Trip to Bolerama & Takoma Park, Day 17

Thursday, July 23, 2026, Day 16,Home, Oswego, NY - 120.3 Miles, 1,113 Miles For The Trip

After coffee & breakfast i headed out to Oswego. Stopped for gas at $3.99, cheaper than any of the Oswego stations. There was a slow/stopped section of I 481 where it was down to one lane because of the work on moving I 81 out of the city of Syracuse. Quite a project.

I got home around 1:00 and unloaded the refrigerator plus a couple of things that I'll need overnight. I'll finish unpacking the trailer in the morning. Interesting distortion using the wide angle setting on the iPhone 17. Both solar panels are the same size but not it this photo. If you look closely, you might notice that the black tank vent cover is missing (just in front of the front solar panel). A casualty of a low tree at Bill & Deidre's. I have not found a source for the cover or that version of a vent housing, so I'll need to replace the whole thing. Another project!

Home

I picked a few cups of blueberries. The most productive bushes finished while I was on the road. Kyle told me the mower blade wouldn't spin. I looked at it and there is something wrong with the belt but not something I can fix. Brooks Trailer will pick it up in the morning.

That's about it for the day & trip. The next scheduled trip will be in September, the Algonac Rally & the Niagara Wine rally.

Until Then -

Trip to Bolerama & Takoma Park, Day 16

Wednesday, July 22, 2026, Day 16, The Guido's, Binghamton, NY - 108.1 Miles, 992.7 Miles For The Trip

We stopped at the dump station on the way out of Hickory Run State Park, and were underway by noonish.

Another trip that spent most of the time on interstates. We arrived at the Guido's around 2:00. 

Both of us at the Guido's

I packed up a bag for one night - the Guidos started unpacking their Scamp. Cooler than yesterday; in the 70's during the day and a predicted 52°F overnight.

We headed to an Italian restaurant/pizza place for dinner, but they were closed for vacation. So, we headed to Applebee's. I had a Southwestern Chicken Bowl.

Until Tomorrow -

Trip to Bolerama & Takoma Park, Day 15

Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Day 15, Hickory Run State Park, White Haven, PA, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 884.6 Miles For The Trip

Lots of rain overnight. It did stop long enough for me to get a morning walk in. I went over to the Guido's awning for a bit around noon, but heavy rain chased me back inside the trailer for lunch.

Around 3:00 I headed for a shower. Very humid - I already felt like I had one. Anyhow, three stalls in the Men's bathroom, one set up as disabled. I used one of the standard showers. Large drying area with a bench & 2 double hooks. The shower was large, standard shower head, a soap dish & a single knob that adjusted the flow, not temperature - only one pipe coming into the shower. The water was hot enough to be comfortable. Overall, an A. On the way back to my trailer from the bathroom I watched a small black bear walk down the road in front of me.

After my shower I still felt sticky (the humidity is at least 86%) but clean. I headed back to the Guido awning for more reading. A little before 4:00 the rain got serious & I headed to the trailer getting it ready for dinner guests. Anne is making a shrimp & sausage dish that we all like, and hopefully the rain will stop when it is ready so they can bring it over.

So, dinner was shrimp & sausage & broccoli with ice cream for dessert.

Until Tomorrow -

Trip to Bolerama & Takoma Park, Day 14

Monday, July 20, 2026, Day 14, Hickory Run State Park, White Haven, PA - 219.3 Miles, 884.6 Miles For The Trip

It actually got down to the mid 60's last night. I still ran the AC because when I shut it off the shell of the trailer was still warm enough to bring the inside over 80°F. I could have shut it off around 3:00AM, but I was asleep!

We drove most of the way on interstates. I 95 wasn't bad, but there was a 1/2 hour slow/stopped on I83. We arrived at Hickory Run State Park around 3:00. I'm in site 240, and the Guidos are in 238. Both are electric only on asphalt. A short walk to the bathrooms. The 30 amp breaker at my site was bad so I ended up using my 50 to 30 adapter. A picnic table & fire ring at each site. We are here for two nights for #30.75 per night with a $9.00 senior discount.

Me in Site 240

Anne in Site 238

After we set up we sat around until 6:00 then made dinner which was chicken Bubba burgers & a salad with Blueberry crumb cake and an ice cream cone for dessert.

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Trip to Bolerama & Takoma Park, Day 13

Sunday, July 19, 2026, Day 13, Cherry Hill Park, College Park, MD, Day 4 - 0 Miles, 665.3 Miles For The Trip

While it still made it up to 90°F today, as long as you were in the shade it was comfortable. A good breeze. We sat around under the Guido's awning for most of the morning. Karin & Noah stopped by for a game of miniature golf. Noah mad 2 holes in one! After that it was back to the trailer & Karin, Noah & I played an interesting game called Panda Royale that I lost.

We had lunch at the cafe, then sat around for a bit before Karin & Noah headed home.

We went to Pandora for dinner - I had a 1/2 Caesar salad with chicken.

Until Tomorrow -