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Funny you should ask! Well after our adventure in Oshkosh we began our long journey back to Texas. We decided to leave Waupun on Saturday after commitments at the AirVenture event. This meant driving later in the day than we normally like to do but we wanted to get to Elgin, IL early enough to make church the next day. We were able to move our campsite over to site 54 for the entire time of our stay in the Paul Wolffe campground. This Paul Wolffe campground is a wonderful bas

Imagine 700,000 people attending one event over a week. Some arrived by flying in with their personal aircraft from all over the country while others drive to camp in tents and RV's of every shape and size. This is what some aviators refer to as a "holy pilgrimage" to the "Mecca" in the aviation world. Airplane enthusiast or novice, young or old, there is something for everyone. Daily air shows with world-class performers, two night air shows that dazzle the sky, thousands of

Our journey continued from Jackson, Michigan to Holland, Michigan for a three day hiatus. We visited friends but mainly relaxed. On Sunday we joined Jay and Elaine True to attend their church for service then had lunch at Bowerman's Blueberries Farm Market. Later that evening we entertained them at our campsite for great conversation with good friends and a barbecued pork chop dinner. Monday afternoon, July 13 we drove into Grand Rapids, Michigan to visit Steve Parlette, a fe

We traveled about 200 miles from the "UP" and Sault Sainte Marie, MI across the Mackinaw Bridge into the "Mitten" of Michigan. Because of its recognizable shape, the Lower Peninsula is nicknamed The Mitten, with the eastern region identified as The Thumb. This has led to several folkloric creation myths for the area, one of which is that the handprint of Paul Bunyan, a giant lumberjack and popular European-American folk character, is in Michigan. On Sunday, July 5th we camped

Our first destination in Wisconsin was Great Northern Bison Ranch. John and Melody Christian, with their two children, are the owners of this ranch that raises grass-fed bison. They have an interesting story that they shared with us. It started in 2021 when they sold their beautiful home in Colorado and said a lot of really hard "goodbyes" to hit the road in a massive RV traveling with their family full time. (Doesn't this sound familar?!) ​ They both owned their own busines

June 22nd, the first work day of our third week in camp, was a busy one. The plan was to finish the south gable side of the house on Monday. While Team Martin works that location I am disassembling the scaffolding on the north side of the house and returning it to the flatbed trailer. After the scaffold is broken down and stored I began removing the lower deck boards on the west side so we can complete the northwest corner. This is where we worked on Thursday and almost compl