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Although public swimming ended yesterday, this park is amazing. Tons of trails, and all kinds of interesting things…The only downside of travelling at this time of year is that some of the visitor centres, boating opportunities and other things are “Closed for the Season”. The two green lakes here were the results of a melting glacier. The green colour of the lakes is caused by “suspended microscopic calcite particles, a form of calcium carbonate, that scatter sunlight, reflecting green wavelengths back to the observer” We will definitely be coming back to this park….

Another great weekend with Friends at 75 Pine.

Well we are off, at least the dogs and me. Stephanie took some pictures of us leaving the driveway for the first time with the new trailer. We left today because it was the best weather window we had. Above 0c temperatures will allow us to stay at a RV park (US$50), instead of the hotel we stayed at last year (CA$250). The dogs and I will make multiple stretch/bathroom breaks along the way and only spend one night in Carlisle, PA. Stephanie will be flying into Myrtle Beach to join us in a couple of days.

February 17, 2025

Today was the day we started getting our new Camper ready for the winter adventure. We did well all winter keeping the snow at bay, but don’t you know, all the snow decided to fall within a week of the departure. We cleared the roof and moved it to the staging area so we could start packing.

Crooked River State Park…….I’ll never forget this place. The park is gorgeous, the public washrooms/showers are extremely clean and the Camp Hosts and Volunteers keep this place amazing! We will always keep those pleasant thoughts as we deal with our unfortunate situation.

On our pre departure circle check, Stephanie discovered that we broke one of four leaf springs on the trailer. This made the trailer immobile. Time 08:30. We called both Good Sam and CAA to help us out. Nobody was available or they were coming from very far distances. Stephanie went to the office to update them we would not be leaving anytime soon. They gave her a list of local RV Mobile Mechanics. (Nothing that GS or CAA were able to come up with…) Mike was his name and he travelled with two others, his brother and father. They were quite the team. And they were able to things done. It took a little longer than expected but they did fine work. Stephanie treated everyone with pizza when they were finished. Because it took so long we spent an extra day at Crooked River which delayed our stop in Myrtle Beach.

OMG, this was a great time. The weather has been fantastic, just what we were looking for. 25c-29c during the day, 18c at night. Sunny the vast majority of the time. We only had rain while we slept. If we could afford to stay here for a month or more, we would. The atmosphere was awesome, the campground was quiet, and everything had the Disney charm. As our “neighbours” left we saw that Cast Members come and SCRUB, yes scrub the concrete pad clean with a deck scrubber, then pressure wash it afterwards. If the pad was empty for two days or more the would be back with leaf blowers to clear any fallen leaves. We had the dogs with us on this trip, so we didn’t go into the parks, although we did check out the dog boarding facility. It look quite decent. Tomorrow we head to Crooked River State Park, located beside the US Naval Submarine Base. We are going to stay for 2 nights before heading to Myrtle Beach.