2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 12

Cool enough that the electric heater came on a couple of times throughout the night & cool enough that I didn't have a problem with leg cramps.

I checked the Scamp I left the 10 amp charger on overnight & it showed a full battery. Replaced the 20 amp fuse and it didn't blow. I don't know if it is the original wiring, but it looks like #12 wire with a 20 amp fuse near the battery. The converter is rated at 35 amps. If the battery is low the converter is going to put out more than the 20 amp fuse. I'd increase the wire size & fuse to at least 40 amps.

After that I went for a walk, and made breakfast. After breakfast I dropped off some stuff for the free tarp, ended up throwing away the window & the pillow covers. I took a few photos of the trailer tours, did some reading, and set up for the pot luck.

There are a couple of panoramas of the pot luck on the 2026 Niagara Wine Rally page.

Dinner was the pot luck. Great food as usual, but a smaller crowd - I made 3 pies and had 3/4 of one left over, a first for a rally.

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2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 11

A little cooler overnight and comfortable sleeping if I wasn't having leg cramps. In any case, after my morning walk & breakfast I started making three blueberry pies. Blueberries from my garden. A little less than average year but I managed to pick 6 pies worth of berries.

By 3:00 all three pies were out of the oven.

I did some troubleshooting on a Scamp and decided that there is something wrong with the wiring between the battery & the trailer. Either that or the battery is so far down that the converter is putting out more than the 20 amp battery fuse can carry. I fired up my portable 10 amp battery charger & we will try again after the battery is full.

After that I made a round of the campground with the camera.   More photos at today's page at LakeshoreImasges

Dinner was a grilled pork loin, Bush beans & applesauce. 

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2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 10

Another warm night, but the rain held off. During my walk this morning I didn't see the cormorants in their usual tree, but I was told they are still in the trees along the river.

After breakfast I read some pages & tried to do some fixes on the Tempest weather station since the temperature is two different pages are different. So far, no luck finding out why. I may need to contact their technical support. They are not really designed to be moved from place to place which may be causing the problems.

Did some reading. I finished the Dorothy L. Sayers series although there are many more available as books or audio books on my Libby app. I read Cargo, Mark Dawson's latest, and started Arvind Ethan David's The Great Game last night.

It is cooling off down to 70°F at 5:00 this afternoon and predictions on going down into the 50's overnight. I much prefer cooler sleeping temperatures.

Lots of arrivals, including a Casita whose folks didn't know there was a rally going on. Five Big Foots, two of which are 5th wheels, and a bunch of Escape 19's, 21's and 5th wheels, and, of course, the Guido's Scamp.

It was a damp but not rainy afternoon.

Dinner was Chicken Bubba Burgers for Guido & me, and a Beef Bubba Burger for Anne, string beans, left over Bush beans, and applesauce.

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2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 9

Another night that was too warm for comfortable sleeping, but not hot enough to turn on the AC. 72°F in the trailer.

After breakfast I packed up, unhooked the utilities, and followed the Guidos out of the campground. Most of the trip was on the 401 & 403, finishing on the QEW. We arrived at the campground around 1:45 & checked in. I'm in site 42 & the Guidos are in 41. Both sites are full hook up on grass with a fire ring & picnic table. Mine was level side to side & needed a 3" drop on the tongue. Five nights at $61.80 US per night.

Me in Site 42

The Guidos (And Alf) in Site 41

After setting up I trimmed my beard & headed for a shower. Large drying area an shower with plenty of hot water if you wait long enough for it. No hooks or bench - there is a plastic chair in the drying area for everything. Very low flow on the water but a course spray. Overall the best I could give it was a C.

I played around with my Tempest weather station and finally got it up & working. If you want to see the weather at my location (and if I have the station on the roof & have Verizon cell coverage) try linking to https://tempestwx.com/station/232531.

After that we sat around and talked with the host for the rally, and ate grapes.

We are heading to Betty's for dinner. I had grilled Halibut.

Us

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2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 8

Cold enough last night that the electric heater ran a couple of times to keep the trailer at 67°F, but not as cold as last night.

After breakfast I packed up the trailer, shut down the Starlink Mini, and unhooked from the utilities. I didn't drain my tanks even though it was a full hook up site because neither tank was more than 1/2 full. No sewer at Dalewood, but I'll have a full hook up site at Riverside.

We arrived around 1:30 with most of the trip on the 401. I'm in site 71 & the Guidos in 70. Theirs is level both ways, mine is level side to side, but needed a 7" drop on the tongue. The sites are water & 30 amp electric on grass/dirt with a picnic table & fire ring. A bathroom without showers a short walk behind the trailers and a shower building next to the pool that has push button showers. $56.20 US for the night.

Me in Site 71

The Guidos in Site 70

I took a short walk to make up for skipping my usual morning walk, then started on today's page.

After that we sat out under the Guido awning & read. The bugs were pretty bad. Guido put on bug juice, but I hate the stuff and stuck it out with lots of slapping. 

Dinner was a chicken, mushroom & linguine meal that Anne put together that was excellent. While I usually call it a night when I go into the trailer for my 7:00 eye drops, as soon as we finished dinner the bugs chased me in a bit early.

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