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NüCamp outdid themselves again this evening with a home cooked Amish dinner and John Schmid, an outstanding singer/entertainer. And so many of the folks from nüCamp came out to be a part of the festivities! The sense of community here is absolutely amazing!
Sarah invited us to visit behind the scenes at Dutch Creek Foods this morning to watch the process of preparing bulk foods from scratch. DCF is the central kitchen for several of the restaurants here in Ohio’s Amish country. Today’s project was Butterscotch...
This evening all üCamp17 participants were invited to the factory where Joe Mullet treated us to a history of Pleasant Valley Trailers. Joe's journey from not even knowing what a teardrop trailer was to being the leader in the field over the course of fifteen years is...
Since the earliest days of Pleasant Valley trailers the employees have gathered for a monthly breakfast prepared by Ina Mullet. These days she uses forty-two dozen eggs for the breakfast casserole she makes. This morning she served breakfast for all of us. An amazing...
Another fun day of hanging out, greeting more old friends, meeting new friends, entertaining folks in our 400. This evening Elsie & Sarah joined us for a quick dinner here before we all went to the Ice Cream Social. Afterwards several people came by to visit...
Today was the official arrival day for üCamp17. It's been great fun greeting old friends, meeting new friends, and giving tours of our trailer as representative of nüCamp's newest offering. Then tonight we joined the gang riding a shuttle bus over to The Barn to...
Our friends Sarah and Elsie invited the two of us and Amanda to savor the sunset and to share a dinner with them. What a treat! We relished the relaxation and the quiet thoughtful conversation. After an amazing but crazy afternoon getting set up at least part of the...
One of the delights of the teardrop rally in Ohio each summer is putting names and faces together. We're nearly all members of an online forum designed to share T@B information and enthusiasm. As we meet people here we introduce ourselves not only by name but by...
It wasn't planned, it just happened. As the morning progressed we five wandered out of our three teardrop campers carrying our bowls of cereal and mugs of morning beverage and gathered around a picnic table to tell tales of T@B adventures and misadventures. It's been...
A reunion is a wonderful thing. When we learned Amanda would be arriving this afternoon in anticipation of üCamp17 next week, we made a point to be at Winklepleck when she arrived. We met at last year's gathering when she was a brand new T@Bber and immediately liked...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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After a few days of exploration in the realm of the Arctic Circle, we aboard the Jewel of the Seas celebrated with a Blue Nose Ceremony and will receive Arctic Crossing Certificates!
We made it to the Top of the World, or at least the northernmost land mass in Europe, Magerøya Island. On our coach tour we learned much about the natural history and the cultures of this starkly beautiful place.
A quick walking tour of Tromsø and and a great visit to Macks Ølbryggeri, the northernmost brewery in the world, gave us more insight into the culture of Norway.