Residence, Winnebago, IL

Date of Stay:  Tuesday July 12 – Thursday July 14, 2016 (2 nights)

Rate:  Love of good friendship

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   Winnebago, IL

Description:  Rolling hills of farmland in northern Illinois with lots of corn and soybeans around.  Shelly and Bob’s main farm house is 100 years old as well as one of the barns.  They had an addition done in 2008 along with building a “shed” to store their MH and throw parties.  Beautiful here but the people make it even more welcoming.

Activities:  We got here a couple of days early to help Shelly and Bob set up for a “Life is Great!” party.  Shelly’s 65th birthday will be in August and she is having a big blow out for 150 people.  They are super hosts and fun to be around.  Tricia and Gin kept teasing Bob about needing a few campsites at “BS Go Away CG”.

 

Long driveway to beautifully maintained barns and house

 

Our two rv’s are small compared to the barns

 

Wrap around porch to enjoy the nice breeze

 

One barn used to house Bob’s horses…

 

…while one houses some of his collection of old tractors      Love the huge old beams!

Residence, Athens, PA

Date of Stay:  Friday July 13 - Monday July 23, 2012 (10 nights)

Rate:  We left Pauline a nice card ;)

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   Athens, PA

Description:  Beautiful rocky hills around this old family dairy farm bordered by the Susquehanna River.  Our dear friends Tricia and Dan invited us to join them here where Dan grew up.  His mother Pauline, is in her mid 70’s and not slowing down.  Beautiful home, yard, and garden.  We felt very welcomed!  Dan has 50A FHU behind one building and we managed nicely with 20A-30A and our fresh water tanks.

Activities:  Day trip to Watkins Glen NY and Seneca Lake in the Finger Lake Region…  Floating the Susquehanna River in our SeaEagle kayaks…  Watching the horse races at Tioga Downs…  Having a calf suck our thumbs at a friends dairy farm…  Picking blueberries…  Bear awareness…  Just having fun with Dan’s family!  We enjoyed our visit here immensely!

Trash and Recycle:  Since we’re in the country, the trash was burned in a barrel.  Pauline collects the recyclables in her garage and carries it to town occasionally.  Since there were two hogs in a barn, we fed them any table scraps for slop.  More fun!

 

 

 

   

Gin, Tricia and Dan at Watkins Glen, NY

 

Floating the Susquehanna River

 

Bear in the back yard!