Here we are back in Grand Rapids at the Woodchip campground after 10,410 miles and 886 gallons of fuel since Feb 2, 2011. This is my final blog entry for this trip and who knows when the next trip will be as we are moving into a house as of August 1st although this doesn’t mean travel will stop… only slow down.
After spending a couple of days at Mark & Cheryl’s, we left our trailer and headed to Chicago to visit Steve and Jenny… oh ya, Sydney too! We spent almost a week with them and had a great time. It appears as if they are adjusting very well to Chicago as Jenny is hitting all the spots with Sydney. We enjoyed the visit to the aquarium, the conservatory, and the zoo. Steve is working horrendous hours and traveling a lot. Hopefully this won’t go on too long as it doesn’t leave a lot of family time.
It is always good to see them as they live on Little Bay De Noc (LBDN) where I have spent many hours fishing and will do so again now that we are “off the road”.
We went to dinner both nights and enjoyed their company so much. Jeanne also served Pasties Pie to us for lunch which was delicious. It was also Arda’s first chance to try Pasties Pie… she looks great in them, Oops wrong pasties!
So to back-track and update you as to our activities, let’s start back in May when we left Steve and Penny Dail’s after celebrating for 2 days (it really was a great time) and arrived at Mark & Cheryl’s in Sperry IA. Another super couple. They were hosting (this means a lot of work for them to get ready) a Bob King clinic on Horsemanship. They even provided breakfast for those staying overnight.
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| Bob King's Horsemanship Clinic |
They even let me ride Tuff which is a 7 year-old gelding they have (?) for sale. If I had the money and Arda would give up her side of the bed, he would be with us today… but alas money wasn’t the problem. 
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| Wrangler Dave & Tuff |
After spending a couple of days at Mark & Cheryl’s, we left our trailer and headed to Chicago to visit Steve and Jenny… oh ya, Sydney too! We spent almost a week with them and had a great time. It appears as if they are adjusting very well to Chicago as Jenny is hitting all the spots with Sydney. We enjoyed the visit to the aquarium, the conservatory, and the zoo. Steve is working horrendous hours and traveling a lot. Hopefully this won’t go on too long as it doesn’t leave a lot of family time.
We were also treated to Mother's Day dinner at Petra's apartment. I know it was Mother's day but I managed to wrangle my way into a free meal - HA! 
After our week with the kids was up, we headed back to Iowa to pick up our trailer and head to Cowboy Tom and Nancy’s place in Chaska MN. Guess what, Tom was hosting a Bob King Horsemanship Clinic so we, or should I say I, participated. Arda was a great help as Nancy, Liz, and Arda looked after lunch each day. Tom borrowed a horse for me to ride (Ticket) and we had some good things happening with him.
Tom also got me driving the tractor to help with seeding pastures and dragging his outdoor arena.
We stayed with Tom and Nancy until the 24th when we took off for Don & Gale’s place in Schroeder MN.
After our week with the kids was up, we headed back to Iowa to pick up our trailer and head to Cowboy Tom and Nancy’s place in Chaska MN. Guess what, Tom was hosting a Bob King Horsemanship Clinic so we, or should I say I, participated. Arda was a great help as Nancy, Liz, and Arda looked after lunch each day. Tom borrowed a horse for me to ride (Ticket) and we had some good things happening with him.
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| Wrangler Dave & Ticket |
Tom also got me driving the tractor to help with seeding pastures and dragging his outdoor arena.
We stayed with Tom and Nancy until the 24th when we took off for Don & Gale’s place in Schroeder MN.
We arrived in the afternoon at the Ring’s place in the woods. Don and Gale had gone to Duluth for the day to run some errands so we were greeted by Don’s 96-year old Mother, Phyl. Phyl isn’t quite as spry as she used to be but she sure is sharp. She even joined us for meals, games, and a fire. What an inspiration to all of us.
We had a very relaxing time cutting up some trees (16 to exact) that the wind blew down on Gale’s Mother’s property. Of course Don and Gale did most of the work because someone needed to supervise.
Gale is also a fantastic cook and even likes to cook so we woke up each morning to a fabulous breakfast fit for a king… or Wrangler Dave.
Alas, all good things must come to an end so on Tuesday AM we hooked up and headed to Gladstone to visit our friends the Lindbergs.
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| Phyl enjoying the campfire and ... |
We had a very relaxing time cutting up some trees (16 to exact) that the wind blew down on Gale’s Mother’s property. Of course Don and Gale did most of the work because someone needed to supervise.
Gale is also a fantastic cook and even likes to cook so we woke up each morning to a fabulous breakfast fit for a king… or Wrangler Dave.
Alas, all good things must come to an end so on Tuesday AM we hooked up and headed to Gladstone to visit our friends the Lindbergs.
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| Luna the watch Dog |
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| Gale and Arda |
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| Don in the vest Arda made |
It is always good to see them as they live on Little Bay De Noc (LBDN) where I have spent many hours fishing and will do so again now that we are “off the road”.
We went to dinner both nights and enjoyed their company so much. Jeanne also served Pasties Pie to us for lunch which was delicious. It was also Arda’s first chance to try Pasties Pie… she looks great in them, Oops wrong pasties!Well Thursday saw us back in GR for a week at Woodchip Campground. We head to Chicago this weekend (guess who we are going to see) and then onto the cottage to see Dad.
Well that about covers it all for now. We have once again had a great trip and look forward to many more.
So until the next time, keep your loops open!
Luv y’all!
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