We are busily preparing for the upcoming trip, readying the farm and Buckeye Lake for our absence and tidying up the Roadtrek. Changed the sump pump at home to reduce the chances of failure while we are away and in the process discovered a sewer leak just outside the house and now am digging that out and fixing it.
Learned of a couple full timers who are very computer savvy as it applies to campers ... called Geeks On Tour ... and their tutorials on using computers, blogs, Google Maps, smartphones, etc while on the road are really helpful. They are making things a lot easier for us to plan, enjoy, and record our travels .... and they are inspiring me to put a lot more info into these blogs as well as making them more fun for us and maybe more interesting to you.
One of my newly found treasures is how to insert a map or our itinerary or where we have been into the blog. since Google owns the blog and the maps, the two interface in unbelievable ways. The map below shows the trip as planned but will undoubtedly change as we modify it on the fly. Our route is colored and placemarks show places of interest and where we stay. Now it is our projected itinerary but I will modify it as we go so when we get to each destination it will show the places and route we actually took. You can click on the map and zoom in or out, maybe even to street level, to see as much detail as you wish. If you click on a placemark there may be more information that I have included... maybe a pic or a link with more info. Or you could go to Google Earth and actually see the views we are enjoying. Not that you will do any of this but the capabilities of Google are almost scary.
View Fall Trip 2013 Overview in a larger map
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