May 2, 2017: We hadn’t planned to stay at Kansas City East / Oak Grove KOA for two nights. But after leaving the WalMart in Quincy, IL, we started noticing a strange gassy smell coming from our pickup truck. We were close to Kansas City, MO when Sash finally couldn’t handle the smell any...
May 1, 2017: Our first experience staying overnight in a WalMart parking lot was in Quincy, IL. When we left Hollywood Casino RV Park in Joliet, we figured on just staying overnight at a WalMart somewhere. It turned out that Quincy, IL offered the right amount of miles for a day’s travel. (Read our...
April 27, 2017: Our first time staying at an RV Park was at Hollywood Casino in Joliet, IL. It rained all four nights we were there. (Read our reviews of other Illinois campgrounds and destinations) We were pulling our brand new toy hauler from Nappanee, IN to San Diego, CA, and wanted to stop...
Note (May 1, 2019): See our Two Year Review at this link. April 26, 2017: ATC toy haulers have been advertised as being both tougher and lighter than competing brands due to their all-aluminum construction. That’s what got us so interested in them. When looking at other brands of toy haulers, we became very...
“All along the southbound odyssey The train pulls out at Kankakee Rolls along past houses, farms and fields” Steve Goodman wrote those words while aboard along a passenger train that was actually named “City of New Orleans”. It ran from Chicago to New Orleans. I couldn’t help hearing the song (Arlo Guthrie’s version) as...
April 24, 2017: Mia’s paws were really tired, but she finally caught up with us, crossing the Mississippi River and all. (Well, that’s what she wanted everyone to believe) Crossing the Mississippi River was a milestone for her, and for many travelers too. There definitely is a noticeable change in paradigm on either side...