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While we originally started the LG RVforfun page for RV tips when we first started RVing in 2012, we are turning it into an avenue to share our RV excursions.

First up - May 2022 - across Canada from British Columbia to Newfoundland and back.

20/11/2024

New day, new location. We’re still on the California side of the Colorado but now we’re directly across from Lake Havasu City on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) near the Chemehuevi Native land and the Chemehuevi Mountains wilderness. It’s pretty desolate land but there’s the little community of Havasu Landing about 5 miles down the road and on Lake Havasu.

18/11/2024

Moving day. We left the boondocking location by Lake Mead and will make an overnight stop at a Passport America Rv park in Needles, California for $20/night. It’s not the greatest RV park but we did a small load of laundry to keep up and gave the tanks a good flush as well as filled the fresh water. We stopped in Henderson, Nevada for fuel and groceries on the way.

18/11/2024

Lazy day. We walked around the area to get any ideas for another spot to try another time then packed up some things so we can leave tomorrow.

17/11/2024

It’s was laundry day and a little walk about the area.

16/11/2024

Today was a short drive (about 3 1/2 hrs) to warmth and it was relatively uneventful 😁. We did go to bed with the outside temperature at -4° C despite the Weather Network saying overnight would be +2° C. Greg was worried about the water in the pipes between the two greys, so he drained some into a bucket and poured it down the toilet. We still have a week of room in the black tank. All was well this morning but he did have to put some air in the tire with the new rim simply because it had been aired up warm yesterday.

We stopped in Moapa at the Muddy River Bar and Grill for late breakfast. Despite the outside of the building looking a bit sketchy, the service and the food was worth the stop!

In Overton we filled the fresh water at the local park and picked up a few groceries at the local market. Our first grocery shop since crossing the border. It was a slim shop because being a small town the prices were pretty high.

We’re boondocking at Stewart’s Point on Lake Mead for a couple of nights to chill out after the drive down- and to warm up a bit.

15/11/2024

Well today didn’t turn out as planned. We woke up, made coffee and Greg checked the tires and one was flat - 13 # flat. It took a while to air up and he topped the other 3 as well. It was a 1/2 hr drive in to Caldwell, Idaho where we planned to get fuel anyway and sure enough, that tire was down 3 #. We went to the local Les Schwab because it was real handy and the guys there were super pleasant. We had to replace a rim. It’s not the first time we’ve had a rim failure since we had to replace the originals after 9 years. It’s the 5th time in 4 years.

After losing 4 hours of our morning drive time, we were back in the road and a couple hundred dollars lighter. The goal was to get past Jackpot, Wells and Ely all in Nevada, all high elevation and all expecting snow tomorrow! We made it to a little community called Lund, about 40 miles south and 1000 feet lower than Ely, and called it a day. It was dark and we were done.

14/11/2024

It’s been a long day. We crossed through the border at 5:40 am - the only vehicle. He asked what was in the fridge, how much cash we had, what day we planned to return to Canada and that oddball question: when was the last time you entered the USA. That question was probably prompted because for me it was December 10,2023 and for Greg it was February 27, 2024. Correct answer, a wave of the hand and off we ventured into the torrential rain.

We couldn’t make very good time until daylight because it was hard to see in the rain with faded road markings. We hit strong wind at Pendleton, OR and you guessed it, snow over Deadman’s Pass 😳. By Baker City the sun was trying to shine, the wind was gone and there was no more precipitation.

It’s a rest stop night just inside Idaho from Ontario, OR right on the Snake River. Good thing we had a good sleep last night! Hopefully tomorrow we’re far enough down Nevada that we don’t need the furnace for the night.

13/11/2024

We’re back at it. On the move…. We didn’t go far today… just an hour down the road and only 10 minutes to the border so we can get an early start tomorrow for our over a month delay heading “south” to warmer, dryer and brighter climes.

11/10/2024

We picked up our grandkids yesterday for the night and today drove to Hope and back. We saw the Northern Lights last night, had a nice drive today and then early voted in our provincial election.

05/10/2024

Today I was a witch. Brittany and I paddle boarded with the coven of witches on Lake Okanagan - all 12 of us plus a dog and a young boy. It was very nice- about 17°C but a few gusts made for some strong paddling.

30/09/2024

Our Osoyoos camping weekend has come to an end. The weather was descent except for the wind which eliminated paddle boarding and swimming. We played cards, Aggravation and visited the Nk’Mip Cultural Centre.

28/09/2024

Our valiant effort to get a campsite at Haynes Point Provincial campground was a fail, so on Thursday we forked out for lakeside sites at Nk’Mip RV park not far away. Yesterday we drove to Trail and grabbed our grandkids to join us for the weekend.

26/09/2024

We’re hoping to snag a double campsite for the weekend so we headed for Haynes Point in Osoyoos. It was full, extremely windy and then a thunderstorm blasted us. A branch tried to smack Greg so we moved down the overflow causeway a bit where there are lower trees.

19/09/2024

Last night I thought maybe there would be some northern lights, but all I got was the dipper. This morning I got the moon before it left.

18/09/2024

We’re back in Penticton! It’s been 3 months ~ we had our annual fly fishing trip with Brittany and Chris, did some random camping, spent some time with my brother and sister in law in Campbell River, visited far too few people on Vancouver Island, had a little upset with Greg’s brother having a health issue (he’s home and doing well), spent 2 months on the Sunshine Coast helping Dayton and Megan at their new house and the first thing we are enjoying about being back in Penticton is the lack of serious humidity!! The second thing we’re enjoying is the green carpet runway our friends provided for our parking spot 😜😜

16/09/2024

Yesterday morning we waved goodbye to the Sunshine Coast and hopped the ferry to Vancouver. A couple of nights at an RV park just east of Chilliwack to visit friends and a wander around District 1881 with Tom.

04/09/2024

Yesterday I painted the outside of a couple of doors at our son’s and daughter in law’s new house. Rather daunting, painting with black 😳 We saw a bear just down the road from the RV park and this morning there was a glorious mist over the island to the west.

02/09/2024

We checked out a few distilleries and cideries today with Dayton and Megan and then had a delicious dinner and ended with a beauty sunset.

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