Catching Up

Just some pictures and comments from the last couple of months.

We stopped at a neat little campground in Crossville TN called Bean Pot Campground. Here's the bean pot, the pool and some of the scenery. It was very nice.

The pool at Camp Hatteras on the Outer Banks. Glad we weren't there the past week with the floods and storms.

Here was one of Yvonne's favorite places on the Outer Banks. There are signs all over that say “I got my crabs at Dirty Dick's”.

The nicest park we stayed at on our way across country to PA was in Longview TX, Fenbrook RV. We were parked right across from this nice pool and patio area.

Our Garmin GPS led us astray more than once, but when we were going to Sportsman RV, it led us 12 miles past the park on a very narrow, crooked road. As it turns out, we went right past the park just off the Interstate before our detour. Our site was right on a river and was very nice, once we got there.

Our detour and the view from our dinner table.

Although we didn't go into Mexico on trip, we got close.  At this rest stop in Texas, everything you see on the other side of our truck is in Mexico.

Kroger bought the Fred Meyer chain of stores (in the Pacific Northwest) several years ago, and it is incredible in how many states we see the Fred Meyer name in Kroger stores.

Here's a kayak at sunset at North Landing Beach in Virginia Beach VA. We stopped there to see Rob and Carrie, the managers of our resort in Casa Grande VA. They were there for the summer working on the park renovation. The owner of Casa Grande RV bought that park this year.

Here is where we ate lunch in Las Cruces NM on our way back to AZ. It's an old stagecoach stop in Mesilla, a very authentic Mexican village.

Downtown Mifflinburg PA, about 7 miles from New Berlin where we spent a month at Steve and Sherry's house while they were up in Maine working at Acadia National Park.

Here's the sunrise that I saw each morning at New Berlin.

Some scenery in New Mexico, our second favorite Southwestern state.

Our last east coast stop was in Charleston SC. Guess why they called the resort Oak Plantation.

Well, that cleans up my photo folder for now.  We'll continue to post during this Winter here in Casa Grande.  Lots of new stuff in the resort.

New Berlin PA

I have some miscellaneous pictures and thoughts about the part of Pennsylvania we stayed in during the month of August.  We were parked in Yvonne's sister's driveway in New Berlin PA.

Here's the house from the back.  They are right next to a large grassy area behind a school no longer in use.  But, someone is maintaining the lawn and it's very nice.

This is the neighbor's back yard at the end of the cul-de-sac.  It's not really large in comparison to 

some around here.

This is the view the other direction - the other side of the valley this town is in.  See how green it is around here.

The house across the cul-de-sac has been for sale for 2 years.  Nice place; swimming pool in the back.

Speaking of pools, we were amazed how many folks around here have pools in the back yard..  And, see that white fence around the back yard?  I saw so many just like it; some contractor really scored.

Here's a pretty cardinal at the back yard feeder.  We don't see those in Arizona, although folks say they're around.  Must be the food Yvonne uses doesn't attract them.

Steve and Sherry's cat wasn't around, so Jill decided the kitty bed was pretty comfy.

New Berlin is pronounced New Brrlun with the accent on the Brr. Doesn't sound like any city in Germany.  It very interesting in that there are two distinct sides to it.  The old, historic town and some new sections.  The neighborhoods downtown look like this.

And then, there are neighborhoods like the one we were in, that look like Cedar Hills in Oregon where we used to live.

A great aspect of the small town was belief that your neighbors are honest.  Here's a product stand that just uses the honor system.  And it's nice stuff, too.

For some reason, they call this area the Buffalo Valley.  Were buffalo every in this part of the country?  There's a gazebo with a ceramic buffalo that has pictures of different buildings in town painted on it.

While we. were there, they had what they call New Berlin Day.  It's a one-day festival, mostly a giant what I would call a "Saturday Market.  There were dozens and dozens of booths, music, food and fun.

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Almost every street in town was closed.  Here is the main street through town.

Cars were parked in every field around.

I didn't get any pictures of the Firehouse yard where the bands and food booths were set up.  Right after lunch, everyone pretty much disappeared.

The next morning, you couldn't even tell there had been an event, the streets were so cleaned up.

OUR TIME IN PA

Here are pictures and thoughts of our time in PA, August 2015

Our parking site at Steve and Sherry's.  

The first night here, Sherry made her famous raviolis.  Chuck and Nora and Deb came over.   You most likely saw these pictures on our Facebook Page, but here they are again for posterity.

We were invited to dinner at Mary Ann's daughter Tracy's home in Lewisburg for dinner.  Thier house is about 200 years old, and we found it fascinating.  They've stripped some walls, ceiling and floor down to the original.  Really neat.

The dinner was awesome.  I didn't get enough pictures of everyone, but here's a pic of some photos of Tracy and Ted's wonderful sons. From the left, Alex, Andrew (Drew) and Aaron.

Deb organized a get-together (family reunion) at Indian Park in Montoursville.  Great turnout and cooperative weather.  Not hot and humid, which is what Yvonne and I were fearing.  I'm sure we'll see some sticky weather while we're here.

Here's our pavilion.  We didn't need a roof that day; no hot sun, no rain.

From the left, Aunt Toot, Uncle Rich, Uncle Dick, Susan and Aunt Jeanne.

Here's Chuck, Roger and Nora.  Steve and Sherry and Kay in the background.



Come on, Kay, try to have some fun!



This is Alanna, Melissa, Ashley, Mom Tina, and Christina.

Aunt Jeanne's Roger and his Aunt Toot.

Nora, with her back to us, Deb and Aunt Jeanne, Susan and Chuck in the background.

Steve and Karen, with Barb and Don.

Yvonne's 50th High School Reunion was this weekend.  We attended the Friday night mixer at the BrewPub.  We met MaryAnn and Jim at Lewisburg and rode up with them.  I didn't get a lot of pictures, knowing hardly anyone there, but Yvonne did get to talk with some old school friends.

Here are Yvonne and Ruth Ann, friends since little kids.

Here are cousins Yvonne and Mary Ann.

Jim and Mary Ann.

Yvonne and her special friend, Donna Ochs.