Sunday, July 27, 2014

Pictures

The last several posts did not have pictures.  I have now added pictures to them. (if you're interested)

Lake Huron Retreat Center

     The two weeks I spent in Indiana were good.  Great campground, got a lot of my unfinished projects finished.  The interesting thing about being there was that it is right on the time zone line.  My phone would change time zones morning and night.  I kept my clocks set to separate times so I would know what time it actually was.  One person said that the phone would change just walking from one room to the next at her house.  crazy.  confusing.
     It was time to get back to work and I headed to Fort Gratiot Twp, Michigan.  Our nine member team has nowbeen working here for two weeks.  One more week to go.  We are demolishing most of a cabin and rebuilding it.  It is right on the elbow of a river entering Lake Huron.  The Center would not be able to get permits to completely demolish and build a new cabin at this site.  So the foundation, floor, and one wall were left.  This coming week we will be putting on the roof.  Well...others will, I will hand them what they need.
     The facility is quite modern and has beach front property.  It's been a beautiful place in which to work, but the work has been one of  the hardest in which I've been involved in 5 years.
     Yes,  I have been a full-time RVer for 5 years this month.  What a blessing it's been to be able to travel, see friends and family (saw a neice and her children while here), make new friends, and do some good work along the way.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Happy Independence Day!!

Hope everyone has a great holiday.
I am currently at a campground in Indiana, having a little R&R.  I have been busy traveling since I left Moore.  I spent a few days in Independence, MO visiting my brother.  Then I headed to Madison, WI to visit my daughter.  We had a good time shopping and sightseeing at the House on the Rock.

I flew from there to NYC to see the older daughter.  She is in a cute new apartment.  We spent time walking, shopping, and dining in her new neighborhood.  Very nice area including a park that is along the East River.  You can see the Statue of Liberty and Freedom Tower in the distance.  We went to Coney Island.  I had never been there before.

When I flew back to Madison, I was picked up by a friend I'd met in AZ.  She lives nearby in a beautiful log home beside a lake.  I spent a couple days with her and went back to Madison and spent a little more time with visiting with daughter.  When I go to Madison I stay at a little county park and the RV stayed there while I was out and about.

I then left for this campground.  So far I have escaped any damage from severe storms.  My phone went off with a tornado warning one night in Madison.  Though, a tornado touched down a couple miles away,  the campground had no problems.  There were high winds with a storm the other night.  I did spend time in the storm shelter, a.k.a. bathroom, but nothing happend.

I will next be heading to the Port Huron, MI area for another NOMADS project.