2023 Trip FINAL – 97 days, 7417 miles, 42 campgrounds, 941 gallons of gas
Whew! It’s been a while since we last updated our trip blog . . . last entry was from Houghton, MI which was about 4550 miles through our trip. And it felt like it.
Although we took our time through Wisconsin, we were getting burned out after all those miles.
Before we forget, here’s a link to our trip’s log which details each park we stopped at, money spent on gas (+ local gas prices), cellular (AT&T and Verizon) data speeds along with campground WiFi info.
NOTEWORTHY CAMPGROUNDS IN 2ND HALF OF TRIP
Though Copper Falls is of course noted for its several beautiful waterfalls, this time at the park we noticed the incredible slate walkways. We found out that the slate came from a local quarry.
Some of the slate pieces were 2 to 3 inches thick.
Just as after we left Wisconsin, we stopped at Prairie Island Campground in the middle of the Mississippi River.
THREE LAKES, WI – Lost Kind Fishing Trip
During my high school days, I was in a garage band called The Lost Kind. Most of the band members went to the same high school so we tended to hang out together.
One summer three of us – Wally, Mel, and me (“Bird”) – decided to take a fishing trip to Three Lakes, WI, where my family used to spend many summers.
The first night we arrived in Three Lakes we had no place to stay so we decided to park off the road near a lake and just sleep in the car. Right.
I’m not sure of the details, but sometime during the night the car was shifted into neutral and started rolling backwards . . . towards a canal.
We scrambled to stop the car and avoided taking a midnight swim.
Here’s the spot where we parked . . .
BEST RESTAURANTS
WORST RESTAURANT
Hands down on this one – Victoria’s Kitchen in Houghton, MI.
BEST GROCERY . . . EVER!
We’ve been to HEBs (Here Everything’s Better), Walmarts, Vons, HyVees, Safeways, Trigs, Raley’s, Pick ‘n Saves, Sendiks, Krogers, Albertsons, Bashas groceries in many states, but this HyVee near Timberline Campground in Waukee, IA was the best.
Judging by the high tech industries and the Maserati driving around in the area, this HyVee is located in a very upscale neighborhood, and the food selection and quality showed it.
OUR RV FRIDGE JUST MADE IT
During the last week of our trip, the RV’s fridge temp kept edging up each day . . . 39 degrees, 40, 41, . . . unit it hit 45. Bad mojo.
We thought our 23-year-old Dometic was finally calling it quits.
Nope. Turned out we just needed to defrost . . .
Until next time!
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