One of the best luxuries of glamping is having running water for cleaning, cooking, and flushing. Unlike in your sticks and bricks home, there is no permanent sewer drain. So all the water you use must be stored in tanks until you have sewer hook-ups to drain them. Done correctly, this is not too bad of a job. Done incorrectly, it can be a nasty, smelly, and dirty job.
Scott and his wife Rachel West Kramer have performed for many years. Now the group has grown to include his daughter and son-in-law. But the real star of the show is his 2-year-old granddaughter. All of the Kramers are very talented and she is going to follow in their footsteps.
After our Ely MN adventures, we stayed at The Lakeview On Rainy Lake and International Falls, MN. It is a wonderful little campground, with an emphasis on LITTLE! They have 4 cabins and about 4 spots for campers. We had no problem getting our 43′ 5th wheel and truck in. The manager of the campground was a super nice lady. She told us all about the area, where to go and what to do. When she found out I love…
Captain Kenny also gave a great history lesson of Lake Okeechobee and the area. He was also shared much knowledge about the flora and fauna of the area. We also saw dozens of species of birds identified by the captain and 25 to 30 very large alligators.
Marks boat was all set up with rod holders and a generator that ran lights all around the boat. The lights attract bugs, which attract baitfish which attract crappie.
After harvesting sugar beets in North Dakota, we were ready for a nice warm winter in southern Florida. So we headed for Silver Palms RV Resort in Okeechobee where we had jobs lined up for the season. First Impressions Just inside the main gates to Silver Palms is one of 5 lakes. The owners around the lake have decorated their palm trees around the lake with blue spotlights. It is a sight to behold. Silver Palms RV Resort is a…
Before we harvested sugar beets, we had no idea that 70-80% of sugar in the USA comes from sugar beets, not sugar cane. Sugar beets are grown in cooler climates with about 5 months of growing season. States that grow sugar beets are Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Washington, and Oregon.
Itasca State Park, the Headwaters of the Mississippi River. We spent a day there hiking amongst the beautiful red pine forest and WALKING ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER! They have a visitor center with all kinds of information and a scale model of the whole Mississippi River System.
This blog is just a quick tip for our RV friends who use diesel fuel. There is a trucking company called TSD Logistics. They buy their diesel in bulk and the more they buy, the lower their price. So they decided to include RVer’s. This means we can get diesel at a greatly reduced price. When you sign up, TSD Logistics will send you a credit card from ESV and it is absolutely free. You can only use this credit…
Next Teresa took us to visit Carol, a homesteader. While she did have a log splitter and a generator she used occasionally, she mostly lives off the land. Carol and her husband left the hustle and bustle of Chicago many years where Carol was a nurse. Her husband passed away a few years ago, but Carol loves the homestead lifestyle so much she will never go back to city life.
When we first pulled up, Carol was pumping a couple buckets of water out of her well, so we helped her carry them into the house. We spent a couple of hours visiting with Carol and seeing her homestead.
