Texas to Wisconsin

Greetings from Necedah, Wisconsin!  Necedah is the home of Camp-Inn Teardrop Travel Trailers, maker of our fine "Katie".  After camping in Texas, in the national forest and at Escapees, for two months, we needed to move on!  Being too static makes us to complacent.  And even though there were things to do, medical and otherwise, we definitely felt it was time to be on the road again.

We left Texas on Friday morning, and for three days drove 400 hours per day to arrive in Necedah this past Sunday night.  The ride was surprisingly smooth and thankfully uneventful, so we actually enjoyed ourselves.  Nevelle is still a champ in the car!  He tolerates traveling very well, although he'd rather just be hanging outdoors!  We stop every 90 minutes to stretch and walk him on his leash, and this seems to keep all three of us healthy!

We had two things motivating us to head to Necedah.  The rather significant motivator is that we are looking to sell Katie, and step up to a larger travel trailer.  After this first spectacular year on the road traveling, and since adopting Nevelle, we came to the realization that the teardrop is just too small.  Being full-timers, the smallness of the space is really noticeable.  If we were traveling on periodic small outings, we would definitely stay with the teardrop.  Overall, she is very comfortable for sleeping and is so easy to tow.  But, dressing is like doing yoga, and having the cat, cat bed, and litter box in such a small space, well, we felt a larger trailer would be a great change for us.  This is done, certainly, with mixed feelings,but it feels right.

Our search for a larger, but cool trailer, took us to a manufacturer named Forest River, and a model called rpod!  The particular model, the 179, that we want in 20' long, double the length of Katie.  Happily we found a seller in central Texas selling a 2016 model 179.  He explained that he and his wife retired last fall and bought the trailer, intending to spend a lot of time camping.  Well, after three camping trips, they decided they don't like camping, so they put the trailer on the market.  So, Katie is listed for sale via several outlets, and the seller will hold the trailer until July 1, giving us time to sell the teardrop.

The rpod has a queen bed, a dining area, a small bathroom, and a decent sized kitchen area, all in a neat little package.  We had a chance the other day to see a 179, along with a couple of other models, and we are very excited about our choice!

Now to sell our teardrop.  If you or anyone you now is interested, please let me know!

While in Necedah, we celebrated my birthday yesterday by eating at a terrific restaurant called the Little Crane.  Today, Friday, the 27th, we went birding at the Necedah WildlifeSanctuary.  What a beautiful place!  It is an important stopover for migrating Sandhill cranes, and has hosted a pair of whooping cranes for 18 years that have produced a chick each year.  One success story for this endangered species.

We saw many species of birds, including young bald eagles in the nest, Sandhill crane, a good number of warblers, and American kestrel.  It is a lovely sanctuary, and made me miss my days at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts.  Places of beauty and peace...very special!