Roan on the Road : A Lot to Cover (Elkhart, IN)

We are now in Elkhart, IN having some repairs taken care of. One of our BigFoot levelers was bent at a 10 degree angle. Most likely happened when we were at one of the campgrounds with uneven sites. Plus one of the slides makes an unusual sound when closing. So, Sunday morning, after leaving Wadding River we got on I-495, across the Throgs Neck bridge, across the Cross Bronx, and over the GW Bridge. Got in I-80 and straight to Elkhart, the RV capital of the world.

Monday night we dry camped at Big Foot so we could be first in line. We were up around 5:30 AM and were in the repair bay at 6:30 AM. They did a great job. Between pulling it straight with a fork lift and shimming the jack it is as close to straight as it is going to be. They also made a cross member between the two rear jack to give them more strength.

Now we are waiting for our appointment on Monday at Indiana Interstate to look at the slide. We will camp on their property Sunday night to be ready for our 7 AM appointment.

Wadding River, NY

We made a stop in Long Island, NY so we could go to the wedding ofour long time friends (Phyllis and Arnie) son’s wedding, Eric and Katie. We really had a great time. It was good seeing lots of old friends.

In our travels, so far, we covered all of the New England states. So we have a great many pictures to show. I will show them in a number of post so as not get you too bored.

We are are leaving here on Sunday, heading back to Elkhart, IN to have one of the hydraulic jacks fixed. It seem the mount is bent and it is now at a 10 degree angle.

Now for our travels.

New York State:

In the last post we were in Corning, NY. From there we went to see several Locks on the Erie Canal. We visited the Eire Canal Museum in Syracuse. Along the Eire Canal were Weigh-locks where the barges were weighed and paid a toll according to their weight. The Erie Canal Museum is an old Weigh lock.

While staying in the Syracuse area Ann found another…

Shelborn Carousel from Roy Brody on Vimeo.

We took a boat ride down the canal and through Lock 17.

While in the Syracuse area we visited the Ft. Stanwicx National Monument in Rome, NY.

We went to the fort in the morning during the week. It was a slow rainy morning except for 3 bus loads of children from nearby schools. Actually, they were well behaved. The ranger at the fort gave us a private tour because there were no other adults around. As usual for the National Park Service, she was very knowledgeable and very personable, We have found that everything the Park Service does is well done within the limits of their budget.

New Hampshire:

We drove into the White Mountains.