Thursday, July 9, 2015

Day 18 - Hatfield, Pennsylvania to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 8, 2015

Today's post is written by Cody!

Woke up in Hatfield PA early ready to put our tourist hats on and grab the selfie sticks. The park we stayed at was nice and the staff was extremely friendly. We jumped in the truck and headed south into the city of brotherly love. We began the tour with the bell and visitor center. Both were very visitor friendly. After the historic tour on sixth street we grabbed a cab and headed to flag way, well that is what I called it. We were dropped right at the iconic love statue, which was bussling with activity. Once we got our in love selfies in with the statue in the background it was food time. 










I have had the dream of eating a Philly cheesesteak in Philly since I was very young. Now that we were eating in philly I would make this dream a reality. That and a shandy beer on a hot day hit the spot. This was probably not the smartest idea right before concurring the rocky steps. We took the pics at the steps like true tourists and we were both shot for the day.




We hopped a cab again back to the truck. I may have grabbed another cheesesteak from a street vendor on the way. I had forgot to mention above the parking situation we ran into. The truck is 7 ft tall, this is a problem in most parking garages, but we found a very tall one that was underground. It seemed very sketchy and dark, but the valet that took care of us was very friendly and seemed first class. 

Driving back out to the RV seemed like forever, but we arrived and napped like true vacationers. Once awake it was time for Natasha's favorite activity.... Shopping! we hit the local stores then the mall. Didn't buy much and it was worth the suffering. We hit hibachi and sushi after to close the day's activities. 

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Day 17 - Donegal, Pennsylvania to Hatfield, Pennsylvania

July 7, 2015

Today we paid $44.50 for the turnpike. We drove on it for maybe 4 hours. That's the biggest toll I've ever had to pay. We got to Hatfield around 4pm. We stopped by Walmart to pick up some supplies and made camp for the night. Tomorrow we plan on exploring Philadelphia. 

Monday, July 6, 2015

Day 16 - Brownsburg, Indiana to Donegal, Pennsylvania

July 6, 2015

We left Brownsburg a little after noon due to errands we had to run this morning before we left for the second half of our coast to coast road trip. Today was the first day that Cody had to drive through any rain. 

We arrived to the campground around 8pm. Cody made burgers for dinner. We watch a movie called Horns. It was a good evening. 

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Day 15 - Homer, Illinois to Brownsburg, Indiana

Today we drive only a couple hours from our hometown to our new home in Indiana. We stayed the night at our home. It was amazing to sleep in our own bed. We got caught up on Hannibal and Big Brother. We had to stop to get mail and mow the grass. I missed our home. 

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Day 14 - Onawa, Iowa to Homer, Illinois

July 4, 2015

It was a late night last night and an early morning today. We were on the road by 7:45am. 



We stopped at the worlds largest truck stop.  

We picked Micah up from Champaign for the night. He got to ride the new 4 wheeler we bought him in Riverton. 


We went to the parade in Homer. Micah got a lot of candy. 




We grilled dinner at the Clem farm. After dinner Cody set off fireworks. It was a great holiday. 






Friday, July 3, 2015

Day 13 - Sheridan, Wyoming to Onawa, Iowa

July 3, 2015

We hit the road around 8am because today was the longest drive of the trip so far. Over 10 hours of driving. We stopped in Keystone, South Dakota to see Mt Rushmore. 



Cody let me lay in the backseat with Gunner so that I could take a nap. He's so good to me. 

We stopped and bought a ton of fireworks. Seriously, who needs almost $200 in fireworks?  Cody does. I'm sure they will be fun to watch tomorrow when we get to light them off. 



Then we stopped in Wall, South Dakota. It is a cute little famous town. We ate lunch at Wall Drug. We ordered a regular burger and a buffalo burger. When they arrived we didn't know which was which and they tasted the same so we each tried both. I guess I can say I ate buffalo now. 


Cody drove until a little after 10:30pm. We ate dinner late and went to bed right afterwards. 







Thursday, July 2, 2015

Day 12 - Missoula, Montana to Sheridan, Wyoming

July 2, 2015

We got on the road at 10:30 after waking up a little before 10. Cody is getting very fast at hooking and unhooking camp. 

Not much to say about today other than we drove all day. 



Cody is such a good driver. He pulls the fifth wheel like its nothing. 

We drove to Sheridan, Wyoming and made camp for the night. I made salmon patties for dinner (my mother's recipe). We relaxed and went to bed early because we had to get up really early in the morning.