I can't believe I am really here ... what a thrill to sit on the porch of The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island!
A life long dream come true ...
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Joy and Phil discussed and researched the lifestyle. They worked together for nearly five years in preparation for their dream of full time RV living. Phil retired in June 2004; they moved into the perfect motorhome; held the last garage sale; sold the vehicles, boat and house; bought the Ford Ranger; crossed off what seemed like thousands of to-dos on the lists and at last, the day of departure arrived. Welcome to our weblog and let the adventure begin!
Where are we? # 1807
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- We have never been to a horse race before so this ...
- The gray horse in the middle is named "Double Diam...
- And the winner is Double Diamond! We bet $5.00 to ...
- Stopped for ice cream on a day trip and the Red Ra...
- We lucked out! A Chevrolet Dealership was right n...
- Heading south again!
- Interstate 80-90 Indiana Toll Road. $2.25 for our...
- Our wonderful Penny the Pace at rest in Elkhart Ca...
- We discovered this beautiful bridge on one of our ...
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- Lovely, I've never seen anything like it before.
- What fun! Our friends Bill and Janet have arrived...
- Bill and Janet Adams installed our datastorm Inter...
- TAKING TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES ...
- Joy on the way to Mackinac Island! One more item ...
- The Grand Hotel! http://www.grandhotel.com/
- I have never seen so many bicycles in one place!
- The famous Arch. That's the road down below.
- I can't believe I am really here ... what a thrill...
- There it is! Wow! What a great view of the Michig...
- Beautiful building. Follow this link and there i...
- A nice man walking by said, "Smile! You make the f...
- Very interesting tree ...http://en.wikipedia.org/w...
- This is the largest living Calalpa Tree on the gro...
- "Whatch lookin' at lady?"
- Our "linner" spot in Lansing, MI on Saturday. The ...
- Do you watch Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on the Fo...
- And he ate every bite!
- GREETINGS FROM THE UP :)
- This was where they put us at Summer Breeze Campgr...
- Notice sewer connection on Penny's right front fen...
- Phil standing on the shore of Lake Superior. For m...
- Here we go across the beautiful Mackinac Bridge! h...
- $10.00 for our four axels. Yahoo! I'm finally here!
- Living my dream! Please excuse the bug juice on th...
- My hero driving Penny the Pace across the Mackinac...
- A Star-Line Hydro-Jet ferry on the way to Mackinac...
- The next day while driving south on the Lake Michi...
- We found this organic farm produce/ health food st...
- Just one of the many gardens and the barn.
- The big attraction in the barnyard!
- What the farmer called a very successful litter! W...
- This is one of Bess's little ones off to the other...
- This is part of the pile of piglets that belong to...
- Poor Peggy Sue lost (stillborn) all but three of h...
- Oh oh! An escape artist standing in the food trou...
- Here you go young lady ... back into the pen!
- No flyer so we can't tell you the asking price ......
- Which two? Oh well, I guess any one of them would...
- A couple of the residents ... wonder if they go wi...
- Being from Washington State, I have had my fill of...
- Our faithful "Carmen" Garmin lamented: "Lost Satel...
- A peek at someone's little cottage by the lake.
- Isn't this a fantastic home? Right off the pages ...
- This beautiful white-tailed doe was as curious abo...
- Elegant, huge and immaculately maintained homes al...
- Private docks across the street.
- Our Lone Ranger parked in front of Penny the Pace ...
- Phil took this picture of Mackinac Bridge from our...
- HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY AMERICA!
- Sunset from our front window in Two Rivers, WI.
- Welcome to Michigan!
- Lighthouse along the shore of Lake Michigan in Esc...
- The charter boat Catfish is ready and waiting in t...
- A beautiful morning on Lake Michigan
- Here is his Phil with his limit which includes, 2 ...
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About Me
- Joy and Phil
- "About Me" ... each time I read that heading, I laugh and I've just got to make a smart remark ... no, it's not all about ME ... it's about "US" so, please read on. Julie Joy "retired" (she wasn't old enough to be eligible for any money so actually ... she stopped working out of the home)in 1994 and Phil followed ten years later in 2004. They had been partners for nearly nineteen years and were very excited about the newest adventure they would share starting ASAP that will continue "as long as it's fun and we're mentally and physically able." Phil, a great cook lives to fish and hopes to catch a fish in "every state." Julie Joy plans to continue her work in genealogy across the country and spend as much time as she can seeking out and visiting with family and friends across the U.S. while keeping everyone up to date on their website.
It's always wonderful for a dream to come true! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteJoy, you look so content. It must have been wonderful to have that opportunity!
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