Ghosted – Sackets Harbor Lake Ontario, USA, July 14, 2025

Yes, I have ghosted you.  Sorry.  It has been a busy two months and we have managed to haul out the boat and put her away for the season, pick up the RV and get her up and running, visit my parents, have dinner with my brother, spend July 4^th weekend in Columbus, Ohio visiting daughter #3, and now…we are on our way to Maine!  Thus far this season we have had three storms, but only Chantal has hit the states as a tropical storm.  Being that this is mid-July I feel pretty lucky! 

As far as RV work, Ron has managed to change the oil, touch up the paint, reseal the outside to fix a small leak, and a load of service items that were due to keep us on the road.  Doing this work in a campsite lot is a bit tricky since you’re not permitted to do any major work on their property.

We picked up the RV in Brunswick, GA and after a few days with my parents we headed north stopping along the way though South Carolina, North Caroline, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and now we are in New York.  While it is beautiful here, our hike in NY ended up being dive bombed with deet flies.  Unfortunately, my “perfume” (OFF!) made no difference what-so-ever.  In addition to being snorkel snobs I think we are hiking snobs too.

We managed to hike our way up the coast without a bug issue till we got here, and it is slightly reminiscent of Upper Peninsula Michigan except there are mosquitos that are a nuisance.  Oh well.  I guess we had better get used to the new things we are going to see and experience since Maine and most of New England will be new for us.  I am excited to see the sights the next couple of weeks before we turn around and head back to Ohio to hopefully see daughters #1, #2, & 4.  Exciting times here on Mariposa.