On The Road Again 2017

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Armstrong Air & Space Museum Wapakoneta
July 2, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Wapakoneta, Ohio is Neil Armstrong's home town. Great tour of exhibits from his early years through days as a test pilot to his historic moon walk in 1969.
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Grand Lake - Celina, OH
July 2, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 24 °C
Entertaining dinner at Bella Italian Grill which is on the west side of Grand Lake. History lesson... the world's largest man made lake was finished in 1845, and dug out by hand by Irish and Germans who were paid 30 cents a day plus a jigger of whiskey.
Outside the restaurant was a circular overspill and some guys were fishing from the bridge using a circular net with weights round the edges, extremely efficient way as one guy was pulling 6-10 good sized fish out each throw !! Yep, the water was green !!Read more
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St Mary's State Fish Hatchery, OH
July 3, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Monaco Travelers trip to the State Fish Hatchery in St Mary's. Really interesting film on how they collect the eggs by milking fish then fertilise them. Surprised at how much work goes into the process and most get released into state waters when they're around 1 1/2 inches long. They hatch walleye, yellow perch, catfish and saugeye, a hybrid walleye and sauger. In the holding tank below are blue catfish which they get as fry and release when they're around 6 inches.
Great lunch afterwards at La Carreta, a Mexican restaurant in Celina, check the chairs.Read more
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Monaco International Rally - Celina, OH
July 9, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 15 °C
Busy few days, attending seminars and a great time socialising with old & new friends. Good food and entertainment. Check out the lady in the band she's playing the spoons almost as good as Stew !!
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Mercer County Fairgrounds - Celina, OH
July 9, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌫 26 °C
Last day at Monaco International rally, great brunch then we moved the coach to make sure we could get off the grass after Friday's thunderstorms, quite a few coaches have been stuck and needed a tow. We were fine and we dumped and moved to a gravel site where we filled up with fresh water as we're off to the FMCA convention in Indianapolis tomorrow in a caravan, around 30 coaches all heading off in convoy !!! The fairgrounds have a muscle car show with craft beer and BBQ this afternoon, which was fun to look round.Read more
Charles JohnstoneSomeone is beginning to look like a native. Mum says keep it coming.
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Well Done Jo - Wimbledon Semi Next
July 11, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Thunderstorms here in Indianapolis, so good excuse to sit in the coach and watch the tennis !! FMCA rally starts tomorrow.
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FMCA Rally - Indianapolis, IN
July 12, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After the storms, we are out and about on our bikes exploring the fairgrounds. Tractor trams ferry people round the fairgrounds to seminars and exhibits.
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How Many Guys ?
July 12, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Does it take to change 10 batteries, answer 2. Deal done and new AGM batteries are now installed, 8 x 6 volt and 2 x 12 volt. Been nursing our old ones since we bought the coach last year. Hurray !!
Charles JohnstoneHail Sparkies...
7/14/17Reply
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Indy Brew Bus Tour - Indianapolis, IN
July 13, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Invited to join the Brew Tour by Sandra & Pierre from Ottawa. It was organised by FMCA Energised who used to be the Under Sixty club, a great group of people who like to be active and some have their young kids here with them.
Visited 4 local breweries and sampled some great beer and could purchase more by the glass or in a 'growler' to go.
A really fun afternoon with new friends. Our driver, Bob, when he found out we were from Scotland, introduced himself, 'Robert Burns Macauley' !!Read more
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Indiana Roof Ballroom - RV One Party
July 14, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
The Indiana Roof Ballroom was the venue for the RV One / Entegra party. The Spanish square style room was impressive. Sandra & Pierre kindly gave us a lift and we had a great evening eating, drinking and dancing to the Wright Brothers Band. Cute horse drawn carriage crossing the lights as made our way home.Read more
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Last Night at FMCA Rally - Indianapolis
July 15, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Cirque a Palooza are tonight's entertainment, circus acts with a comedy twist. Let the show begin !! Stage was quite bright to get good photos.
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Camp Lakeland Campground - Effingham, IL
July 18, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
First stop after the rallies to catch up on washing and chores. Stew's first attempt to feed the birds, Squirrels 2 - Stew nil
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Casino Queen RV Park - East St Louis, IL
July 20, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
Next stop on our way west and its hot, hot, hot !! Temp today was 101 F, but with the humidity it feels like 106. Only a small casino but has a great view of the St Louis, Missouri across the Mississippi. Great sunset.Read more
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Old Courthouse - St Louis, MO
July 21, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Impressive building, now a museum where Former slave Dred Scott sued for freedom in 1846.
Exhibits include the story of the settlement of Early St. Louis (1764-1804), depicting the unique lifestyle of the original French residents and their American Indian trading partners. The second gallery, called Exploring the West (1804-1840), tells the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the American period of the fur trade and the mountainmen. The third gallery is entitled Clash of Cultures (1840-1890), and describes the way of life of plains Indian tribes, the pioneer movement and settlement of the far west, and the treatment of American Indians from the reservation era to today.Read more
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Gateway Arch - St Louis, MO
July 21, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Walked from the Old Courthouse to the North entrance of the Arch, boy was it hot, glad to get through security to the air conditioned visitor centre. The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot (192 m) monument. Clad in stainless steel and built in 1965 it is an inverted, weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch and tallest man-made structure in the Western Hemisphere. A tram takes us to the top, pods of 5 people squashed in and a 4 min ride. Views from the top are breathtaking, the city one side & the Mississippi River and our RV park behind the Casino Queen on the other.Read more
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Building the Arch
July 21, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
At the visitor centre we watched a really interesting film about the building of the Arch, not a lot of health & safety around in the 1960s !!
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St Louis Trolley Tour
July 22, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Great narrated trolley bus tour of St Louis.
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Cathedral Basilica, St Louis, MO
July 22, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Only stop on the Trolley Tour. Stunning, photos do not do it justice.
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St Louis Zoo, Forest Park
July 23, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Trip to Forest Park the venue for the 1904 World Fair and 1904 Olympics. It is known as the "Heart of St. Louis" and features a variety of free attractions, including the St. Louis Zoo, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, and the St. Louis Science Center. We did not get any further than the Zoo, which is recognized as a leading zoo in animal management, research, conservation, and education. Great day out and so much good work being done here to ensure species do not become extinct. Highlight was Moyo, a male black rhinoceros calf born May 17, 2017 weighing 130lbs, he now tips the scales at over 280lbs. Oh the butterfly house was amazing too, the sweet smell of the flowers and butterflies flying round us were awesome !!Read more
Lesley HastingsGorilla looks thoughtful!
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What an Islay View
July 23, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Great stay, despite the high temps !!
Charles JohnstoneGreat photos. M&Dxxx
7/27/17Reply
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St Louis Zoo - Take Two
July 23, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
More pics !!
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Travelling Through Kansas on I-70
July 25, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Rest stop near Salina, a great place to stretch your legs and have an iced coffee, temp is 90s F ☀️
The Prairies seem endless, the biggest wheat & cornfields we've ever seen. Occasionally see small oil wells are pumping away.
Driving alongside the Union Pacific Railroad, photo is of a long train near Victoria, KS.Read more
TravelerYou'll see lots of long trains driving through KS.
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Travelling West in Colorado
July 26, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Travelling on I-70 we cross into Colorado, lots of open prairie with a scattering of small towns, most of which have huge grain silos. Had to take a photo as we passed Flagler as it reminded us of a recent purchase we made before our trip .... a rare bottle of Glen Flagler malt whisky.
Couple of trucks passed us loaded with humongous tyres.
Last photo is of US highway stretching out before us as we head towards Denver, CO.Read more
Charles Johnstone Any good?
7/29/17Reply
Traveler Yep very good, we tried a miniature we found in a mixed auction lot. So when the full sized one came up in an online auction we had to bid & won !!
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Cherry Creek State Park - Aurora, CO
July 27, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Fantastic State Park on the outskirts of Denver with plenty of space between sites and really surprised to get full hookup.
This is our second and last night here as we could only book for two days. Rode the bikes round the lake and saw pelicans, egrets, cormorants and mergansers. Surprised to see a praying mantis on the trail and spotted a couple of prairie dogs alongside the road (didn't get a photo, it was too hot, high 80s F)
Great sunset tonight looking towards the Rocky Mountains, the storm clouds are gathering.Read more
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Royal View RV Park - Canon City, CO
July 28, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Our home for a few days, great campground overlooking the Royal Gorge Bridge, which is one of the tallest suspension bridges in the world. Great to be surrounded by mountains.
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