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It's been a glorious eight night stay here at Winklepleck. From the time we arrived until last night we, and all the T@B-400 owners were giving tours multiple times a day every day. It was a blast! And we made some wonderful new friends. That said, we are looking...
Today was the great exodus from Winklepleck Grove. üCamp17 officially ended last evening. This morning we enjoyed the gracious hospitality of Amanda who served an amazing breakfast of Scalloped Nova Scotia Potatoes out of her clamshell kitchen. But that wonderful and...
The last official event of this first gathering of teardrops and truck campers sponsored by nüCamp RV was the Potluck Dinner. Wow! Amazing goodies to share paired with delicious grilled burgers and dogs provided by nüCamp. And awards for the Best Owner Mods to Marty...
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...
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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We have spent the last four nights in Pocahontas State Park near Chesterfield, Virginia west of Richmond at an electric/water site that we reserved online. It's been a great stay. We've been close to some great interpretive sites to expand our understanding of various...
Grandson and House Tour Video John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States was a bit of a political maverick. Although he originally aligned with President Jackson and the Democratic Party by 1840 he was on the Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison with the...
Above photos and brochure cover from our 1975 trip album Back in September 1975 when we two were learning how to road trip serendipitously, the two of us stumbled upon Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. On that visit we particularly remember standing in...