trap stops holding water, and the seal must be replaced.
To replace the seal, the toilet has to be removed, turned over, and a new valve installed. And there’s no guarantee that it will all work perfectly again.
So . . . I met this guy in our campground who ran an RV service and could get me a brand new SeaLand at cost. (It wasn’t like “Psst, buddy, want to buy a toilet”, but pretty close.)
A week later he arrived with a very heavy new porcelain throne.
Long story short . . . out with the old, in with the new . . . well, I did have to modify some of the old plumbing from the original toilet because RV service guy got the wrong toilet model. Oh, yeah, and then there were the fresh water leaks I had to fix.
But after half a day on my knees, it was all over. Ta da.
The New Throne Installed
Jun 4
It’s all about pies
In Stockholm, WI it’s all about pie . . .
Stockholm Pie Company
Continuing with the food trend, both Jan and I made our own trips to the Stockholm Pie Company. This was on the advice of my sister Mary. Damn good advice may I add.
Neither Jan or I went for a whole pie because at 18-inches, they are a bit much. But you can buy by the slice which we did.
My pie of choice was Apple Crisp and Jan’s was Triple Berry.
Microwaved and ala mode — get outta here.
There’s more to Stockholm than just pie
Stockholm is pretty kitschy. Lots of quant, brightly-colored old buildings. Plenty of places to drop a few bucks (and then some).
However, there were also a lot of “Stop Sand Mining” signs all over the town.
I had no idea what sand mining was so I Googled it.
Digging a little deeper, I found that the sand that is mined is a special kind of sand (frac sand) used in fracking.
Because fracking has taken off, so has sand mining.
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