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RE: Kentucky Bound
Shakertown (Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill) is an interesting place with guided tours and I believe a restaurant and shop.
I spent four years at Asbury College (now University) in that area and it's beautiful. On Sunday afternoons, we used to just drive around to visit horse farms, hang out and pet the thoroughbred champions on the nose. A different era, that's for sure!
There's a charming old place called the Old Beaumont Inn in Harrodsburg that has a restaurant and tavern.
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NCWriter
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05/22/13 05:31am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Claiming a first come campsite
I will say that it ticks me off to arrive at a site and see a lawn chair or cooler sitting there with nothing else. They are taking a site and not using it for a day or so and to me that just aint right. If you want to be the "first come" then set up and use the sight!
Steve
Really?....maybe they've already been enjoying their paid-for site in a smaller RV ( for days, for all you know), and just drove their RV over to the nearest grocery store, or to visit other areas in the park to hike...or see some local sights, planning to return later for dinner and a good night's sleep???
There is certainly no requirement I've ever heard of that after campers have selected and paid for their sites that they must occupy it continuously 24/7 during the reservation!
To answer the original poster, most of us leave chairs, and some use an orange traffic cone to indicate that we've paid for a site for that night.
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NCWriter
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05/21/13 08:16pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Camping while traveling
Many people use campgrounds just the way you describe, with no reservations (note: might be worth doing when you are passing through a really popular resort area on peak season weekends. You can always call ahead earlier that day.)
Otherwise, just show up and ask if they have a site that suits your needs (size, electric, water, sewer or dump station, cable TV, pull-through vs back-in, whatever you prefer.) Sites with fewer amenities may be cheaper.
When we are just overnighting, we skip places with pools, playgrounds, etc that we won't use, if the price is higher.
The rate they will quote is per night. It doesn't matter if you are there just to sleep 5 hours or hang out for 18 hours.
One thing to be aware of at generally low-priced campgrounds such as National Forest Service spots is that they may have a gate locked by 10 p.m., midnight, or whatever.
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NCWriter
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05/21/13 09:13am |
Family Camping
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RE: Moore OK Tornado dog found during news interview
Thank you so much for posting this...I'm forwarding to my nephew's wife, whose dogs look just like this lucky puppy. Poor thing! So glad he got out alive (and of course his human, too.)
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NCWriter
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05/21/13 06:47am |
RV Pet Stop
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RE: "Trading the B"
Enjoy! I've admired that floor plan since it came out. Looks great!
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NCWriter
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05/21/13 06:41am |
Class B - Camping Van Conversions
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RE: Near the beach CG between Daytona and St Augustine?
Gamble Rodgers SP.
X2, some sites face the ocean, but all are just over the dunes from the beautiful beach.
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NCWriter
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05/19/13 04:36pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: woman travelling alone
Welcome to the forum! And to the small world of Class B owners.
You may want to look into a possible owners' organization. Our brand of B vans has regional chapters, and we've met some great folks through attending rallies (ours are held twice a year.) Also there is an annual rally at the manufacturer location. Gives you a batch of people with identical or similar vans that you can call on with questions.
We've met several solo women traveling throughout US and Canada in class Bs. Enjoy!
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NCWriter
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05/19/13 05:54am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Memorial Day weekend, where will you be?
Pounding away at the computer until August...then, watch out! Two+ months on the road.
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NCWriter
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05/17/13 04:50am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: North Carolina natives
Gew up in DC, North Carolinian by choice. My big brother was stationed at Cherry Point when he got back from Vietnam.
He met a local girl on a blind date (whose daddy was one of the four guys who put every penny they could scrape up into buying a barren 12mile stretch of sand in the 1950s, now known as Emerald Isle. Lobbied Raleigh to get the bridge built.)
So he married her and our family started renting a shack on the island for a week every summer in the early 70s. They'll all be here in June. Fourth generation now, shack is nicer.
Our late, wonderful Mom and Dad retired here. Other brother married a girl from Beaufort. We made the move five years ago. That one blind date changed a lot of lives.
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NCWriter
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05/17/13 04:46am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Highways Magazine
Here's what I did to get registered for the new magazine: Go to GS Home Page, click on Club Benefits; on the drop down menu, click on Camping World Discounts; on the discount page go down 7 paragraphs (or 7 advertisements) on the left side on the page and follow the directions to get your magazine of choice.
Hope this helps.
Dean
Thanks, Dean. Was able to do that on my iPad this morning. I logged into the Good Sam website first, then followed your steps and successfully signed in my preference.
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NCWriter
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05/17/13 04:23am |
Good Sam Club
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RE: Highways Magazine
I noticed in the announcement that this change will save 754,000,000 pages of paper of the course of a year.
I get too much paper in the mail, so I applaud your consolidating into one of the magazines I've subscribed to for years anyway.
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NCWriter
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05/17/13 04:15am |
Good Sam Club
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RE: Chaco Canyon well worth the drive!
Really do appreciate that update. Thinking about going in early autumn.
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NCWriter
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05/16/13 07:48am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Window Fabrics, bed covers, etc
Downtheroad, you've left everyone speechless. Looks like the Madonna Inn in CA, only more tasteful.
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NCWriter
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05/16/13 07:43am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Left stranded night before Thanksgiving...
Did you find a different company that will tow you anywhere, or do they all specify to the nearest facility? Just curious whether this is an industry-wide scenario.
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NCWriter
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05/14/13 10:07am |
Good Sam Roadside Assistance
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RE: Are we all on the darkside?
Many of us perhaps misguided individuals believe we have found the light...the One True Way To RV...but realize not all agree, and we are therefore evil. Evil sometimes tries to lure the innocent with gifts such as cookies or candy. The shiny red apple to Snow White, for example.
We RVers - figuratively speaking - are offering free candy (benefits of our chosen type RV) to join us on the dark side. (Good mileage in the case of class Bs, more room in 5th wheels, convenience of having your truck if you tow a trailer, etc etc)
Here's another definition from.googling: Someone might be humorously said to 'be going over to the dark side' if they opt for a preference for something not currently in fashion or not the accepted preference of their social group.
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NCWriter
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05/12/13 08:15am |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Good Sam Rally Locations
Welcome to the forum, new poster! (Did you join only to share your political beliefs?)
Good one, WesternRVParkOwner!
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NCWriter
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05/11/13 06:34pm |
Good Sam Club
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RE: Do Canadian Walmarts accept US Drug plans
A lot of drug plans even encourage 3-month supplies and give a better price. Sure is more convenient that refilling once a month.
Realize, though, that everybody has different situations and some drugs are restricted, some plans don't allow, whatever.. I think the Vacation Supply suggestion is the way to go. My pharmacy never had a problem with that.
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NCWriter
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05/11/13 07:24am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Any Advice on Financing an RV Purchase?
I suspect that the OP's credit rating nor his income have anything to do with the refusal to finance... Most banks are not going to loan money on vehicle that is more than 6 or 7 years old, nor on a diesel with more than 100K or a gasser with more than 50K... just isn't going to happen... you can check the loan eligibility page of BoA and other banks and they will flat tell you up front .... No
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The lender has to have an asset with value that should reasonably get them a return if the borrower defaults.
Lets face it, much as we all love our RVs, they are depreciating assets that are sometimes hard to sell. The bank doesn't want to deal with selling an older used one or take a bath by paying a dealer to sell it.
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NCWriter
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05/11/13 07:18am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Off the beaten path to do/see in ME - Acadia
Wow, several months is great. All those jagged peninsulas have such fun things to see.
I liked driving down to Pemaquid Point lighthouse, and on the way back up, loved Round Pond which has a lobster cooperative.
Enjoyed seeing Owls Head where the lighthouse dog spot is buried. Not far from there is the house Andrew Wyeth painted as Christina's World. It's a museum with info about the Olsons who lived there.
Pretty town of Camden where movie Peyton Place was filmed. You can drive up to the top of Mount Battie in the state park there, which has a nice campground.
Wild Blueberry land (dome shaped purple building) down east, with delicious pastries. (On the way up to Lubec to cross bridge and border to Campobello.) On the US side, you can see West Quoddy Lighthouse. And on Campbello, the East Quoddy Lighthouse. And of course the Roosevelt park and summer home.
If you stay on Campobello, there's a nice Provincial Park with campground. From the island, you could go on to Deer Island by ferry to see the Old Sow...one of the largest whirlpools in the world - a campground overlooks it.
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NCWriter
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05/11/13 06:52am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: ReserveAmerica - time you make reservations FL State Park ?
i cant understand why you ( NCWriter) were told there was a charge. We have had last minute interruptions with our reservations at a SP in the past and never was charged a fee for cancellation. I must admit we never tried to change one but in our conversation with RA we were told no charge if cancellation more than 24 hours out.
Nobody told me this, it's in writing on every RA confirmation email, and it's also in writing on the Flrida State Parks web site.
Maybe this policy is more recent than your past experiences with canceling at no charge? and maybe more recent than your conversation when someone from RA told you?
Anyway, this policy should make you happy, since anyone who books every weekend for a year to tie up space will have to pay the fee for each one he or she doesn't end up using. Maybe cancellation penalty money is no issue to some folks but it would be to me!
I think it's mostly the case that some of your parks are very popular and that people who plan ahead get sites. Maybe this is why John Pennekamp SP is now holding a block for walk-ins, no reservations accepted for those.
It's very nice that your state gives its residents age 65+ a 50% discount.
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NCWriter
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05/11/13 06:21am |
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