2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 5

A little warmer overnight at 60°F but comfortable with just the Maxx fan running.

Around 9:30 I drove over to the swap & sell site and put out my stuff. Lots of the free stuff went (except the kitchen window) but I still can't sell the Easy Touch thermostat. I am only asking for $40.00 for a $250.00 unit. It is used, but worked when I replaced my Dometic AC with the Houghton.

I also made a round of the campground with the camera taking lots of photos. All are on my Algonac Egg Glassic Scramble page, but I'll stick a few here.

There was a hot dog lunch & trailer tours during the afternoon. They also did rock painting. I found the paints, but not the rocks or artists.

Back at the trailer I spent more time reading. I'm currently reading a package of Dorothy L. Sayer's mystery books written in the 1930's. 

Dinner was a shrimp & pasta dish put together by Anne.

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2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 4

Nice sleeping weather last night, going down to the mid 50's. 

This is the GMC Motorhome rally as well as our fiberglass trailer rally. There are now 14 of them in the park.

After my walk, breakfast, and reading my usual forums & journals, I headed over to the Guido's trailer to sit and read. That took up most of the morning & early afternoon. Around 2:30 I fired up the grill and started the ribs. While the Napoleon grill has 2 burners, it is still difficult to keep it at 350°F using one burner & the ribs on the empty side. Full on is way to much heat, but turned all the way down isn't enough. I sat with it and turned it up & down to keep the correct temperature. Three hours later they were declared done & we had dinner.

Dinner was ribs, Bush beans, a salad & applesauce.

After dinner I headed to the one bath house in the park (for 200 sites). Two disabled showers & 3 standard. I used a standard shower. Good sized changing area with a bench & two hooks. The shower is perpendicular to the changing room with a narrow wall that keeps about half the drying area floor dry. A 2" fine spray adjustable temperature shower head. About that adjustable - it only goes from cold to lukewarm. A little warmer water & I'd give it a B, but if there isn't anything I dislike more it is cool showers. I have to give it a C.

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2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 3

Another warm night with the outside temperature only going down to 73°F and 74°F in the trailer.

During my morning walk I saw a number (10) GMC Motorhomes. Built between 1973 & 1978, these were General Motors attempt at entering the motorhome business. They sold 12,921 over the lifespan of the vehicle & there are many clubs & groups that keep them going today. For more information, check out their Wikipedia page.

A GMC Motorhome

We spent much of the day sitting around reading. We did take a break to head to the VC Grocery store about 3 miles north of the campground. I went for a bag of oranges and came back with two full grocery bags.

One of the nice things about camping at the Algonac State Park is watching the boats on the St Clair River.

After dinner I rubbed the ribs that we will be grilling for tomorrow. Dinner tonight was a shrimp & kielbasa dish put together by Anne.

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2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 2

 Day 2, Algonac State Park, Algonac, MI - 212.8 Miles, 412.8 Miles for the Trip

Well it rained much of the night and all day, not stopping until we arrived at Algonac. Sometimes heavy enough to require the wipers at double speed, but most of the time they just needed to clear road spray. At least we didn't have to set up the trailers in the rain. We arrived around 4:30, and even though the sites were paid for, we had to purchase a Michigan Parks Pass. Good for a year, but this is the only time I visit a MI park.

I'm in site 38 and the Guidos are in site 40. Both are on a mix of dirt, grass & gravel, with a picnic table & fire ring. $52.66 per night for full hookups plus $42.00 for the annual pass.

Blogger must have decided my current data connection is too slow to load photos using either AT&T or Verizon, so site photos will have to wait until tomorrow when I set up the Starlink Mini. I added the photos after I set up the Starlink Mini.  

Me in 38

The Guidos in 40

I didn't put my mat out since everything is still damp from the rain and it looks like the area the mat goes down was underwater during the rain. The park has lousy drainage; last time we were here one of the sites had enough water to float a bunch of rubber ducks. The good thing is the predicted rain for tomorrow evidently fell today and my weather app calls for no rain tomorrow. Then again, it just sent a warning to expect rain in 15 minutes.

We went to the Catch 22 restaurant for dinner. The Guidos treated me for my birthday. While we couldn't get strawberry shortcake (my favorite) we settled for strawberry cheesecake instead. I has their English style fish & chips.

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2026 Trip to Algonac & Niagara Escape Rallies, Day 1

 Day 1, Long Beach Conservation Area, Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada 200 Miles, 200 Miles for the Trip

We are off on another trip to the Algonac Rally & the Niagara Wine Rally. It is at least a day shorter by driving across Canada to get to Michigan for the Algonac Rally with an overnight stop at the Long Beach Conservation Area campground (where we go for the Bolerama rally).

We added around 11 miles to the trip by stopping at the Fulton Walmart to pick up my new glasses, but less than last year where we made a long detour due to a bridge that was out of service.. Arrived at Long Beach around 4:00. I tried Verizon but no internet so i set up the Starlink Mini and after 10 minutes or so we were on line. 

I'm in site 171 & the Guidos are in 173 next door. The sites are back in on grass with water and 15 Amp Electric for $56.20 US each. 

Guidos in site 173

Me in site 171

We didn't have a lot of sitting around time before it was dinner time. 

Dinner was cheese brats & beans.

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