Snow

Well we didn't get the 8" of snow here in Oconto as they were predicting like they got in the Green Bay area, but at least we're up here and hopefully it will start warming up before long.

Back in Oconto, Wisconsin

We made it back to Oconto today getting here around 5:30 this afternoon. We left Kellogg, IA around 8:00 this morning and drove the last 434 miles in 9 hours driving time. As soon as we get here we find that there's a winter storm warning out for Tuesday and Wednesday expecting around 8" of snow here. At least I don't have to drive in it. We'll be here until the end of October.


From the time we left Oconto last year, we drove the motorhome 3479 miles, used 453.465 gallons of fuel, costing $1629.45, which averages out to 7.67 MPG, $3.593 per gallon, $0.468 per mile driven. We spent $3244.12 staying in RV Parks this past winter.

Kellogg, IA

Once again we were able to get on the road by 7:30 this morning leaving from Homewood, KS to continue our trek to Wisconsin. Today we drove 297 miles with a fuel stop in Des Moines, IA where I topped off with 68.6 gallons of diesel costing $280.00. We have averaged 7.9 MPG since leaving Oklahoma City. We have stopped for the night staying at the Kellogg RV Park in Kellogg, IA. Tomorrow we should make Wisconsin before stopping for the day and make it to Oconto by Tuesday afternoon.

Homewood, KS

We were able to get on the road this morning leaving around 7:30 AM. There were some winds today but not like yesterday. We drove 295 miles and stopped for the rest of the day staying at the Homewood RV Park in Homewood, KS. 747 miles to go to get to Oconto, WI.

High winds

We were planning on leaving out this morning continuing our trek to Wisconsin for the summer but opted to stay put here in Oklahoma City for another day due to the high winds here in Oklahoma and Kansas. That will give us another day to enjoy the indoor hot tub here at the RV park. It is 1025 miles from Oklahoma City to Oconto that will take us 3 to 4 days to drive.

Oklahoma City, OK

We left Gainesville around 8:45 this morning on our last leg to Oklahoma City. We pulled into the Rockwell RV Park around 11:15 AM. As soon as we got here, we went out to lunch with our daughter Evon. We will be here for about a week then continue our trip to Oconto, Wisconsin.

Gainesville, TX

We left the Welcome Center around 7:30 this morning getting as far as Gainesville, Texas where we stopped for the night at the Gainesville Outlet Shops RV Park. This outlet mall used to be worth driving down from Oklahoma City but not anymore. Most of the stores have closed over the years. We'll be in Oklahoma City tomorrow for about a week.

On the road to Oklahoma City

Well we were able to get on the road this morning leaving around 9:30 AM on our way us to Oklahoma City. We have stopped for the night in the Texas Welcome Center just outside Waskom, TX.

Blow Out

We were getting ready to leave Lake Arthur this morning when I found that my inside right rear dual tire was flat and wouldn't hold air. On the way here last Friday, I heard a noise and pulled over on the side of the highway but didn't see anything so I kept going.

Well I called our road service and they found someone about 40 miles from us who could bring us a new tire and put it on the motorhome. Total price for a new tire was $503.17.

Since it was already after noon by the time the repairs were completed, we opted to spend one more night and will leave out tomorrow morning on our trip to Oklahoma City.

Lake Arthur, LA

We left New Iberia around 10:15 AM this morning heading 55 miles away to the Mermentau River RV Park & Marina in Lake Arthur, LA.