Trip to the Spring Fling, Day 3

Thursday, May 14, 2026 - Chocorua Camping Village KOA, Chocorua, NH, Day 2 - 0 Miles for the day, 406.2 Miles for the trip

Light to medium rain all day long. I have a small lake between my trailer door & the wooden platform, not that I'm interested in spending time on the deck. 

I did stop over to register, pick up my pin & the schedule for the next 4 days.

Sine the pot luck is tomorrow night & the pies need a day to jell, I started making them around noon. Finished the third pie at 4:00. At least the oven kept the trailer warm. It is warming up outside - up to 51°F around 6:00.

There is a cheese & crackers get together at 6:00 & I'll be heading to the pavilion around then. Definitely want my rain jacket - it is pouring. 

More images at today's LakeshoreImages page.

Dinner was r=the cheese & crackers.

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Trip to the Spring Fling, Day 2

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - Chocorua Camping Village KOA, Chocorua, NH - 201.8 Miles for the day, 406.2 Miles for the trip

Very light rain (you could hear it dripping off the trees, but nod directly on the roof) all morning. Of course it let up after we packed up the trailers, at least for awhile. On the drive to Chocorua there was light rain most of the trip. At some of the higher points we were in the clouds making driving interesting. We had one interesting detour. Tried following the signs and ended up at a closed bridge (not the one that the detour was suppose to get around). If Anne wasn't there I'm not sure I could have turned around without wreaking the lawn of a house near the blockage. Added a good half hour to the trip.

The rain was nice enough to stop as we arrived, and held off until after I got the trailer set up. Around 4:30 a light rain started up. I'm in site 50 (the Guidos in 48 next door), a full hookup site on gravel & dire with a deck, patio table, gas grill & a couple of anti gravity lounge chairs. Normal price would be $95.00 per night; we are paying the rally price of $75.00. Still not cheap, but it is a KOA...

A good AT&T data signal - 89.19Mbps down and 20.24Mbps up. I didn't bother firing up Verizon. Far too many trees for Starlink.

The Guidos even got their Clam set up before dinner, although I don't see then sitting in it - it was 43°F at 5:00PM. The prediction is for rain for the next two days. 

Since Anne didn't have anything unfrozen and all my food was grill outside (I don't enjoy grilling in the rain) dinner was pizza at Mumma Christy's Pizza & Subs about 3 miles from the campground. Great pizza made to order. Mostly a take out place, but they have a couple of tables so we ate in.

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Trip to the Spring Fling, Day 1

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - Broken Wheel Campground, Petersburg, NY - 204.4 Miles for the day, 204.4 Miles for the trip

I carry a spare trailer hitch in one of my storage boxes just in case my regular one disappears for some reason. It has a longer shank, and I got to thinking (dangerous) that the longer shank would let me turn tighter when backing into a site before the truck taillight hits the trailer's front storage box, and expensive oops. Well it might have worked, but when I tried to attach the safety chains they were too short. So, back to the old hitch & if I'm going to carry a usable spare, I'd better get one with the same shank.

Other than that minor mishap, an uneventful trip. I did take the NY Thruway. Boring compared to the back roads and more expensive since it is a toll road, but the last time I took the backroads Matilda (my Garmin GPS) routed me through the center of Albany, NY's capital. And I do mean the center - I got to see all the buildings where my tax dollars are spent up close. It added over an hour to the trip so I decided to take the Thruway. Gas is running around $4.59 both on the Thruway & the various towns I drove through.

Not so uneventful for the Guidos. I got a text that their water pump broke & flooded the rear of the Scamp. They are drying things out & will be late arriving here.

I arrived at the Broken Wheel Campground around 4:00, and as usual, no one in the office or in charge of the place. We will mail them checks. I'm in site 26, a water & electric site on grass. Level side to side & I had to raise the tongue 1 1/2". $42.50 per night.

Site 26

I checked both AT&T & Verizon for data speed. AT&T shows 39.46Mbps down & 3.50Mbps up while Verizon shows 33.43Mbps down & .53Mbps up. As usual, I'll go with AT&T sine it is truly unlimited.

Dinner was an Amy's Enchilada with rice & beans bowl.

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Trip to the Spring Fling, Day 0

Monday, May 11, 2026 - Still in Oswego

Less work on the trailer then in previous Springs, not because it didn't need it, but because the weather has been cold & wet. The cherry tree is still in bloom, as well as the crab apple tree and some of the blueberries. In past years I would have been already picking some blueberries, and there would be green cherries & crab apples, but not this year. An old cherry tree in the back yard blew over. The only problem with cutting it up is it is covered with 1" thick poison ivy vines. I need to get rid of them before I hit it with the chain saw.

I did get the trailer brakes & bearings serviced, flushed the water system, and washed & waxed it, but I'll have to wait until I get back from the Spring Fling trip before a couple of projects.

As of this evening I have the trailer mostly packed. Some stuff needs to wait since I'll be using it tonight & tomorrow morning, plus we may get a freeze tonight. It is predicted for most of the county, but since I'm within 500' of Lake Ontario I suspect we will stay above freezing.

For anyone keeping track, I started the trip with a total trailer mileage of 71,761.9, and 1,591 nights in the trailer. 

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2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 180

Day 180, Thursday, April 16, 2026 - Home, Oswego, NY - 93.9 Miles, 7,676.8 Miles for the Trip.

58°F overnight, 71°F at noon on the road, and the high for the day was 73°F.

Since I only had 90 or so miles to go, I got a late start. I stopped on the way at the Syracuse Camping World it see if I could purchase a Ventline Roof Vent with light. They have hit me with ads for it on Facebook, but when I stopped in they couldn't find one. Typical for Camping World...

At home I unpacked the stuff that had to be unpacked. Since I'm heading to the Spring Fling on May 12th, I didn't unpack everything. I do plan to take the trailer in to get the brakes checked and the bearings repacked before the trip.

Some statistics for the trip:

180 days for the trip

Total miles driven - 8730.5
Total Towing Miles - 7676.8
Miles Per Gallon - 11.77 (12.39 according to the built in calculator)
Cheapest gas $2.34 at Circle K, , Holly Springs, MS
Most Expensive gas $4.10 at The Brown Bag, Barnsville, PA (Last stop)

Most expensive campground - Cherry Hill Park, College Park, MD $103.00 per night
Least expensive (a few free), least paid - $10.00 per night fat Sunny Flats, Portal, AZ
Campground average cost - $28.84

10.4 Gallons of propane for a total of $33.03

Total miles for the truck - 100707.6
Total miles for the trailer - 71,761.9
Total Nights in the Trailer - 1591 

As usual after a trip I headed to Rudy's, our lakeside fish & more restaurant for a Shrimp dinner to go. Made it home just before a heavy rain started.

Until the Next Trip -