June Plans
Did you make plans for June? We did . . . . . .
Gay Days Disney is an annual Rainbow RV event on both coasts. Florida Rainbow chapter has big plans for this year's GayDays with camp set up in the Disney World Park. This is a great way to start off your summer camping fun.
Temecula California Balloon and Wine festival has always been a fun packed event. This year's attendance for the early June festival will see more than 150 proud Rainbowrv members crushing grapes and soaring above Camp. Up, Up and get away to Temecula
Pipes Stem West Virginia then James River Virginia with Sandy and Donna are two of The Virginia Chapters June 2009 hosted events. These Mid state and adjoining state events are sure to be annual favorites. The Virginia chapter finishes off the month with host Ray and Deans Rudds River camp out. Summer fun has just started to happen in Virginia
Denver Pride weekend and a trip to the Continental Divides 12,000 acre Golden Gate State park are two of the trips Colorado chapter rep Dan organized for June. Bring a fishing pole, lemon, firewood and hiking boots. I notice that every trip Dan host has a stocked lake, abundant fresh air, and vistas unending. Colorado state parks are beautiful
Arizona is a proud bunch. June the group gather at camps close to Flagstaff and Bisbee Pride festivals. The two festivals attract over 30,000 spectators. You know what they say....." 10% of them are RV owners" Arizona always has a great turnout and fantastic fun.
Michigan Indiana and Ohio get together in June for a big multi chapter event at the famed Cedar Point amusement park. Camping within the park complex members are walking distance from world class roller coasters, world class marine sports, and world class friendships and fun. Ohio also boast a fun packed KOA Kamp at Hocking Hills with Host Mark and Jim
RoadBandit Road Trip
Randy Primm a 25 year old freelance filmmaker from Seattle Washington is traveling the contry in his class C motorhome. Randy a self proclaimed "simple man with a simple plan" has spent the last 13 months filming his documentary. His online video blog may shed insight on life on the road. Join Randy and his Cat Bird at Roadbandit.com
Travel Abroad to The United States
When you think of travel abroad and all the excitement of historic places and beautiful vistas' you won’t think of the Kennedys compound at Hyannis Port or ‘Getting your Kicks on route 66’. . Staff writer Stanly Stewart reports about travel abroad to the United states for his online paper The Australian.
SINCE Henry Ford began churning out his Model Ts in 1908, the US has been conducting a long and passionate love affair with the automobile. It comes with the territory. All that space just makes a fellow want to move, and cars are the way to go. Welcome to the open road
Cape Cod, one day: This drive takes you to the beginning of America. Before hitting the road in Plymouth, check out the reconstruction of the Pilgrim Fathers' first settlement, Plimoth Plantation, where actors hoe vegetables, grind corn and hang out on street corners with their blunderbusses, ready to swap news about the 17th century.
A half hour later you cross the bridge to Cape Cod, a Huck Finn world where everyone has a fishing pole and a straw hat. Forgo the big mid-Cape Highway for the coastal road 6A, which follows an old Native American trail. It winds along the shore through small towns where summer homes nestle in dappled shade and sailboats rock in the harbours.
Make a detour to Hyannis, famous as the summer home of the Kennedy clan, where you can visit the John F. Kennedy Museum and pay homage at the statue of the Wampanoag Indian chieftain who sold Cape Cod for $30 and two pairs of trousers.
The Cape begins to feel newly born as the road follows low tongues of land balancing precariously between sea and marsh. At the end is Provincetown, a picturesque place of pretty shingle houses and sun-baked sidewalks. This is where the Pilgrim Fathers first stepped ashore in 1620. Provincetown is now a favourite gay resort. Shops such as the Wild at Heart boutique ("erotica, gifts, dyke-wear and toys for Girls Like Us") must have the old puritans spinning in their graves.
Read more of Stewarts Story in the Australian
Motorhome maintenance
RV maintenance is probably the largest expense facing recreational vehicle owners after the initial cost of the actual unit. Preventative maintenance is a great way to reduce repair cost and add a level of security to travel plans. Motorhomes, trailers and even tents each require unique steps and practices for annual PM (preventative maintenance). The web is a great resource for learning the steps to perform some of these tasks to ensure safe worry free travel. Mark Polk the owner of RV education 101 offers a series of videos we feature here on our site. This first video deals with tires
