Along the drive was Lake Winnebago, and of course CMAR is a Winnebago, so I needed to stop there to visit the lake. Arrival and parking was relatively easy, Menominee Park in Oshkosh had ample street parking large enough to fit the ARRRV. I stepped out without any real plans other than to walk around and explore a bit. I soon realized that there was a fishing tournament ending as I got there, and they were calling out results. This also meant that there was food at the tournament for lunch, so I stopped by and got a burger with brisket on it - a pretty nice find!
Leaving Oshkosh wasn't as easy as arriving. I have 2 GPS navigation systems - Google Maps on my phone as well as a Garmin that has information about my ARRRV to make sure I'm not attempting to go on any routes that I can't (size or weight limits, for example). Due to the traffic from the fishing tournament ending and redirecting traffic, and both RVs disagreeing about the route, it was quite an ordeal getting out of town and headed back south, but eventually I managed.
I'd figured out some of my plans for the evening - dinner at Texas de Brazil Churascarria and then grocery shopping at Woodmans, and hopefully they'd let me park there overnight. I made it about halfway and realized I'd be early for dinner, so stopped at a rest stop for a quick nap. That's an awesome part about the moving home - bed is always less than 30 feet away!
I got to Texas de Brazil and we had a nice dinner for my friend Bob's birthday.
After that, I headed to Woodmans. I found a nice parking spot at the far end of the parking lot, near the electric vehicle parking against a cart coral. I checked with customer service, let them know I'd just bought a lot of gas and would be stocking up on groceries, and inquiring if I could park for the evening - and thankfully they said it wouldn't be a problem.
This spring has been constant rain and storms in Wisconsin, and it continued while I was here. Luckily, the ARRRV keeps me safe and dry. Once I woke up, I was ready to head out to Muskego County Park where I'd spend the next week, only a short trip away. Of course, as soon as I got ready to go and on the road it started storming again.
I arrived at the park well before checkin, so parked in the overflow lot of the campground while I explored a bit. The original plans were for my mom and her husband Steve to arrive that evening and stay for the week. Unfortunately, they ran into some travel delays and wouldn't arrive until the following day. Since my site was vacated, I moved in and set up for the week.
During the daytime, I worked each day. Evenings were time for visiting with family and friends. The first night, my mom and Steve arrived and set up camp, and my aunt came to visit as well. We grilled chicken sandwiches and ended the evening with a trip to Culvers for frozen custard. The next 2 days were visiting family friends, first just down the road, and the second for a cookout at our campsites. It was my first real cooking adventure in the ARRRV - using the Instant Pot to cook a 12.5 pound pork shoulder butt. After that I had an evening off to catch up on work. Friday I worked early in the day and then finished with a family cookout at my aunt's.
My original plan was to leave Muskego Park on Saturday, even though I didn't need to head to my next destination until Sunday. My plan was to drive about halfway and find somewhere to park there. Unfortunately, the forecast called for severe weather where I'd be driving and staying, so I opted to stay in Muskego another day, just moving sites for the night.
The extra day turned out to be quite a stressful and frustrating day full of RV issues. Several appliances/systems were acting up, and there might have been a little mishap between the ARRRV and a sign post. Luckily, I just had the day off and was able to deal with most of them.
The next morning was time to get on the road early to head towards the next adventure!
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