Last days in Wisconsin 6-30-14

6-28-14 Saturday...Had our usual relaxed coffee hour and pulled out of Stevens Point, Wi., Jordan RV Park at 1000hrs..kinda cloudy but the weather guessers are saying only a 20% chance of rain.

We drove straight North along 39/51 all the way to the shores of Lake Superior and went West about 25 miles to Bad River Casino RV park. Just a parking spot a few hundred feet to the casino entrance. We have electric and water and they have a dump close by behind the gas station. As usual, the free wi-fi doesn't work even though it shows a good signal, and since we're in the boonies there's no Verizon cell or wi-fi service. I sometimes wonder if they place these casinos in out of touch areas so you only have gambling to entertain you !! I guess I should be happy as they gave us $5 free for gambling.

The wind today was testy! Kinda gusty and it was enough to keep your attention on the road. The last 50 miles was traffic free so no problem drifting!

I'm glad, once again, for the long 30 amp extension cord we have.

Never would have reached the power pedestal without it. We've used it in about 20% of the RV Parks we've stayed at due to the trailer adding 15ft to our length. If RV Parks had the hookups on the driver's side about 10ft from the rear line all would be good, but there's no standard designs. We also carry 100ft of extra water hose and extra 24ft of sewer hose and 200ft of extra coax for the satellite dish. “Semper paratus “ as I was taught in the service! This all adds to less hassle and more fun.

I'm still in the middle of installing our new “ Jack Antenna “. Got most of the pre-wiring done and just waiting for decent weather and sitting in one place long enough to drill the holes in the roof to mount the antenna. I hate putting holes in the roof! Bought a lot of expensive caulk for the sealing of it. Perhaps this week??


6-30-14 Monday..

We've been camped at Saxon, Wi. County RV Park for 2 days. Absolutely beautiful park right on Lake Superior. There's a Marina here too. Seeing all the boats, rigged for Salmon fishing, reminds me of the decades I was on my boat. One BIG drawback—no cell or internet service !! It's times like this I wish we had Hughes Net service but I think we'll survive. It's suprising how addictive we can become to all the connections to the world nowadays. We're at the base of the hill that surrounds most places around the Great Lakes so no signals of any sort. The campground host has Hughes Satellite service so they're in touch with it all. I just can't see paying that much for the few times we find ourselves in this situation.

Have any of our followers used Dishtv internet?? Can't find too much info on user satisfaction or how to set it up. Do they use a sat dish??

This park has electric service and water is nearby and a dump is across the street. The flies are terrible. We pull out tomorrow and we'll be heading to Ironwood, Mi., about an hour East. Hope to find a laundromat and some civilization for 2 days and then we camp at Lake Gogebic State Park thru the Holiday weekend.

Watching, on tv, the weather West & South of us. Glad we're not there. 80MPH winds and tornados is definitely not the way to have fun. We watched a storm out over Lake Superior yesterday and we could hear the thunder and see the lightning. Very awesome to see that on the horizon. If I remember correctly, the horizon is about 60 miles away. We had a windy afternoon today and there's lots of tree debris on the ground now. Our daytime temps have been 80F.

Since we're heading into Michigan, our home state, I've been calling some of our friends and family to setup some visits. We'll probably spend (Jello plan) a few weeks in the Upper Peninsula and hit mid Michigan after a few visits enroute.

As any of our followers know, we like casinos. Just made a few hundred dollars at the last casino we stopped at. There's several casino CG's across the U.P. so I know we'll use them. They usually run $10 to $20 less per night than private CG's and they certainly give you more options for things to do than watch TV. Another look forward to stop is Sault Ste. Marie. Hopeing to take the boat tour of the locks and see the Maritime Museum. I spent a few years there, in the Coast Guard, when I was a young man in the early 60's.

Enough blogging fot the day ! Steak & corn on the cob grilling tonight.

REMEMBER, LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS TIME GOES BY QUICKLY !!

Charlie & Heather