I’m Bored–Flushing, NY

 

I am tired of waiting for doctors for this appointment and that procedure.  I was going through some of my old pictures and I thought I would share them with some of my close friends, so I am putting it on the internet. 

Ann and I have camped on and off over the last 44 years (yes, 44).  There were many years that we did not have a camper of any kind and we traveled by plane, car and train and stayed in motels.  We traveled to many places in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Russia (thanks to Andrew, Ann got to see the Hermitage Museum)  

We Started with:

Our 1967 Volvo and the Coleman popup

The car is dirty because the picture was taken at the end of the trip.

The camper was just a box on wheels that had a tent on top to open up to sleep four.

Everything else was the same as tent camping.  We used a Coleman gas stove to cook on, an Ice chest to keep things cold and a Coleman gas lantern for light at night.

Notice those skinny guys in the pictures.

On this trip we went to the Expo 67 in Montreal, Canada. 

The following are some pictures we took on the trip to the Expo 67 (where  we saw the world premier of  “Bonnie and Clyde”!).  You can go through them if you want.

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Next….:

In 1969 we bought a pickup camper.   It was a Chevy 3/4 ton pickup with a 350 cu. in. engine with a manual transmission.  We bought the camper from a Ford dealer.  It was a all ABS plastic shell inside and out with a foam core. It came with a 12vdc/120vac refrigerator, stove and heater. 

I added a chemical recirculating toilet in a closet in the back.  I also added an extra battery in the back that was able to be charged from the truck.

 

We really were roughing it, No A/C (OMG).

Next…:

In 1974 the pickup camper was stolen.  After that we the bought a van camper.  Now known as a Class B motorhome.

We traveled across country in a 5 week trip to California.  In 1976, we sold the van, as we bought our business, Roan Electronics.

FYI, in the picture above Heidi is not quite 2.  Andrew went camping with us once when he was about 4 months old! 

Looking forward to being on the road soon in our 5th Wheeler….

Enough is Enough Already–Flushing NY

 

MORE SHOW???  Still stuck in snowy New York.

             Down the Street                                        Up the Steet

               Back Deck                                             Driveway

                 Front Walk                                    Back Steps

             Front of House

Again 12-14” of Snow!!  At this rate we will not get out until spring.

So, we can’t feel sorry for all of you  who are in warmer (?) climates and are complaining about the cold! 

 

Still stuck in Flushing NY

Well just an update.

Things change, it looks like we will not be leaving next week. Bummer. I did not get the OK from the doctor because of a problem with the Prostate surgery. He wants to do a procedure to check out my plumbing and make sure it is ok, no scaring.

So it looks like the Quartzsite RV show and the Escapees Boot camp are not in the cards for now. We hope to get going in February.

We did get some cool outer ware for the trip though. Caroline & Andrew gave us these great T-shirts for Hanukah.

We will make good use of them once we do “hit the road”

“The only cure for Hitch Itch is lots of cheap Diesel.”

Flushing NY–SNOW!!

 

I have not posted for  a while.  We still are shooting for a mid January departure. BUT, who knows.  We just got a lot of SNOW.  About 12” – 14” or so.

I should not have any snow on the truck or camper.

		Winter 2010 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Could not get any pictures of the camper because I cannot get out to it.  It is parked out in Amityville which is 30 miles from the house.

When we leave. If we can get the camper dug out.  We will head strait for Quartzsite Arizona and warm weather. And no SNOW.

 

to be continued…..

Just an Update – Flushing NY

I haven’t updated in a while, so here goes.
The plan is for Ann to retire the end of December.  


We are going to hit the road for 3 months and be back the beginning of April.  We will head south to Jacksonville Florida and then go west along the Florida Pan Handle towards Texas and Arizona.
We want to be in Quartzite, Arizona by January 22 for a big RV show and Rally.  After that we will go the Congress Arizona for an Escapees Boot Camp.  Escapees is an organization we belong to that is devoted to Full Time RVing.  The have what they call a Boot Camp that is a number of workshops covers all phases of RVing.
More upgrades to Roan IV.
I installed a computer desk in the truck to hold my laptop.

We have Streets and Trips program running on the Laptop with a USB GPS to give us our present location. It is a full blown mapping program. We are also connected to the internet via a Verizon Air Card.

Also installed is a high gain Cell Phone antenna to be able to pick up the cell signals in marginal conditions. (the Antenna on the left is the high gain WiFi antenna previously installed.)
       

                      Before                                                    After

I added a shelf over the bed in the bedroom for extra storage because there are no end tables on either side of the bed.
Well we hope to be going out in the middle of October for a three day weekend if Ann can get the time off.
To be continued……

Second Shake Down Cruise – Greenport NY

 

This post is dedicated to Karen.

On the second shake down cruise we went back to the same campground, mainly because it is easy to get to.

I picked up Ann Friday from work at 3pm and headed straight to pick up the camper at Amityville where it is stored.  We hitched up and went directly to the camp ground.   We arrived at around 7PM (the traffic was very heavy) so there was plenty of daylight to get backed in and hooked up.  Backing up the trailer is getting a lot easier.

We broke out he grill and make corn on the cob an hamburgers for dinner.

After sending up the satellite dish and the WiFi we were set for the evening, or that is what I thought.

After a few minutes the power went out to in the trailer.  I check the power at the pedistal coming in at it was OK.  I checked the power in the trailer at it was 134 volts.  The voltage should be between 104 and 132 or the EMS system (Energy Management System) I have in the trailer will shut down the circuit to keep the everything in the trailer from dammage.  So the EMS is doing it’s thing properly.  I went to the pedistal and checked the voltage of the outlet to the next site that was not being used and it read 126 Volts.  So I just moved our connection to that socket and all was well.

The next day the plan was to go to Orient point which is at the end of Long Island’s north fork. There is not much to see there besides a small park and a Ferry dock where you can catch a ferry to Connecticut and Fire Island.

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There is a trail through the park the leads to the beach and some gorgeous homes.

The light house is all the way out there.

 

So we didn’t go to see it.

We then went on a search for a Farm Stand to get some fresh vegies.

Afterwards we went back to the coach to relax for awhile. 

Around 5pm came the realy big decision, where to go for dinner.  We drove into Greenport and walked around.  We finally decided on Claudio's Restaurant at the end of the pier.

 

After the weekend Ralph and I finished the entertainment center. We installed the 40” LED Samsung HDTV. We installed it the TV on an arm so the TV and be moved and viewed from anywhere in the room.  We also instlled the 22” HDTV on an arm in the bedroom. 

To be continued……