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May 2021
It is the beginning of May and we had to make a decision concerning the sailboat.
Well Folks the engine is BROKEN and for this season we are calling it quits!
What we did was to put the boat on the market and IF it sells great, if not I will rebuild the engine.
That is what I should have done in …
March 2021
The Month of March finds us still working to splash the boat.
After waiting 6 weeks for a part to come from England only to find that another place in the US had one in stock!
The frustration is that it caused us an extra $600 in charges at the boatyard!
While we were waiting many little jo…
February 2021
The month is half over and we are still waiting for the part to show up all the way from England, and naturally the delay is blamed on COVID!
During the down time we have kept busy with little jobs around the boat and perfecting our solar use!
Our boat is now completely independent of the Yard…
January 2021
January finds us between the boatyard in Placida and Doug’s house to prepare Dawn Treader for a long journey!
Solar panels have been installed and new batteries as the Dawn Treader returns to life.
Repairing the Fuel Injection Pump was first on the agenda.
Some of the parts must come all th…
Boat and RV December 14 (Free vs Paid)
Boat and RV
December 14, 2019
Conestoga Charlie is breaking with the general format today.
There are 22 photos and not in the order of travel but rather in the order of amenities.
I was reading a piece about a very bad commercial campground experience, qnd thinking back I remembered some…
July 2019
Boat and RV
July 1, 2019
Conestoga Charlie with general ramblings and more about our Solar experiment!
This is the second day in Cabin Creek which is really easy access off the I-90 Exit 63 and even comfortable for a class A! (GPS Lat 47.2933 Lon -121.2877)
Something that is troubling …
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May 2021
It is the beginning of May and we had to make a decision concerning the sailboat.
Well Folks the engine is BROKEN and for this season we are calling it quits!
What we did was to put the boat on the market and IF it sells great, if not I will rebuild the engine.
That is what I should have done in …
March 2021
The Month of March finds us still working to splash the boat.
After waiting 6 weeks for a part to come from England only to find that another place in the US had one in stock!
The frustration is that it caused us an extra $600 in charges at the boatyard!
While we were waiting many little jo…
February 2021
The month is half over and we are still waiting for the part to show up all the way from England, and naturally the delay is blamed on COVID!
During the down time we have kept busy with little jobs around the boat and perfecting our solar use!
Our boat is now completely independent of the Yard…
January 2021
January finds us between the boatyard in Placida and Doug’s house to prepare Dawn Treader for a long journey!
Solar panels have been installed and new batteries as the Dawn Treader returns to life.
Repairing the Fuel Injection Pump was first on the agenda.
Some of the parts must come all th…
Boat and RV December 14 (Free vs Paid)
Boat and RV
December 14, 2019
Conestoga Charlie is breaking with the general format today.
There are 22 photos and not in the order of travel but rather in the order of amenities.
I was reading a piece about a very bad commercial campground experience, qnd thinking back I remembered some…
July 2019
Boat and RV
July 1, 2019
Conestoga Charlie with general ramblings and more about our Solar experiment!
This is the second day in Cabin Creek which is really easy access off the I-90 Exit 63 and even comfortable for a class A! (GPS Lat 47.2933 Lon -121.2877)
Something that is troubling …
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May 2021
It is the beginning of May and we had to make a decision concerning the sailboat.
Well Folks the engine is BROKEN and for this season we are calling it quits!
What we did was to put the boat on the market and IF it sells great, if not I will rebuild the engine.
That is what I should have done in …
March 2021
The Month of March finds us still working to splash the boat.
After waiting 6 weeks for a part to come from England only to find that another place in the US had one in stock!
The frustration is that it caused us an extra $600 in charges at the boatyard!
While we were waiting many little jo…
February 2021
The month is half over and we are still waiting for the part to show up all the way from England, and naturally the delay is blamed on COVID!
During the down time we have kept busy with little jobs around the boat and perfecting our solar use!
Our boat is now completely independent of the Yard…
January 2021
January finds us between the boatyard in Placida and Doug’s house to prepare Dawn Treader for a long journey!
Solar panels have been installed and new batteries as the Dawn Treader returns to life.
Repairing the Fuel Injection Pump was first on the agenda.
Some of the parts must come all th…
Boat and RV December 14 (Free vs Paid)
Boat and RV
December 14, 2019
Conestoga Charlie is breaking with the general format today.
There are 22 photos and not in the order of travel but rather in the order of amenities.
I was reading a piece about a very bad commercial campground experience, qnd thinking back I remembered some…
July 2019
Boat and RV
July 1, 2019
Conestoga Charlie with general ramblings and more about our Solar experiment!
This is the second day in Cabin Creek which is really easy access off the I-90 Exit 63 and even comfortable for a class A! (GPS Lat 47.2933 Lon -121.2877)
Something that is troubling …
June 2019
Boat and RV
June 1, 2019
Conestoga Charlie here with two more files for new and potential owners. And if all works well they will be posted in order!?
New Owner File 3
Another aspect of purchase is learning how to operate all the systems.
Our dealer provided a “run through” of how it …
May 2019
Boat and RV
May 3, 2019
Conestoga Charlie and crew welcome the new members to our group.
The group is growing nicely and so far appears to be well balanced between Campers and Boaters.
Many travel by both so hopefully in the near future we will see more travel stories posted by our membe…
April 2019
Boat and RV
April 2, 2019
Conestoga Charlie heading south after Oklahoma City and visit to the Route 66 Museum.
Thankfully nothing but normal traffic problems on the way to friends in McKinney Texas.
With one stopover in Ardmore Oklahoma to mail a package we arrived on a nice sunny day w…
March 2019
Boat and RV
March 2, 2019
Conestoga Charlie sitting in Tucson still.
Today I am going to talk about money!
Not the green stuff we need for day to day living and travel, but the reserves we need for emergencies.
Most will carry a specified amount in a savings type of account that can b…
February 2019
Boat and RV
February 5, 2019
Conestoga Charlie back after a few days of intense packing!
One of the many things people say during our travels it how much they would enjoy the free lifestyle, however they also lament about how much stuff they have.
Those readers who are contemplating a mo…
January 2019
Boat and RV
January 1, 2019
A big welcome to 2019 from Conestoga Charlie and the crew of the Dawn Treader.
We wish to thank all the loyal readers for their encouragement and support.
Today’s special New Year’s Blog is a walk down memory lane. It is a short picture story of the Odyssey i…
July 2018
Mystery Blog
Suggestions have been pouring in (well more like a trickle really) for the new name.
On July 4th it will be one whole month since we left our boat and headed up Interstate 75 with the Gulfstream BT Cruiser, a 23 foot Class C Motor Home.
During the last few weeks I have been com…
June 2018 "The Begining"
Sailboat to Motor Home
Day 1 June 4, 2018
The First Day of the motor home journey was June 4, 2018! We bought our first motor home on May 15th
Having lived aboard a sailboat since 2003 many of the things were familiar still we considered ourselves “newbees” to RV’s, so join us and we will d…
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