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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...
When we booked our site here at TimberCrest we asked to be near friends that we knew would be staying here this weekend. Jasper arrived Friday and we've enjoyed time with him late last night and today including a delightful trip to Baltic Mill Winery where we savored...
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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From Auckland we traveled west today into the Waitakere Ranges to the Aritaki Visitors Center then on the Piha Beach to
After five days at sea we arrived at the northern tip of New Zealand’s North Island for a day learning about the tiny glow worms and the gigantic Kauri trees as well as an overview of New Zealand history and culture.
Our two day visit to French Polynesia gave us an opportunity to learn more about the cultural and history of these islands. With museums and formal gardens Tahiti gave us lots of insight. On the other hand the less developed nearby island of Mo’orea gave us a peek into the soul of the islanders.