Daily updates to the traveling Busse Bus
Newmar, the manufacturer of our beloved Busse Bus – a Dutch Star 4369, headquarters is located in Nappanee, IN (along with almost all recreational vehicles manufacturers). We had an appointment to have our coach serviced and to provide for the warranty work after one year. We didn’t need a campground Read more…
After stopping at the Ark, we headed down to Lexington, KY to stay with, wait for it, a BeautiControl friend of Katrina’s. Yolanda Davis and her husband Jerry allowed us to set up on their driveway. It was a good thing that they had their trees trimmed prior to our Read more…
On the drive down from Columbus, Ohio to Lexington, Kentucky we stopped at the Ark Encounter and I can tell you that this exhibit is enormous! It is a recreation in actual size of Noah’s Ark from the Bible. Take a look at the outside: And now for the inside: Read more…
Headed down to Columbus and stayed at the KOA Buckeye Lake campground. We wanted to stop in the Columbus area to visit with our niece, Ashton, who is Kat’s brother Bret’s daughter. Ashton works at the Columbus Zoo. That evening we obtained tickets to visit “The Wilds”, which is a Read more…
We headed up to Norton, OH just outside of Akron to visit with some friends of ours, Anne and Ant Cannon, for a few days. Anne is another one of those BeautiControl girls that Kat developed a relationship with over the years. We parked at the Lake Campground which had Read more…
Kat found a unique option for us to “boondock” along our travels with Harvest Hosts. Harvest Hosts are local wineries, farms, golf courses, museums and art studios that allow RV’ers to stay overnight in their parking lot or other facilities. It costs $99.00 per year and each night is free. Read more…
Left some of Kat’s family in Evansville to meet up with her brother Bret in Indianapolis for the Indy 500 race. Katrina’s dad purchased four tickets about 30 years ago and now Bret has taken them over, he has upped them to eight tickets and over the years he has Read more…
Left Paducah and headed up to visit with some of Katrina’s family in Evansville, IN. Kat’s Dad grew up in Evansville and two of her aunts with their families live there today. Aunt Debbie and Uncle Butch said that could stay in their driveway as it was long enough. It Read more…
Ok, we just passed the one year mark of living life on-the-road! That’s 365 days since we left the Chicago-area as wide-eyed RV newbies. Unsure of what we were doing we were off on this great adventure. We traveled south to Memphis, then headed west until we hit the Rockies, Read more…
With my injuries bandaged, we left Nashville and headed up to Paducah, KY to visit friend of ours (Larry and Donna Hickey) that we made whilst in Alaska last year. It was nice pulling into their driveway to camp for a few nights – especially when they have full hook Read more…