Driving East













Yesterday we had a nice drive over to Pennsylvania.  Traffic was a little sporty around Cleveland, but other than that it was nice.  We got fuel in Cleveland too, it was our most expensive fill to date.  It was $90, but we also let the truck get to 25 miles to empty.  

We took a drive out and around Presque Isle State Park.  It is pretty shut down at this point.  Beach repairs were being made before the winter season and lots of places were closed.  It would’ve been fun to bike around if we had more time.  The drive through Erie, PA was nice.  There are some really cute neighborhoods with a lot of brick houses.  We took the 5 up to our destination and it’s a nice road off the beaten path.  

We arrived at South Shore Wine Co which is a Harvest Host and got parked.  We opened some windows, turned the fan on for the dogs and went in for a wine tasting as it was getting close to closing.  Did I mention I also opened the skylights?  Another Harvest Host member came in about 15 minutes after us.  She sat down and mentioned that it had rained pretty hard.  I jumped up and ran out to the trailer to find our dining area and bed had a bit of water on them.  I wiped up what I could and hung out blanket to dry.  It all worked out as it didn’t rain long.  I guess I should be more aware of darkish clouds when putting those up.  

The wines were good and we walked away with two bottles.  We had no idea that there are over 30,000 acres of grapes growing in the Erie, PA region.  That’s a lot of grape juice.  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The End of 24’

Image
 As 2024 comes to a close, we are in a cabin near Show Low AZ.  This area is beautiful at first glance and we will be here for a week.  It reminds us of Bend/Sisters, but it’s way smaller.  This is the first time Katy has been out of the RV since 12/1/20.  We are looking forward to exploring this area.  We hope everyone had a great Christmas and that you all have a happy New Year!   We took a trip up to Tucson and stayed at Catalina State Park.  It was a great trip and we enjoyed the lights at the botanical gardens.  The state park is great and really spread out.  We also had a seRV event with Full Time Families, where we made cards for the kids and families at Ronald McDonald House.  It was an amazing event and we enjoyed seeing old friends and making new ones.  The kids who participated were awesome, they helped us set up and tear down.   The next day we co-hosted another event in Sierra Vista.  We partnered with Wr...
Read more

North Again?

Image
Well, a lot has happened in the past month.     2025 is starting off pretty big.     We had a great time in the Show Low, Pine Top and Lakeside area.     Katy and I stayed in a one room cabin with the pups and it was fun, but after a few days we missed having our own stuff and our bed.     The area is cool and we had fun exploring Greer which was like driving down to the Metolius.    We went up to the ski hill the same day.    There were 1 or 2 runs open of man made snow and about 400 cars worth of people sharing the hill.    Not our jam.    The Pinetop Brewing Co was a fun stop, they have great beers and good food.    Beer brewed at 7,000’.   We took a tour of Petrified Forest NP and really like it.    It is a mixture of Blue Basin, The Painted Hills and the Badlands with a spattering of Fossilized Trees.    It’s worth getting out and taking the short loops in the par...
Read more

Want to go to Skagway?

Image
Friday we drove from Teslin Lake to Whitehorse Yukon.    We got on the road pretty early and were surprised to not see any wildlife along the way.    First stop was the laundromat.    Two XL washers and three dryers later and we were in business.    We met another full time couple doing laundry, who are traveling to Juneau for the summer.   Barry said they had a 5 hour ferry ride from Skagway to Juneau.    We then got to chatting about Skagway and the fact it was only two hours away.    I had been looking at it on maps but didn’t realize we were that close.    We parted ways and headed to Woodcutter’s Blanket Bar and Brewery for lunch.    Good beer…pass on the food.    While at the bar, I suggested we head to Skagway for a night or two as we will not have full hookups in Fairbanks until 5/4 ish.    I then talked myself out of it and Katy said let’s go for it.   We book...
Read more