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Back to Shipshewana RV Park and RV Service Center after Picking Up the RV from the Factory

September 16, 2023 I haven’t had a good phone signal for a bit or if I did have one, we were visiting family, which is why you haven’t heard from me in a while. I’m backing all the way up to August 25 (Friday). After we hitched the RV up to the truck, we ran […]

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Walking Around Ligonier, Indiana

September 7, 2023 Bruce drove to Ligonier, Indiana and parked the truck. We put the harness and leash onto Nox and let her walk around for a bit at the Pettit Park. She got tired quickly and we put her in the Nox backpack. The Pettit Park is a small well kept park next the […]

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Early Morning in Goshen, Indiana

September 7, 2023 Since we had spent the night at a hotel in Goshen on Thursday night (August 24), Bruce asked me if there was anything I wanted to do in Goshen. I mentioned the candy shop and just walking around to see the architecture. Goshen has some of the same look as the old […]

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Fiddler Pond Park in Goshen, Indiana

September 6, 2023 Once we arrived at our hotel, we paid extra for early check in and got settled. Nox was a bit nervous and wanted to be right with us. We were tired from the stress of getting up early and moving our home to the factory to be repaired. We took tried to […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Read More Moving to Shipshewana RV Park and RV Service Center in Indiana

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, […]

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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 […]

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