Riverstone Factory Repair Center and Factory Tour

September 4, 2023 On Thursday (August 24), we finished packing up the RV. Bruce drove our RV to the Riverstone Factory repair center with a detour around the Cedar Creek Factory. The RV GPS a took us to the Cedar Creek Facility and Bruce had turned into their lot. He was able to get out […]

Shipshewana Flea Market and Dinner and Dinks with Friends

September 2, 2023 On Tuesday morning(August 23), we walked to the Shipshewana Flea Market. Luckily, the weather was cool and comfortable. It is a large flea market with Amish and Mennonite products and crafts, as well as the usual flea market stuff. I was attracted to the Hip Klip stall and bought a Hip Klip. […]

Short Excursion into Middlebury, Indiana

September 1, 2023 On Sunday (August 20), Bruce wanted to go out to eat breakfast. He found The Hilltop restaurant in Middlebury on Google. It had great reviews, so I agreed to try it. In looking at the route to the restaurant, I noticed Kinder World’s Fair Garden close to the restaurant. I thought that […]

Moving to Shipshewana RV Park and RV Service Center in Indiana

August 29, 2023 We packed up and headed about 20 miles east to Shipshewana, Indiana. We wanted a campground near the Riverstone Factory in Topeka so we could get our RV into the factory by 9:00 am on Thursday, August 24. Bruce had checked with the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds to see if we could […]

Bison (Buffalo), BBQ, and Boat Ride Bus Excursion at FROG Rally

August 28, 2023 On Thursday (August 17), as part of the FROG (Forest River Owners Group) Rally, we went on one of the bus excursions. It costs extra to go on one of the bus excursions, but we thought we’d try it this year. There were 100 of us who went on the Bison, BBQ, […]

FROG (Forest River Owners Group) Rally – 2023

August 24, 2023 Rally attendees started arriving early on Thursday, August 10th (we were in this group) and most attendees did arrive at least one day early, August 12th (Saturday). There was a flurry of arrives on Sunday, August 13th. On Sunday night (August 13), the FROG Rally officially kicked off with a dinner and […]

Abshire Prairie in Goshen, Indiana

August 21, 2023 With some time to spare before the FROG (Forest River Owners Group) Rally started, we decided to go for a hike at the Abshire Prairie across the road from the fairgrounds. On August 13th (Sunday), we started out our walk with Nox on the leash. She got tired before we made it […]

Before the FROG Rally, Looking Around Goshen, Indiana

August 19, 2023 We headed out of the campground in Niles, Michigan on Thursday (August 10), to the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen, Indiana for early check in for the FROG Rally. FROG a stands for Forest River Owners Group. It is a free to belong to FROG and they provide great rallies. The […]

Silver Sands Park in Michigan

August 13, 2023 On Monday (August 7), we rode the motorcycle out to Benton Harbor and had lunch. Bruce picked the spot and it was a biker bar. He picked it because the reviews mentioned being able to see the river from the patio. We got there and didn’t see how to get to the […]

Riverwalk along St. Joseph River in Niles, Michigan

August 10, 2023 On July 31 (Monday), we decided to checkout the riverwalk along the St. Joseph River in downtown Niles in Michigan. We took the truck and found a parking lot right near the riverwalk and a bridge over the St. Joseph. We walked onto the bridge and looked at the St. Joseph River […]