Let a new era of camping begin!

We have upgraded from tent camping to a mini motor home.
How cute is this??!!  (It is 19 feet long, circa 1985 and gets 10-12 miles a gallon)

 Here it is at our campsite at lake Sullivan this week.  Our little MO HO was great!  Get this- it has a built in biffy and shower stall and HOT running water-- So, I had a hot shower both days and dish washing was a breeze!  And no middle of the night run to the outhouse.  Hoo Ray!

Here is Kurt enjoying a gin and tonic on the second day of the camping trip-- with fresh ice cubes from the refrigerator-- another hoo ray!

We LOVE our new fire pit ring

The kids surprised us on the day of our anniversary party with this new fire ring.  We think it is just grand!  Thank you so much!!

 Though the weather did not cooperate for a campfire at our party, Kurt and I have since had several campfires- complete with hot dogs on a stick and s'mores.
 In the evening the sun shines through the name openings

Kurt masters "Beer can Chicken"

A successful BBQ dinner last night- two chickens cooked sitting upon cans of beer.  Very tasty......and not burned a bit.....which is a vast improvement over the last time Kurt tried this recipe....

The last time the birds were left unattended for only a short while- but during that time the BBQ kicked itself into high gear-- when Kurt returned there were flames shooting out of all sides of the BBQ lid and this was the condition of the poor birds........................needless to say, we had hamburgers that night

Eureka! We hit WATER!

We own 20 acres of wild hill side.  Last year Kurt took the excavator up the hill and dug a bunch of test holes in areas that looked like natural water-run-off areas, hoping to find some surface water.  NO luck last summer.  BUT this week we took our first Spring walk up the hill and discovered a GUSHER (or so it seems to us).  One of the test holes is filled with beautiful clear water seeping out of the hill side.  It is overflowing at a rate we estimate to be 6 or 7 gallons a minute.  This has created a new water course we have dubbed Matter Creek.