Walking Around Sheffield, Illinois

June 30, 2023 On Saturday (June 24), we rode the motorcycle into Sheffield, Illinois. It is the closest town to us. We wanted to have breakfast. Google listed a cafe called ZBest Cafe on Main. It got good reviews. When we got there, it turned out it was now a different cafe, called Cafe 129. […]

Smoke from Canadian Wildfires

June 29, 2023 We’ve had smoke from the Canadian wildfires for three or four days now. This has limited our outdoor time, as I react badly to smoke. I’ve had a migraine and my nerves are acting up. The burning sensation and the pins and needles sensation has been very bad the last few days. […]

Thirteen Feet and Nine Inches Bridge Story

June 29, 2023 Since you asked, the 13’9” bridge story. When we first bought our RV at Couch’s RVs in Ohio in February of 2021, it was during an Arctic Vortex. We didn’t feel comfortable bringing the RV home in the awful road conditions we encountered on the way to Ohio. We asked Couch’s if […]

Afternoon Walk and Sunset in Hickory Grove Campground in Illinois

June 28, 2023 After we arrived at the Hickory Grove Campground and RV Park and got set up, we had lunch. After lunch we decided to walk around the campground and go see the bike trail/hiking trail along the Hennepin Canal. Here are some pictures of that walk. In the evening, we walked Nox and […]

Walking Around Historic Downtown

June 28, 2023 Bruce needed to pick up his prescriptions at the CVS in Kewanee, Illinois. On Friday (June 23), we decided to ride the motorcycle into Kewanee. Google maps didn’t know a road was closed, so we had to go a bit out of our way. On the way, we rode under a bridge […]

Traveling to Hickory Grove Campground and RV Park in Sheffield, Illinois

June 27, 2023 We left the Harvest Host winery early, around 7:00 am on June 22. We took I-29 back to East I-80. The weather was lovely as we drove through Iowa and Illinois. Nox was out like a light once we started down the interstate. When we stopped at a rest area, Nox was […]

Adding the Iowa State Sticker

June 26, 2023 We added our Iowa state stickers to our maps today. I’m not sure why it took us so long to remember to put our new stickers on.

Overnight at a Winery

June 25, 2023 We packed up and left the I-80 Lakeside Campground on Wednesday morning (June 21st), We drove past the South Platte River as we headed to I-80. Here are some pictures along I-80 as we headed to our next overnight stop, a Harvest Host winery in Iowa, just inside the border. Most of […]

I-80 Lakeside RV Campground in North Platte, NE Review

June 25, 2023 The I-80 Lakeside RV Campground has large trees near the lake. Many campsites back up to the lake. The office has CAMP written in on the roof. They only have one bathhouse. It was very clean. The roads and some of the sites are gravel. Some of the sites are in the […]

Prairie Arts Center in North Platte, NE and Historic Canteen District

June 25, 2023 We continued our ride to the Prairie Arts Center in North Platte, NE. We arrived in the Historic Canteen district and parked the motorcycle in the Prairie Arts Center parking lot. We walked into the building from the parking lot. The volunteer at the desk was welcoming and explained what was on […]