Back in Oregon

Our campsite at O'Sullivan campground near Potholes Recreation Area, WA (Othello,WA)
Larry under the railroad bridge showing the other two bridges crossing the Crooked River Gorge north of Redmond, OR
The railroad bridge over the Crooked River Gorge taken from the old highway bridge that is now for pedestrians only.

The waterfall into the Crooked River Gorge
Ellen at the sign in Peter Skene Ogden State Viewpoint north of Redmond, OR



After leaving the Spokane area, we traveled 100+ miles to Potholes Recreation Area, WA for two restful weeks in a nice campground. On our way to La Pine, OR where we've been for the past 10 days, we stopped in Madras, OR to get Larry's drivers license renewed. The DMV was just one block off the main drag and we drove around the block, parked in front and were back on the road in 10 minutes! Such great service! We stopped at Peter Skene Ogden State Viewpoint north of Redmond for some great views of the Crooked River gorge and the three bridges that cross the gorge. There is also a waterfall there. What a great country we are privileged to live in!

Sept. 1(tomorrow) we leave for the Monaco factory to have the drivers window replaced (that was damaged in the wind storm in May) and repairs to the damaged fender well from the blown tire (in July). We have lots planned for the Eugene area while we are there. Then we head to Merrill for our annual 'exchange' of items we don't need and items we do.

Back in the Northwest

Aerial Lift bridge in the down position so cars and people can cross. The campground where we stayed was three blocks away. This was taken from the DECC where the Amsoil convention was held. We walked each day to the convention.
The Aerial Lift bridge in the up position to allow a large ocean going ship to enter the harbor.
At the Cottonwood campground at Theodore Roosevelt Nat. Park. Note the new internet satellite dish on top.
Larry checking out the info at Painted Canyon, Theo. Roosevelt Nat. Park, ND
Great view of Painted Canyon in ND
Ellen at Spokane Falls at Riverfront Park in Spokane, WA



We had a great but tiring week in Duluth, MN at the Amsoil University and 35th Convention. We were fed royally and won enough to pay for all the product we ordered. What a great deal!

We then changed our plans slightly and had mobile internet satellite put on the coach, something Larry has been wanting for five years. We had to go slightly south to meet up with our installer but it worked out OK. It is nice to have internet when we are parked!

We then worked our way west across ND,MT, ID into WA. We did it in four long days. We did stop at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, ND. It is a lovely park. We are now in a resort south of Spokane, WA and will be for another week before heading further west. The weather has finally turned wonderful and we are enjoying wearing shorts. We enjoyed the Spokane Falls in downtown Spokane last Sunday.



Aerial Lift Bridge, Duluth,MN

New graphics on the trailer

How we look going down the road now
Close-up of the graphics on the trailer
Back of trailer which is an added bonus we weren't expecting
Blown left front tire


The graphics on the trailer look so good I had to post it now. Also we had more excitement. Yesterday on our way to the campground in MN we blew the left front tire. God protected us and no one was coming from the other direction when it happened so Larry was able to stop OK.

Mid west storms

Brother Bill, Nancy, Ellen and Larry during their visit to Horseshoe Lakes near Terre Haute, IN
The limb that went through the driver's side window during a wind storm the night of May 30
The clubhouse at Horseshoe Lakes from across the road from our campsite
Us having fun at the stables at Lost Valley Lake Resort in Owensville, MO
The antique tractor pull at Lost Valley Lake Resort, Owensville, MO. Larry is wearing the white cowboy hat on the far side in the front.




This has been quite a month! The floods and severe weather in IA, IL, IN and MO have affected us. At 11 PM on May 30 we had a tree limb go through the driver's side window of the coach. The floods didn't flood the campground but we were stranded for three days because all the roads in and out were flooded. When we moved to MO we decided to stay out of the trees and this time we had hail damage to our new trailer! That was at 4:30 AM on June 16. We are now in IA having the trailer painted to match the coach. We decided to go ahead and have it painted because it is just a trailer to haul our car around. Because of all the bad weather the three weeks we were near Terre Haute we didn't get a chance to see any covered bridges. I am disappointed but we have decided we won't come back to the mid west during the spring any time soon, so we will have to visit in the fall if we see any covered bridges.

While in MO we went to an Antique Tractor pull (actually it came to the campground). The smaller, older tractors had a sled that the audience jumped on to slow the tractor down. Larry participated in that. It was quite interesting to see the old time tractors.

We have had some good visits. Larry's brother and sister-in-law visited us again on their way back home from AZ, we visited one of my cousins in St Louis that we last saw in CA two years ago, and I visited a friend I made as a girl while visiting my grandparents in IA over 50 years ago. We had not seen each other in 31 years.

Indiana Family

Nephew Troy and his mom Nancy in Richmond
Larry and brother Bill in his new home in Richmond
My stepmom Reba relaxing at home
Sister-in-law Dee and her husband Steve
Niece Emily, her husband Curt and 2 year old Cole, what a cutie!
Where I grew up--the house was taller than the trees then!


We have been in Indiana for the month of May. The weather has been quite cool and on again off again rain for most of the month. It is always good to see family especially after several years. We visited Larry's brother in Richmond and saw their new house (they moved back to IN in Dec from living in FL for 25 years) and their son, Troy who is in the Navy stationed in MD. We then spent a couple of days in the Indianapolis area visiting my stepmother, Reba, my sister-in-law Dee and her husband Steve, my niece Emily, her husband, Curt and their 2 year old son, Cole who we had never seen before. We had great visits and enjoyed 'catching up' on family 'doing's'.

We have moved slightly west to near Terre Haute in a lovely campground we have not visited before. Since we are near Parke county I'm hoping to see some covered bridges before we leave in June.

Finally a new trailer!

Where we stayed in GA while waiting for the trailer to be finished
Larry loading the trailer
Car and bikes loaded in trailer and ready to go
Ready to leave GA



After more delays and God's provision, we finally have our enclosed trailer and have it pretty well set up and are back on the road. I'm SO glad to be riding as co-pilot again! It was seven months that I followed Larry in the car. I'm also very grateful the fuel/gas prices didn't go sky high until very near the end of our journey east!!
We are in IN visiting family and 'hanging out' until we head north for the Amsoil convention in July.

On the Road again

Seven and a half inches of snow fell in 3 hours in March while we were being repaired. We were thankful they allowed us to stay in the building as we had no front door!
How we looked the day they started the repairs
After first day of repairs. We went without a door for eight days.
Ready for the paint shop and sanding
First day in the paint booth
Almost ready, still need finishing touches and a wash job.
All done and in our first campground since the repairs, Lake Twawkoni, TX
All repaired and better than ever, the 'new' Tweety!


After 39 days (we waited two weeks for the parts to come in) we are better than new! Our new Mexico Tweety suffered damage in the accident and even he is better than new now. God was definitely in control as the trailer we are picking up in GA wasn't ready when we had planned to pick it up. It should be ready Friday, Apr 4 and we are on our way there now. Also Larry was able to sign the repair facility up as an Amsoil account which is a really big plus as they have lots of vehicles and equipment that will benefit from Amsoil products.

If you ever need body repair to your RV or vehicles and are near Denton, TX we highly recommend North Texas RV Repair. They do a super job and are well worth the added miles to get to them!