Back In Oz

    We attended the “World’s Largest RV Show” in Hershey, PA and, sadly, were not impressed. Granted we saw some of the new coaches and if you were in the market for a new coach or trailer, this was the place to be. We however were more interested in vendor products and they were woefully underrepresented. After having planned for a day and a half visit we only attended for a half day. We had been looking at replacing the halogen lights in our coach with LED’s but hadn’t found a price we like. There are 46 bulbs in the coach and at $20+ each the cost was too prohibitive. Well, we found a dealer that had the bulbs at a much more reasonable price and had the types we needed. We didn’t buy all 46 but got a few to try and make sure that they would work for us. We called him from our RV park that evening and he graciously agreed to meet us outside the gates so we didn’t have to pay another entrance fee to the show just to buy bulbs. After I got back to the coach, I found that I had miscounted by one bulb! We emailed him and asked for a quote to ship the bulb to Kansas and he said that he would just send us one on him!!! What a nice guy. So if you have the need, let me know and I’ll get you in touch with Brian. He works for Colonial Airstream in Lakewood, NJ. I was impressed.

    We next set out on a three day drive across 7 states to arrive in Kansas City to visit Barb’s son, Shawn. For the most part the weather was fantastic and we traveled 6-8 hours a day then nestled in among the trucks at a Flying  J truck stop for each night. We stayed at a small RV park near Shawn and enjoyed a great visit. Moving on, we spent a couple of days in Manhattan, KS visiting Barb’s parents. Camping at Tuttle Creek State Park, while expensive, is a very quiet and peaceful experience (as long as it is during the week and there is no KSU home game!).

    After that it was on to Wichita for granddaughter Belle’s 2nd birthday party! Hectic, like all toddler’s birthdays are, but we were glad that we could be there. Now we will settle in for the next couple of months to visit with friends and family before resuming our travels.