Trip to the Algonac (Lockport) Rally & the Niagara Wine Escape Rally, Day 7

Monday, September 9, 2024, Lakeport State Park, MI, Day 6 - 0 Miles, 374.8 Miles for the trip.

A warmer night than the last few - the furnace didn't run until around 6:00AM when it got down to 55°F outside.

By 2:00 it looked like an empty campground. Over the afternoon quite a few new arrivals, including a very shiny Scamp 13. I drove to the Murphy gas station at the local Walmart and got gas for $3.13, the cheapest of the trip.

We celebrated my 80th birthday. Calls from the kids, friends in Colorado, and the Guidos made me a strawberry shortcake. We had turkey burgers & summer squash for dinner, our first meal together here at Lakeport.

Until Tomorrow - 

Trip to the Algonac (Lockport) Rally & the Niagara Wine Escape Rally, Day 6

 Sunday, September 8, 2024, Lakeport State Park, MI, Day 5 - 0 Miles, 374.8 Miles for the trip.

Another cool night; down to 40°F. It warmed up to 67°F by noon, and felt warmer with lots of sun. I took a few photos of a hummingbird at the feeder & some of the trailers on their way home. We are staying today & tomorrow so that we hit the Niagara Wine Escape rally on Wednesday.

Dinner was the leftover Knoor Garlic Noodles with added chicken.

Until Tomorrow - 

Trip to the Algonac (Lockport) Rally & the Niagara Wine Escape Rally, Day 5

Saturday, September 7, 2024, Lakeport State Park, MI, Day 4 - 0 Miles, 374.8 Miles for the trip.

It started out cool and a very light mist. The Swap Meet started at 10:00. I brought a bunch of stuff, both to sell and to give away. I managed to give away almost everything, and sold all but a Coleman Grill/Stove, the 12/12/30 DC to DC Converter & my Easy Touch Thermostat. 

At 12:00 the Hot Dog Lunch started. 

At 1:00 "Show Your Trailers" started. I added a couple of photos above. A good chance to see what others have done to their trailers or to check out other brands. I showed the Escape 21 a couple of times. While showing off the Guido's Scamp is one of Anne's favorite part of rallies, they are still recovering from Covid and spent the time in the trailer.

There was going to be a 4:00 Solar demonstration, but the person doing it couldn't make the rally.

Dinner was Knoor Garlic Noodles with added chicken.

Until Tomorrow - 

Trip to the Algonac (Lockport) Rally & the Niagara Wine Escape Rally, Day 4

Friday, September 6, 2024, Lakeport State Park, MI, Day 3 - 0 Miles, 374.8 Miles for the trip.

Much warmer overnight; it only got down to 66°F outside & 69°F in the trailer even with the Maxx fan running and most of the windows open. A little after midnight a light rain started & continued until morning. I did go for my usual morning walk after the rain stopped, although there was still a heavy mist & no sun. Cool at 64°F

After breakfast I read some forums & journals, then finished my current book - Terry Goodkind's First Wizard's Rule and started Jimmy Breslin's The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight. Glad Goodkind's book was on a Kindle - his paperbacks are usually 2" + thick; this one is 852 pages in the print version. First Wizard's Rule is the first of a series of 11 books...

With the lousy weather, I spent most of the day in the trailer reading. I did walk around looking for new arrivals and found a few as well as a couple groups talking

Around 1:15 I headed for the showers. Individual shower rooms across from the bathrooms. One "family" bathroom with shower & toilet/sink, one handicapped shower, and 5 individual shower rooms. The one I used had a large drying area with 1 hook & a bench. The shower stall was large enough, shower head a standard one with adjustable temperature control. No shelf in the shower stall. Flat floor between the shower stall & the drying area, no shower curtain, but little runoff into the drying area. Overall, a B.

After my shower I made another round of the campground. Ever had a few minutes of sun:

At 6:00 I headed to site 65 for a Hobo Pie gathering. Hobo Pies are made using pie irons.

I've added a second page to the Algonac/Lakeport Rally Pages.

Until Next Time

2024 Trip to the Algonac (Lockport) Rally & the Niagara Wine Escape Rally, Day 3

Thursday, September 5, 2024, Lakeport State Park, MI, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 374.8 Miles for the trip.

I finally found a good enough connection to post the trip pages to Blogger, so day 3-7 are all coming at once.

It cooled off comfortably last night. I walked around part of the campground before breakfast - did about a mile. I later discovered that if you do all of the loops, it is almost 2 miles.

After breakfast I sat outside in the shade & read. The Guidos appeared, both not feeling well. Some of the guests (and the bride) at the wedding they went to last week came down with Covid. Guido went to town for some supplies & Covid tests. They took the tests and are both positive. While I feel fine, I took one and am negative. I will have to test again in 3 days. The Guidos went to a clinic to see if they could get a Paxlovid prescription. The clinic confirmed that they both had Covid, but because of various medical conditions, neither were eligible for it. So they are back in the trailer & wearing masks when they go out. They have had Covid multiple times before and while they don't feel all that good, it doesn't appear to be an emergency.

I made a round of all the loops taking photos of any fiberglass trailers I found. I won't be able to post them until I get to Niagara Falls or home since the internet is too slow here at Lakeport. Both Verizon & AT&T are very slow to non existent. While yesterday I couldn't even read my mail with AT&T, I just rechecked it and it is usable, so I will post some photos. Many more at the Algonac/Lakeport page.

So, diner tonight will be in separate trailers. I'm microwaving an Impossible Teriyaki Chicken meal.