September 3 - 20, 2026
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| On Thursday, September 3, we drove to Shipshewana RV Park in Shipshewana, IN for 6 nights. We had full hookups for $52.43 per night. We wanted to stay off the road for Labor Day weekend. |
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| Our site backed up to the Shipshewana Flea Market grounds. This was the scene on Labor Day. |
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| I enjoy walking around and shopping there and I did make a couple of small purchases. They were really busy! |
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| On Wednesday, September 9 we drove a whole 18 miles to the Elkhart County Fairgrounds for 9 nights, where the Montana Owners Rally was being held. We had full hookups for $51.32 per night. There were lots of seminars, vendors, factory tours, and of course the Amish dinner was delicious as always. We met a lot of nice people and reconnected with long-time friends. Of course I never go to the Shipshewana / Goshen area without doing some quilt fabric shopping! |
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| We took the Keystone Laminate Factory tour. It was interesting to see how the walls are made for the RVs. This factory makes the walls for most of the Keystone products. |
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| This factory only makes the walls. The backs and fronts of the RV are made in another factory. |
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| This was the last night of the rally. Everyone enjoyed ice cream and Amish pie. We were going to go to New Hampshire, but the truck needs tires, and John has some work to do on the 5th wheel to replace the fenders behind the slides and some other maintenance things. Fuel prices aren't the best right now either. Because of this we decided to cancel the rest of the trip up to New Hampshire and back down home. So on Friday, September 18 we headed to Love's Travel Stop in Lancaster, OH for one night. It was full hookups for $50.60 per night (with 15% discount coupon John found). The semi trucks entered on the other side of the building so the road noise wasn't really an issue. Saturday, September 19 we headed for the Fancy Gap / Blue Ridge Parkway KOA in Fancy Gap, VA for one night. We had full hookups for $58.30 per night (I used my KOA points for $25 off). I didn't get pictures of the last two nights because they were long travel days and we just wanted to rest. On Sunday, September 20 the horse headed for the barn. We got home at 11:11am and spent 2-1/2 hours unpacking (it would have been much, much longer if our friends and neighbors Vince and Kayleen hadn't helped). The last two days have been busy getting life back to 'normal'. |
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| This was our trip. We had 47 stops in 119 nights. It was another great trip. We saw so many beautiful places that God created, enjoyed seeing family and friends, and we're blessed that we are able to do this traveling. That's it until the next time we will be... Roving on... I have made the earth, And created man on it. I—My hands—stretched out the heavens, And all their host I have commanded. Isaiah 45:12 |
