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 As
you read this column, Karen and I will be in Newfoundland
leading a caravan of 22 units through this beautiful
province. This year, we are fortunate enough to lead
two caravans in Newfoundland, and so we will be on
the road for two months.
Over the years, we have traveled to
many parts of North America, and have many fond memories.
We would like to share with you a few of these places
in this issue.
On our Wild West Caravan, we visited
the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Here we stood at the
top of the canyon, looking down one mile into the
canyon. This was the place where our sweet daughter
had a temper tantrum and kicked her sneaker off, right
into the canyon. It is one of those Wonders of the
World places. However, the place we want to tell you
about is a nice, one-day drive east of the Grand Canyon
- Monument Valley in southern Utah. We stayed at the
Goulding's Monument Valley RV Park, at the bottom
of a canyon. Here we had to look up to see the top
of the canyon.
There is only one way in and out of
Monument Valley RV Park and you have to see it to
believe it. The RV Park has 111 sites with 66 full
hookup sites. The Navajo will take you on tours of
Monument Valley and show you were John Ford made several
of his movies, some starring John Wayne. You can visit
the Goulding's Monument Valley Museum and in the evenings
around the campfire, you can look up into the skies
and almost reach up and touch the stars. On a clear
evening, the sunsets are beautiful. It is so relaxing,
the air is clean and fresh, there are no super highways,
no five o'clock traffic and so stress free. Karen
calls it "Cowboy Country" and doesn't like it. Why?
There is not a Wal-Mart within 200 miles.
 Traveling
to the east coast and north to Newfoundland, we come
to St. Anthony. Here we stayed at the Triple Falls
RV Park with full hookups. The people of St. Anthony
are so warm and friendly; you would almost think you
were family. We took a boat tour on a real Viking
Ship to see icebergs that will take your breath away,
towers of ice reaching out of the ocean, freshly carved
from northern glaciers, 10,000 years in the making.
We felt the air get a little cooler as we approached
these silent giants. This is home to the world's best
iceberg viewing. No super highways, no traffic, but
do they get snow in the wintertime. Visit in June
for the best viewing of icebergs.
Traveling west to Alberta and south
into the Dakotas, we traveled through the Badlands.
Several times, we traveled from the east to the west
on Interstate 90 through the Badlands and never really
stopped to look. On a Caravan to Deadwood South Dakota
we decided to stop at the Badlands KOA. We planned
to stay for two nights. The reason being, we were
going to walk into the Badlands, feel it, touch it,
breath it. It is impossible to see it all and our
one-day walk was not enough.
The next time we headed out west,
we went to Winkler, Manitoba and visited Triple E.
From here, we went west and then south into the Badlands
to Wall, South Dakota. What a trip, two-lane road
all the way, and not the best of highways. We traveled
through Indian Reservations and dry lands. It was
beautiful, so different from our home in Ontario.
On our arrival in Wall, we stayed
at the Arrow Campground with electric and water hookups.
We could walk into Wall from the campground and visit
the many stores.
When you travel Interstate 90, you
will see hundreds of signs telling you about Wall
and Wall Drugs, and the "FREE WATER." After reading
all those signs on Interstate 90, you want to stop
and see Wall. Is it worth stopping? Yes, and if you
can, stay overnight. The steak and eggs breakfast
at Wall Drugs is great.
 Traveling
back east we come to a small town in Ontario called
Sauble Beach. For years, we thought we had to go south
to find a really nice beach to get some rest & relaxation.
One year we decided to go to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
for our vacation. The Canadian dollar had taken a
nosedive that year and when we saw the price to go
to Myrtle Beach in Canadian dollars, we decided to
stay in Canada. So out came the Ontario Private Campground
Book and we read and read and read. Giving up, I threw
the book down and there on the back cover was an ad
for Sauble Beach and a picture of a beautiful beach.
We couldn't believe it. We got out the map of Ontario
and found Sauble Beach was only a two-hour drive north
of us on Lake Huron.
To make along story short, each year
we go to Carson's Campground in Sauble Beach, with
full hookups and seven miles of beach. What a place
for R&R.
Sunshine Key in Florida and Admiralty
Park in San Antonio, Texas are also high on our list.
Our family's favorite RV Resort would
have to be Fort Wilderness, right inside Walt Disney
World. Each one of us is a kid at heart and we just
love this place. Our favorite time to visit Mickey
is the week before Christmas. The holiday decorations
are fantastic.
No matter were you travel in your
RV, whether it be north, south, east or west, enjoy
the beauty of the land, the warmth of the people and
keep adding to your memory bank. If you have always
wanted to go and visit a place and never had the time,
then make time for it, if you wait too long, there
could be no time.
Enjoy your RV and enjoy traveling
North America. We do.
Take care & happy RVing,
M.B. & Karen Wilson
Wagon Masters
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