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Travel from Gig Harbor WA to Fort Belvoir Va

a travel blog by Sailarmy Family

This is a trip of Firsts..first travel trailer, first cross country trip, first camping experience for kids, 4 @ 6, and mom... travel with us ..!

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Where are we?!

Council Bluffs, United States

We have been on the move everyday now for a few days and the states and places blend together! Today we stayed at Lake Manawa State Park. Its a large State Park located within a residential area. With the heat being in the 90's we didnt care where to stay as long as it had electric. We found a shady spot. We found a back in with electric and water. It backed up to the woods with a large shade tree. The tree didnt help but to keep the heat in
.there was no breeze and over 100 degrees in the sun. Thankful for the a/c! Dave went to Walmart, not a task really, but time to shop in peace! The constant moving is starting to take it's toll and the heat leaves us cranky and restless. We woke the next morning to blazing heat but nature brought us something to smile about. Just outside our window were 3 rabbits jumping and playing. Next came a black squirrel, the kids have never seen those. Next up was a Doe that came walking out of the woods to get some grass. It eas nice to sit and take a minute to relax instead of the daily cleaning and hook up routine. Time to hit the road!

permalink written by  Sailarmy Family on July 15, 2012 from Council Bluffs, United States
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Still in Iowa!

Davenport, United States

Well we are getting close to Illinois ..not quite there but tomorrow we will tackle 2 states! We were getting to the end of a long hot day and anything that had electric would do. The kids were restless today and we had two "bathroom accidents" due to the fact they didnt tell us until it was an "I gotta go right now ". Miles and Miles of corn, corn, cattle, and corn, didnt leave many pull over opportunities! We arrived at Interstate RV park not expecting much. The clerk was friendly and we got full hookups in a shady level spot. We were across from the pool and park. It was one mile off the road so no imterstate noise here. We were able to do laundry..CHEAP! 1.25$ will get it washed and all the way dry. They had movies we could loan out and books for the kids. This was another nice Surprise campsite. We are learnimg that names can be deceiving ..Interstate RV is not ON the Interstate!

permalink written by  Sailarmy Family on July 16, 2012 from Davenport, United States
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Two States Down!

Michigan City, United States

Yeah..two states down. We cruised through Illinois and made it to Michigan City Campground, IN. We decided to take our chance here, the reviews not beimg great. Upon arrival the people at the desk were friendly and we were able to get a spot. They were very busy and apparently they had a kids baseball tournament locally. This campground was a mix of full timers (trailer homes and 5th wheels) , seasonal people (park models) and the transients. The facilities were nice and worked. We thought there was a problem with Yellowjackets, which I told the kids were dragonfly ..they were that big! They were actually sand bees..they didnt bother us but sure looked scary! As far as the reviews go..its a work in progress..we can see improvements being made but the full timers septics are not fully capped and you do get a whif every now and then and Dave tells me the mens shower water is a little smelly. All in all it was good for the night. OHIO TOMORROW!

permalink written by  Sailarmy Family on July 17, 2012 from Michigan City, United States
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Ohio !

Bellevue, United States

Whew, we made it to Ohio and lost an hour due to time change. We are just two states away from our new home. We do know that "home" is really where the Army sends us, but for now home will be in Va. We started out the day with Thunder, lightning and as we drove out huge drops of pouring rain. We made it just up the road and waited it out at a gas station. The storm quickly passed and we continued on to Ohio. The traveling was good for a few hours, until we reached Ohio. There was an emergency message on the radio about severe thunderstorms and baseball size hail headed our way. God must of sent his angels to clear the skies above us. I looked at the radar on my phone and the ugly storm was behind us and ahead of us, but as far as we drove we were in a pocket of calm..not even a drop of rain! We pray and thank God everyday for a safe journey and we have been blessed this trip. We are staying at The Lazy J camp. Its a nice quiet area and they have a pool and the.most awsome large Jumping Pillow. Imagine the bottom of a bouncy House! The kids love it. The owner and is wife are wonderful people they make you feel like family. He gave us tips on how to avoid the turnpike tolls and we plan on making it to kust outside Pittsburgh today. The weather has given us a break and is cool(er) mid 70's.

permalink written by  Sailarmy Family on July 18, 2012 from Bellevue, United States
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