April 20 to 25, 2009

Finally, back on line! We got our satellite dish replaced which was nice. All because of a broken bushing! The guys worked on it all day Tuesday in Salt Lake City. We had spent the previous night in their parking lot so we could be ready for them without having to fight morning traffic. Once we had the dish working we then had to get back on the right satellite. The Moto Sat guys didn't do that; that would be our original installer. It was complicated by technical problems with our browser - Internet Explorer. It took a few days to figure out a fix and we finally got recommissioned on our satellite last night. So, here we are :-)


On Monday we travelled from St. George (we were sad to leave such a beautiful place) to Salt Lake City. We went from about 4300 feet elevation to over 7000 feet by the time we reached SLC. As a result our gas mileage was only about 6 1/2 miles per gallon. But the views were great, as usual, and we have some pictures as proof:-)


Still in the valley out of St. George

Starting to see some snow up high

Up in the high country

our rig with mountains as a backdrop

After we left Salt Lake City we travelled about 450 miles a day. Our first stop was Rock Springs, Wyoming. We stayed at a Flying J Travel Centre that night. No problem but trucks with motors running make for poor sleeping arrangements. On the way to Rock Springs we reached elevations over 10,000 feet before starting to drop down out of the Rocky Mountains.

This is a picture from the high country

We stopped at North Platte, Nebraska on Wednesday and stayed at a RV campground there. Not much to report - just a long day on the road. On Thursday we stopped at Newton, Iowa at a campground there (Rolling Acres Campground). After checking in we heard someone welcoming us Canadians to the park. We thought it was just someone else from Canada but it turned out to be Don and Lola Teater from our winter park in Apache Junction. What a coincidence! They are working there for the summer. We visited with them for a bit and got caught up on each others' news. It was great to see them. It is just amazing how often you can run across people you know in this life style.

Yesterday we stopped at Holland, Michigan. That is definitely a place we'd like to visit again. Lots of Dutch history and it seems to be a vacation paradise. We had to pass just south of Chicago. That was very stressful. Traffic was very busy and there were loads of trucks on the road. We needed a rest break after passing through that area.

Looks busy, doesn't it?We made it all the way to Canada today. We are spending the evening at a Flying J in London, Ontario. It is very windy and a storm is just about upon us. So I'll get this posted before we lose our signal.