We did it, we purchased our first recreational vehicle on Tuesday, 10Sept in Indiana. We looked online and locally while in Grand Rapids. We found out about the Leisure Travel Vans through a blog that weighed the quality, livability and drivability of many rigs. We drove to Holland, MI to the only dealer in the area for this product and fell in love with them.
We drove the 2014 Leisure Travel Van Serenity back to Grand Rapids, handles like a car, performance is good. We are still trying to figure things out but we packed her then drove east to New England to see friends and family for a few weeks before we head to Florida.
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| Our new home on wheels, named Untethered |
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| LTV Serenity is 24.5 long |
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| What a beauty, we are the proud parents of our new home on wheels |
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| Keith's view when we drove back to MI |
We spent a couple of days cleaning her inside and storage bins. This rig is new, still smells like a new car does when purchased on the lot. Clean, lots of storage space inside and 40 cu. ft. of outdoor storage. Once we finished packing, we were ready for our first trip.
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| Come in and take a look |
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| Dining table and kitchen looking back to the trip-fold couch |
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| Kitchen to the cab |
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| Tri-fold couch turns into a queen size bed |
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| Galley and table, overhead storage with nice cabinetry |
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| Nice accents to the kitchen for storage |
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| Storage under the sin and slid out for saucers and pans |
Road trip started early, we left on Saturday 14Sept for Ohio to Gary and Tom's house. Gary joined us for the trip to Jack's in NH. Great traveling, made easy with the ability to get up and get water or snacks while we are driving along.
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| Driving through MI |
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| Keith gets to drive for the first time, loving it |
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| Both of us are so happy with this find.. |
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| View behind us into the house |
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| Look at this sunflower at Gary and Tom's |
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| Beautiful property with so much detail in the gardens |
We stayed with Jack for the first portion of our trip then moved south to Warwick Neck, RI to see Karen. The weather was fantastic, we sat out on her back deck playing cards at night. We took a couple of excursions walking Rocky Point, a morning trip Conimicut Lighthouse and Cathedral by the Sea.
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| View from the beach at the old Rocky Point Amusement Park |
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| Rocky Point with Karen and Keith, Karen in her element taking beautiful photos |
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| Rocky Point |
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| Rocky Point looking up Narraganestt Bay |
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| Keith walking on Rocky Point Beach |
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| Conimicut Shoals Lighthouse |
The lighthouse was established in 1868 at the entrance of the Providence River was the first light in Narragansett Bay. We were standing on the shoals when the tide was coming in.
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| Keith, Wayne and Karen standing on the disappearing shoals as the tide was coming in |
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| Cathedral by the Sea |
We made it for the 3rd annual Burncoat Bears Octoberfest gathering. We could not believe the weather, blue skies and 80+ degrees. We had a great time, saw friends and made new friends.
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| Another gorgeous day, the day of the Octoberfest was just as lovely |
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| Beautiful landscaping all around the property |
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| We spent the night here |
Afterwards we set out on the road to Cumberland, RI for a visit with Madrinha (Dolores). We took her and Grace to Slater Park in Pawtucket, RI to have a picnic lunch near the carousel. Warm sunny day to walk about.
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| Slater Park |
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| 1895 Loof Carousel, oldest stationary Loof Carouselin the World. Moved to Pawtucket, RI from Lee Funland in Upstate NY in 1910. |
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| This is a 3 row carousel with 44 horses, 6 menagerie animals and 2 chariots. |
We returned to Jack's for his birthday and pick-up Michiel. Michiel was arriving to join us for the trip South along the East Coast.
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| Piscataqua River, Portsmouth from the restaurant |
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| Tug boats moving while we are having lunch with Jack in Portsmouth |
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| Making apple pie with Jack |
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| Wayne's first apple pie |
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| We spent a few days here with Jack, Westgate Village, Nahsua, NH |
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| New batteries installed, Michiel is here and we are ready to hit the road |
Michiel arrived from Amsterdam on 1Oct. We stayed with Jack one more night then off we go for the journey south. Historical, coastal and family along the way to Savannah, GA.
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