2017 Jun 14 - Gathering of Aframes at Moraine View State Park, Le Roy, IL

It was a small, but enjoyable Gathering at Moraine View, with about twelve units in attendance. I didn't take many pictures. The weather was great except for a bit of rain on Saturday night after we sacked out. There was a potluck on Friday and dinner at Jack's Cafe on Saturday. We relaxed a lot!

2017 Jun 07-11 - Tearjerkers Rally at Lincoln Trail State Park, Marshall, IL

It was a nice little get-together with about 15 trailers in attendance. We got there on Wednesday, a day early, and there was no one else there! Most of the others showed up on Thursday. The majority of the campers at an Aliner rally show up at least a day early, sometimes two! Anyway, we're still getting to know the members of the group, but they're all very nice folks.

Thursday, Marsha and I made the 25 minute drive to Moonshine for a burger. The burgers are great, but I don't understand how it became so well known. It's several miles from any town, at the intersection of two county roads with nothing but a couple of farms in the area. You can look it up and check it out, but there are a few pictures below.

Friday, we took a ride over to Casey, IL to see the "world's largest" stuff. It's been several years since I've been there, but I don't remember anything large. I think someone came up with the idea to put Casey on the map. I think it worked!

Anyway, enjoy the pics.

2017 May 09-13 - May in Brown County

We had about 15 units show up for the 7th annual May in Brown County get-together. It rained a little, so our extra shelter cam in handy. Pretty laid back outing. We too our new Ridgeline to the sawmill and bought $25 worth of fire wood. We had a fire going all the time and had enough wood left for those who were headed to Hardin Ridge to take a lot with them.

Enjoy the pics!
 

2017 Apr 01-08 - Last Days in Florida & Camping Back in Illinois

I really procrastinated in posting this last part of the Florida trip. I'm just throwing all of the pictures into one post.

Here's a short log of what we did, but the pictures sort of tell the story.

4/1 – We did laundry in Eastpoint and just passed the time driving through the country (swamp). I didn't take any pics except at the laundry.

4/2 – We hiked from the campground to the bay side of the island, then down to the West Slough. Probably hiked a couple of miles, all told.

4/3 – We drove into Apalachicola for lunch.

4/4 – We went to the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Center. It was pretty cool. Nice exhibits and a good movie told about the area. Best of all – it was free!

4/5 – We left St. George Island and headed north. We camped at Henry Horton State Park, south of Nashville that night, but it was so cold and windy that we just holed up, cooked dinner in the microwave and turned in early. I didn't even take a pic of our campsite!

4/6 – We arrived at North Sandusky Campground at Rend Lake in southeastern Illinois. We camped there with some of our Aliner friends. We headed home on Sunday, the 9th. It was a great trip, but pretty laid back. I guess we're getting old.