Hi All!
This is my first post on my brand new Apple laptop. I had a 1999 Apple pismo laptop that I have been using up till now, that still works but getting a little slow (aren't we all) and was having trouble rendering all the photos I had on it. I have been using this new one for an hour and I am already spoiled!
We took our fall trip to Grand Rapids Ohio to the Apple Butter Fest and I want to share some pics of it and the adjoining campground. The town and the campground are on the Maumee river connected via the tow path (now park) for the old Miami Canal on it's south side. It is a historic town with a very special 33 year old Apple Butter Festival. This is a one day event that draws 30,000+ people into a town of a few hundred. They cook apple butter all day, make 800 jars, bring in 1600 jars and sell out in an hour. The vendors downtown sell ALL homemade/handmade crafts and dress in old style clothes ect. They also do reenactments of military and settlers. The whole thing is free to attend :) and I have never been to a nicer or better managed event. Mary Jane Thurston gave her land to the state of Ohio so they could make it a park, in today's dollars it would have been worth al least 10 million, a nice gift ;) I hope you enjoy the pics
JerryT
Here is some of the campground. I have on my generator exhaust pipe up the side to the roof as we were dry camping.
Here are some misc fest pics. The last pic is at the bank ATM machine :D
A few more
We took a short ride across the old train bridge and back, $1 each way :D Check out our engine and first class coach :o
Ready---Fire!!! a couple of shots of the crowd and that's all for now, I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know.
JerryT
Hi Jerry, Looks aas if you had a great time!!! :)
Comicly speaking was that Erv Perchs first attemp at a Clipper ;D
" the black flat bed"
Really I think you must have had a real fun time, I love the costumes the locals were wearing!! There is nothing like the small town America!
John :)
Thanks!!!
JerryT
jerry, great pictures. your clipper looks very nice and well kept, thats cool. great camping!!!!!
Don't tell him that, he will just try to out do himself again...
Knowing Jerry, He will find a place in that Clipper for a washer and a dryer!!!
:) :) :) John
Were nudists, our clothes never get dirty ::) LOL
JerryT
Thanks Don
When I look at the pics I just want to hit the road again.
JerryT
Well Lucky You!!
I bet you could still find a place for a washer :) John
John
If I were going to be a nudist I would have to move some place warm like where you live :P
My washer is a roll of quarters.
JerryT
Well, I hear the Polar Bear Club is taking applications..........
Now that would really hurt a guys> Never mind!!!
Quarters are a good thing!!!
And I can't wait till I move to Oregon!!!
Our two and a half acers are just what I need for our Black and tan Coonhounds to run in. And then my garage will be big enough to get lost in!!!!!!
Hell, right now we are living in a 800 sq ft moblie Home... The new home will be 2,600 sq ft... I know I will get Lost in there... But will have enough room out by the garage for the Clipper.
:)John
Nice pics Jerry.
Say goodbye to your pismo (one of the best early powerbooks) - but these days on the modern Internet - even G4s are no good (even if you "soup them up") - you need an Intel G5 at a minimum. And running iPhoto on a Pismo is pretty painful.
Your Clipper looks awesome. Mine is sitting in our front yard, and looks at me every morning when I leave for work - but it does get used almost every day - currently (7:07pm) the wife is hanging out in the Clipper reading her cookbooks and planning Thanksgiving - too many kids in the house (friends and cousins of our kids) currently for her to be able to read in peace - Clipper is ready to serve as always in these situations - all hooked to power, water, wireless internet and cable TV - our "guest cottage".
Hate to admit this - but I am looking for an early to mid 80s, FC Wanderlodge - I want a bigger rig for "part-timing" - my son won't let me sell the Clipper - so I may own two motorhomes sometime in the future - luckily they will both fit in the front yard.
Hi Horst
I agree on the Pismo, I bought some time with it via upgrades but it was less and less viable as the computing world gets more and more complex. The Pismo was one of Apple's best, form, function and you could just flip back the keyboard and service anything. I waited for a good replacement and I think I found it. This 13.3" Macbook Pro is awesome!!! Just a base unit, 160 hard drive and 2 memory but what a difference. I remapped a couple of keys to be more like the Pismo and I am good to go. So yes I have said good by to to the Pismo, quicker than I thought. The Clipper is like that Pismo as I have extended it's life with upgrades too. It was a winner right from the drawing board also. I tell people that the Clipper is as good or better than many new ones and I know mine is! We do the same thing with our rig, we use it as a mini cabin/guest house from spring to fall. We pull out the awning and just sit and relax or have lunch or dinner in it, read or take a nap. I have wondered how much time one could spend in a small rig before they were out shopping for more space, but I hope to find out :D The Wanderlodge sounds great, I tell people you have to pick your inconvenience when your on the road and to pick it well or you will be making changes $$$$--- but just go!!!
JerryT
P.S. I like to pull up to the front door, it makes it easier to load and unload :P
Hey, jerry t just wondering the extra bubble on top of your motorhome (above bed) is that add on or can i add it, I guess it will be a big project but just wondering.
Hi Don
Check out my post "big hole in roof over bunk" in the tech area. I will post to it so it brings it up to the front.
JerryT
Hi Jerry, I have a question---do you feel any wind resistance
when you are driving.????
Just wondering.. John
Hi John
First let me say congratulations, you have been with us 6 months now and are the #2 poster (401)! Second, I am still waiting for the pics you promised us ;) Third, to answer your question, no, I do not even know that the bubble is up there, I almost think that it helps with everything. I would like to say that being able to sit up in the bed, have some storage/shelf, and have a roof vent that you can leave open and not worry about the rain coming in is fantastic!!! I said before that the dome goes on easy, the interior trim is the harder part. Glad to read that your getting better.
JerryT