IJSBA Jettribe World Finals

The 2014 International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA) held its annual jet boat finals at the Crazy Horse Campground from October 4th through the 12th. Here’s a summary of the event.

It was loud. It was fun.

The only downsides were that we couldn’t take Flirt to the beach and the crazies who drove down our street every day (and night) at Mach 5 in their ATVs, dune buggies, etc. Besides that, it was definitely a photo op.

Here are some “before” and “after” photos of the campground:

DISH Hopper / VIP Receiver Networks

News for DISH nerds . . .

The DISH TV for RVs section in this blog has been updated with new Hopper/VIP receiver network drawings:

• 1 Hopper + VIP Receiver (211z) Mixed Network (updated 10/2/2014)
• 2 Hopper + VIP Receiver (211z) Mixed Network (added 10/2/2014) – This is one of the original network drawings released when the Hopper was first introduced.

We Opened a Window!

The last time we were able to open a window in our park model was May.

Since May, it has either been triple-digit hot, or (for the last 2 months) too humid + too hot. Except for early morning or late evening, we’ve been living inside our little park model with the AC on full.

It reminds me of being stuck indoors during Wisconsin winters . . . different climates, same results.

Needless to say, it was great experiencing fresh air again. Plus, now we’re able to hang out on our porch and watch the world go by with our dogs.

IN OTHER NEWS . . .

We took our RV out of inside storage, and parked it at our campground. We’re cleaning it up for outside storage over the next several months.

Finally, here’s a video of Ellie and Flirt playing:

Federal Park Information Added

Just completed a year-long project on our National (Federal) Parks . . .

• Data was gathered on 1540 Federal parks and 80,142 campsites from Reserve America (www.reserveamerica.com).
• Parks were ranked using the latest (Sept 2014) reviews from RV Park Reviews (www.rvparkreviews.com).

For a summary of the Federal Park data, see Federal Park Data.

Monsoon Storm #2

August 3rd Storm Track

This storm lasted about 90 minutes and we received about 3/4″ of rain, but the winds were not as severe as July’s storm (Monsoon Storm #1).

However, like the last monsoon storm, we lost power again. Only 2 hours this time.

The best thing about it was that the temperature dropped to the 70s and 80s — the first time we’ve seen temps less than triple digits since May. Yahoo!

Some photos . . .

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A movie . . .