So Long Wonder Woods RV Park & Cabins~

Round two at Wonder Woods in the Sister Lakes of SW Michigan has come to an end. This season was awesome. We enjoyed the park, the area, the guests, and the owners. We have been asked to return, but this time around, we must say “no.” When we started this “quitirement” and “work-camping” journey, we said from the outset that we would never repeat an experience, no matter how great it was. Then we worked for the Knutsons at the sugarbeet harvest, the Crairs in the Texas Panhandle, and then the Nootbaars (twice) in SW Michigan. The truth is, every experience we have had so far (save The Flying C Ranch) has been SO great! Of course we want to return! But new and exciting opportunities await!

Below are a few pictures with captions summarizing the past few weeks of our summer at Wonder Woods.

Today we begin a new chapter. Here are some of the “logistics” of living on the road full-time: We are pulling out of Wonder Woods today and towing the RV to a truck stop in South Bend, Indiana, where we have reserved a paid parking spot (with the manager’s approval) for both the truck and the RV for four days. Once the truck and RV are parked, we will drive to Sugar Creek, Ohio, for the annual “Meet in the Middle” gathering (13th year!). On Tuesday, we will drive from Sugar Creek, OH, to South Bend, IN, pick up the truck and RV, and then caravan to the Love’s RV Stop (resort) in Morris, Illinois, where we will knock out several doctor’s appointments and such. From there, we will head south to Springfield, Illinois, where the RV will be set up at the Double J Campground through the end of January.

On November 14th, we will begin our month-long journey to Portugal and Spain, where we will hike the Portuguese Camino de Santiago from Tui, Portugal, to Santiago, Spain. Get your prayer intentions/requests ready…we will be asking for them before we begin the Camino pilgrimage!

Chris is preparing the tools necessary to grease all the zerk fittings on the chassis of the RV.

We were out doing some geocaching and came across this cross at a cemetery. The fall colors have been beautiful this year!

These are stinkbugs. Also known as motherf#cker$. We have been battling them inside the RV for 2 months. At their peak we could kill 80-100 in the RV every day!

In preparation for some upcoming international trips we each received Hepatitis A & B vaccinations as well as a tetanus booster and flu/COVID vaccinations. Remember…we don’t have health insurance that might cover vaccinations. So, we went to the local county health department. Five shots for $70. If we couldn’t afford to pay the $70, the shots would be free.