Monday, October 7, 2019

Moose in Michigan?

Wrapping up here and heading south.  We have a SkyMed presentation in Wapakeneta.  Trying something new.  We joined a local Moose Lodge and will now try camping at one in Flushing, MI.

I called ahead and they directed me to the rear gravel lot.  When we arrived Rita ran inside to confirm where to park.  They said we we don't mind parking on the grass they have 30 amp hook up.  So we backed up near the playground and got CC all set up.  Who doesn't like free camping, with hookups.....

We headed into the Lodge & were very warmly greeted,  Had a couple of drinks, played some five Crowns and did dinner too.  Great prices, perfect atmosphere.

The next day we drove into Flint for some sightseeing and wound up doing an "Escape Room".  We didn't escape, but we got close before we ran out of time.  We'll blame it on Hunter.  It was a lot of fun and we plan on doing it again....

Back at CC we watched a interesting sight.  The Moose Lodge was rented by a member.  It turns out that another member was killed in a motorcycle accident.  Apparently he was intoxicated and pulled out in front of  a car.  After the funeral they held a reception at the Moose.  What was odd was most of the attendees were on motorcycles and were riding around like idiots.  Wheelies, burnouts and speeding.  No helmets and plenty of beer.  It's like they forgot what killed their friend.  Oh well.

Next morning moved south to Wapakoneta, IN for a RV Rally & SkyMed presentation.  Nice KOA great group of people.  They insisted we join them in their events.  We did a tour of the Airstream factory, had dinner with them and wound up playing their games too.  Hunter made it to the semi-finals of the corn hole tournament.

One thing about travelling all over you met the most interesting people.  This couple looked familiar, plus the guy had a funny laugh.  Ho, ho, ho....


Sales went well and heading east.  Hitting another Harvest Host on our way to Niagara Falls.

Stopped at South Shore Wine Company in North East, PA.  Nice quiet winery, with a really nice cellar/store & tasting room.  Found what we liked then walked back to CC to grill some dinner,



But we did have an interesting evening.  They offered us 20 amp hook up, so we used it just to keep batteries charged.  The weather was cool so no AC or heat needed.  While Rita was cooking, she used the microwave & blew the circuit.  No biggie, but the whole coach went dead.  The inverter was dead too.  Usually when shore power goes out it converts to battery power automatically.  But not today.

Couldn't figure it out.  I did everything I could think of and wound up calling Pete Hayes, a fellow Country Coach International friend, for help.  After an extensive phone call & lots of trouble shooting we discovered how to do a hard reset on the inverter.  That got us back in business.  Spent the night with no more issues.

Woke up and did a two mile trip to Lake Eerie for the traditional rock skipping.

Next stop Niagara Falls

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