Central America Trip #38

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The motorhome is parked at Thousand Trails RV Resort in La Conner, Washington. I’m scheduled to depart August 6th.

 

 

 

Today… A trip down memory lane!

 

 

 

2004 Central America trip…

This trip ended up being 343 days and 16,000+ miles through the back-country of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. 11 rigs started the trip, within a week we broke into three smaller groups for ease of traveling. Only myself and one other rig went the full, pre-planned route. All the others dropped out for various reasons. All returned safely to the United States. I’m planning to show these photos, more or less, 10 a day, whenever I’m not doing something else deserving a blog entry. FINALLY, it must be remembered these photos are prior to my switching to digital in 2006. The films were developed during our trip and the lack of quality control sometimes is plainly evident.

 

 

Today…Nicaragua (south-bound) #5…

 

 

 

 

 

As always you may left click upon an image to see an enlarged view and then click once again to see an even larger view…

 

 

 

 

 

The motorhomes are parked in Granada. Bud and I took a ferry ride and are on a day-trip to Ometepe Island in the middle of huge Lake Nicaragua. To read about and see a map of the island, click this link…http://ometepenicaragua.com/ometepemap.php

We got off of the ferry at Moyogalpa, the largest village on Ometepe Island …which you can read about by clicking this link…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moyogalpa

 

 

 

 

 

In a small restaurant, I saw this painting depicting life at Moyogalpa…

 

 

Another painting shows a look-down view of the island…the highest lake island in the world…

 

 

We were constantly engaged by children trying to sell us something…

 

 

We got on the island “chicken” bus for a ride. It proved to be very dusty, hot and crowded with people and animals. It seemed liked we stopped about every 100 feet. It took about an hour and fifteen minutes to go about ten miles over a hilly, bumpy, dusty, dirt road with about 100 stops to pickup or discharge passengers. You should have seen the “cargo” people brought aboard! Just about anything you could imagine, stacked in the back and in the aisle. A very nice woman sat next to me, holding a live chicken in her lap! Finally, we got to…

 

 

The second largest village on the island, Altagracia…which you can read about by clicking this link…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altagracia

Then we had the very same experience on the bus ride back to Moyogalpa!

 

 

On our way back to Granada…a look back at the island…

 

 

At the ferry terminal, I saw this bus. The driver is sleeping in the furthest left storage compartment…

 

 

The buses of Central America are gaily painted…many with religious themes…

 

 

You can read all about Ometepe Island by clicking this link…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ometepe

 

 

 

Nicaragua proved to be my favorite country in all of Central America!

You can read all about Nicaragua by clicking this link…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua

 

 

Here’s my trip website link…http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/panamaorbust

 

I hope you enjoyed the photos.

 

 

 

I hope you will enjoy the future blog postings.

Forecast for today is sunny and 69 degrees.

Enjoying nice weather is another joy in the life of a full-time RVer!

The red dot on the below map shows my approximate location in the State of Washington. You may double left-click the map to make it larger…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoying 65-75 degree temperatures with low humidity most of the year is a primary joy in the RVing lifestyle!

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”…Albert Einstein

 

“Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages.” –James Madison

 

 

“Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime.” —Mark Twain

My current travel rig is a 2006 Fleetwood 26′ Class A Motorhome and a towed 1986 Ford Bronco II, Eddie Bauer Model. This photo was taken in the desert at Slab City near Niland, California…

On October 27, 2012, I created a two-minute video titled America The Beautiful. The music America The Beautiful is by Christopher W. French. The photos, which I randomly selected, are from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia (not shown in that order)…are mine. Yup, That’s me standing in front of the Post Office in Luckenbach, Texas…Y’all!

Click this link to start the video. Make sure you have your speakers turned on and go to full screen asap.
http://youtu.be/FfZUzEB4rM8

If you would like to see my YouTube videos, click this link… http://www.youtube.com/user/JimJ1579/videos

If you have not checked out my Ramblin Man’s Photos Blog, you can do so by clicking this link…http://ramblinmanphotos.wordpress.com/

For more information about my books, click this link:
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/panamaorbust

All original works copyrighted – Jim Jaillet -2019

Flashback In Time To East Kingston, New Hampshire

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The motorhome is parked at Thousand Trails RV Resort in La Connor, Washington. I’ll depart here August 30th. I’ve been here a number of times in past years.

 

I’ll be hanging out in this general area until about the beginning of October, taking maximum advantage of my Thousand Trails membership and very agreeable weather.

 

This area of Washington has always been one of my very favorite locations in all of the United States. The scenery is absolutely beautiful, the air is fresh and clean, it seldom gets too hot or cold, there are virtually no bugs or mosquitos and the people are very friendly. I’ve been coming here for years and know the area very well. It’s my very favorite place to go to during the Summer…that’s why I keep returning.

 

Today’s subject…

Flashback to East Kingston, New Hampshire…

 

I seldom dream. If I do, they are generally “wierd” or really good movie-like which I wish I could remember sufficiently so I could write a screen play and get really rich.  🙂

Last night was different. I dreampt about a place in lived in more than 50 years ago. 1964 in East Kingston, New Hampshire, where my son Jim was born 52 years ago.

Anyways, the reason I’m writing about this today is that it’s the first time I can remember dreaming that can be supported by photos that I’ve taken. These photos were taken during my first circumnavigation of the United States in 1996-1997.

 

The below Google earth image shows downtown East Kingston as seen in 2016 with a population of about 2,300. Back in 1965, it was more likely around 500. It’s located in the SouthEast corner of New Hampshire. #1 is the General Store and #2, the railroad depot…

 

 

As always you may left click upon an image to see an enlarged view and then click once again to see an even larger view…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the house we lived in. I don’t remember it being this nice 30 years earlier. Directly to the left of the house was a huge strawberry patch. We used to sell them on a roadside table for $0.50 a quart…

 

 

 

 

It got really cold in the winter. I remember a New Year’s Evening visiting friends and the radio said it was -28 degrees. I had a Volkswagen back in those days and there was no garage. I used to have to take the battery out of the car and put in next to the stove for the night. Then I had an electrical oil stick to keep the oil warm and then covered the engine with a blanket…

 

 

 

 

The General Store was about one mile down the road. I’m remembering only one gas pump back then…

 

 

 

 

The old railroad depot…

 

 

 

 

 

To read all about East Kingston, click this link…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Kingston,_New_Hampshire

 

I hope you enjoyed the trip down my memory lane.

 

I hope you enjoyed the photos!

Yesterday was mostly sunny and 82 degrees. Forecast for today is mostly sunny and 83 degrees.

Enjoying nice weather is another joy in the life of a full-time RVer!

The red dot on the below map shows my approximate location in the State of Washington. You may double left-click the map to make it larger…

Enjoying 65-75 degree temperatures with low humidity most of the year is a primary joy in the RVing lifestyle!

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”…Albert Einstein

My current travel rig is a 2006 Fleetwood 26′ Class A Motorhome and a towed 1986 Ford Bronco II, Eddie Bauer Model. This photo was taken in the desert at Slab City near Niland, California…

On October 27, 2012, I created a two-minute video titled America The Beautiful. The music America The Beautiful is by Christopher W. French. The photos, which I randomly selected, are from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia (not shown in that order)…are mine. Yup, That’s me standing in front of the Post Office in Luckenbach, Texas…Y’all!

Click this link to start the video. Make sure you have your speakers turned on and go to full screen asap.
http://youtu.be/FfZUzEB4rM8

If you would like to see my YouTube videos, click this link… http://www.youtube.com/user/JimJ1579/videos

There are more than 700 photo albums in my Picasa Web Albums File. To gain access, you simply have to click this link… https://get.google.com/albumarchive/110455945462646142273?source=pwa

If you have not checked out my Ramblin Man’s Photos Blog, you can do so by clicking this link…http://ramblinmanphotos.wordpress.com/

For more information about my books, click this link:
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/panamaorbust

All original works copyrighted – Jim Jaillet 2016

Skagit Bay Sunset #2…

The motorhome is parked at Thousand Trails RV Resort along the shore of Skagit Bay in La Conner, Washington. I’ve been here a number of times over the past years and always enjoy it here. It’s my favorite resort in the entire Thousand Trails system. My departure date is August 7th.

Mary is dealing with her over-flowing to-do list plate which can only be handled by herself. The construction of Mary’s rental continues along…slowly. She now is hoping to rejoin me by early September.  😦 Today at Mary’s location forecast is 106 degrees…that’s why I’m here!

The below photos were taken less than 100 feet from the motorhome…

As always you may left click upon an image to see an enlarged view and then click once again to see an even larger view…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE PHOTOS.

 

Yesterday was a sunny and 77 degrees. Forecast for today is sunny and 85 degrees.

Enjoying nice weather is another joy in the life of a full-time RVer!

The red dot on the below map shows my approximate location in the State of Washington. You may double left-click the map to make it larger…

 

 

Enjoying 65-75 degree temperatures with low humidity most of the year is a primary joy in the RVing lifestyle!

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”…Albert Einstein

 

 

 

 

On October 27, 2012, I created a two-minute video titled America The Beautiful. The music America The Beautiful is by Christopher W. French. The photos, which I randomly selected, are from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia (not shown in that order)…are mine. Yup, That’s me standing in front of the Post Office in Luckenbach, Texas…Y’all!

Click this link to start the video. Make sure you have your speakers turned on and go to full screen asap.
http://youtu.be/FfZUzEB4rM8

If you would like to see my YouTube videos, click this link… http://www.youtube.com/user/JimJ1579/videos

There are more than 600 photo albums in my Picasa Web Albums File. To gain access, you simply have to click this link… https://picasaweb.google.com/jimjrver

If you have not checked out my Ramblin Man’s Photos Blog, you can do so by clicking this link…http://ramblinmanphotos.wordpress.com/

For more information about my books, click this link:
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/panamaorbust

All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2015