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After leaving Tampa in our new RV, we had an RV Open House Party in Bradenton. We wanted to see our friends in town before we left the area. I think at one time we have 19 people in our RV. Thanks everyone for taking the time to come see us off. I can’t believe I forgot to take a picture!

We made it to Orange Beach, Alabama. One of our favorite places to stay is Bella Terra, in Foley. Beautiful RV Community. Great to hook up with friends there, Nancy & Bill. My sister, Cindy, flew into Mobile to meet us. We had a good time, hope she did as well. We took her on a Dolphin Sunset Cruise by “Surf’s Up. Best cruise for $12.00 ! They did an outstanding job.

Cindy then rode to Arkansas with us in the RV. Her first RV Road trip! Had a great time with my sister.

We bought ourselves a new RV! We ordered a 2017 Winnebago, Grand Tour from Lazydays and it’s finally here! We spent a couple of weeks there waiting on it to come in, then moved into the new rig. We are loving it!

We also met some wonderful people in the Crown Club at Lazydays. We love making new friends that we know we will hook up with somewhere along our journey. You guys all made our stay at Lazydays more enjoyable, Fred & Shelley, Paul & Casey, Troy & Ginny….well, it could have been the free cocktails!

After a wonderful time in the New England states we went to Gatlinburg, TN. 20 years ago we got married at a “Chapel in the Glen”. Lee surprised me by booking the same chapel to renew our vows. This is one of the many reasons I love him so!

Aug 16, 1996

Aug 2016

August 16, 1996

August 2016

We spent several days in Gatlinburg driving the beautiful scenic roads with beautiful views and lots of waterfalls. We saw several bear along the way.

What a great summer! Our travels after leaving Ohio began in Essex Junction, Vermont where the Escapees Rally was held. The Rally was great and we were able to see a lot of friends and customers we hadn’t seen for a while, as well as met some wonder new friends.

After the rally we headed over to Burlington, Vermont. Gracie took her first ferry ride to State Park Point Au Roche, New York. We had a great day of hiking around the park on Lake Champlain.

You can’t go to Vermont without a stop at Ben & Jerry’s! A little disappointed in the tour. The history movie wasn’t working that day, and the ice cream production was not running, they had met the quota early that week so they stopped early. However, all was welcome with the free samples of ice cream! Afterwards made a couple of stops for maple syrup, cheese, and maple ice cream.

Market Street is a good stop for, dinning, shopping, and wine tasting. Very nice open air area with a lot of street performers. And dog friendly! We had a great dinner with Rick Wise and Cindy Hero. We had met them at Lazydays in Tampa and happened to be in Vermont at the same time. We had dinner at Breakwaters on Lake Champlain. The lake is absolutely beautiful. It’s so big, you think you are overlooking the ocean.

Next we headed over to Freedom, New Hampshire. One day we drove up Mount Washington, and I mean up! It was a must see when you are in the area. The drive is steep and scary, but I wouldn’t have missed it.

We also went whale watching on the Atlantic Queen in Rye, NH. We had a great time but disappointed we didn’t see any humpback whales. We did see several Minke and Finback whales.

A short drive to Maine, we went to Light Head Lighthouse Park. It was a beautiful with a lot of trails to walk along the Atlantic.

Then off to Pittsburgh, Massachusetts for the FMCA Rally. Another great rally for us to attend.