Duncan RV Service & Repair Elkhart IN to Camp Lord Willing RV Park Monroe MI 198 miles.  We started on back roads, IN-19 north becomes MI-209 at the Michigan line to US-12 east to M-40 north to M-60 east to US-131 north.  US-131 becomes a freeway just north of Schoolcraft MI to I-94 east to I-275 south to US-24 south to Stumpmeir Rd west to the park.  And that was our trip to our summer home base.

213 miles today, Prairie Pines CG, Rantoul, IL to Duncan RV Repair & Service, Elkhart, IN.  Another nice travel day.  Took I-57 up to Kankakee then mostly 2 lane roads east and north to Elkhart.

We left Eureka Missouri about 10:00am this morning.  Pleasant weather and light traffic all the way.  230 miles later we pulled into Prairie Pines RV Park in Rantoul Illinios.  We really like this city park we discovered just a little over a month ago.  I posted pictures of the park 9 days ago.

Last night we attended the graduation of our granddaughter Kelly.

Kelly was one of 454 graduation seniors from Eureka High School.

Today we drove 235.1 miles from Prairie Pines Campground in Rantoul IL to KOA St. Louis West in Eureka MO.  We both had a bit of a sore throat last night, and a cold came on us during the day today.  Will start treating with Day Quil / Ny Quil to try to minumize it.  We are back in Eureka for our Granddaughter's High School Graduation.  We will stay put until next Tuesday after Memorial Day.

Today we drove 233.3 miles from Elkhart County Fairgrounds Goshen IN to Prairie Pines Campground Rantoul IL.  Beautiful weather sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy, wind picked up in the afternoon.

Nice City Park about 2 miles off I-57

The 54th Escapade was held at Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Goshen Indiana. I went to almost all computer seminars at Escapade this year.

We got to Escapade on Sunday the 11th and checked-in , the day before the actual start of the Rally.

Monday morning the Market (RV Vendors) opened at 9:00am and the "Row" (Chapters & BOFs info tables).  Opening Ceremonies started at 3:00pm followed by in Ice Cream Social. At 4:30 16 of us from Chapter #6 (Michigan) went to Culvers for Dinner. Door Prizes at 7:00pm followed by entertainment by Johnny Counterfit.

Tuesday I attended "Technology for Travelers" presented by Chris & Jim Guld the "Geeks on Tour".  At 1:30pm I attended "RVing with Verizon Wireless" by Ryan Maharg an RVing specialist with a Verizon Store in Indianapolis.  At 3:00pm I attended "SmartPhones/Tablets for Travelers by the "Geeks" again.  At 4:30 we attended the Indiana Chapter #51 Social to meet with friends, new and old.  Again at 7:00 more door prizes and 7:30 entertainment by "The Homestead Pickers".

Wednesday morning at 10:00am I attended "Picasa & Picasa Web Albums for all your Photos" by the "Geeks" and at 11:30 "All About Rand McNally RV GPS" by Jessica Marietta from TechnoRV.  At 1:30 "Every RVer Needs a Blog" by the Geeks.  At 4:30 we attended to Michigan Chapter #6 social to visit with friends new and old. Wednesday evening was a free night with no planned activities.

Thursday morning at 8:30 I attended "Pros & Cons of Extended RV Warranties" by Chris Yust of C&C Marketing who is our Insurance agent. At 10:00 "Google Maps" by the Geeks. At 11:30 we both attended "HOP on Board" by Lisa Koca HOP Director and her husband Jim (HOP = Head Out Program, special event, ie. Albuquerque Balloon Fest, Rose Parade, Calgary Stampede, etc, gatherings and cruises.) At 1:30 "Cloud Computing" by the Geeks and 3:00pm "Escapees RV Club - Whats New?" by National/Rainbow Parks Staff.  4:30 we attended a social/demonstration of the new social website "RVillage.com" by founder Curtis Coleman. At 7:00pm more door prizes and 7:30 "Ham-O-Rama" member talent show.

Friday at 8:30am I attended "Expanded Technology Tips for Travelers" by the Geeks, which lasted 3 hours. We had lunch at the "Escapade Hair-Raising Chili Cook-Off" and at 3:00 Closing Ceremonies.  Then 16 of us went to dinner at Lux Cafe in Goshen.  At 7:00 pm was the Farewell Party.

Saturday morning after Donut Hitch up breakfast we moved the coach from the 30amp/water site we had all week to a 50amp/full hookup site.  At 2:00pm registration started for the Tri-Rally (joint rally of the Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan Chapters of Escapees), 4:00 was Social hour and 5:30 we were treated to a dinner of pulled pork, baked potato, salad, and cheesecake for desert.

Sunday morning 24 of us went to breakfast at Little American Restaurant in Goshen.  2:00pm started a series of 3 business meetings for the chapters.  4:00 social hour consisted of a horse race where Mock horses were advanced thru 6 positions by the throwing of 2 dice.  The evening consisted of various groups of people playing card games.

Escapade 2014

Escapade Goshen Indiana 2014.  Today I learned how easy it is to create and manage a blog in the seminar by Chris & Jim Guld (Geeks On Tour).  This morning I attended the seminar called "Picasa & Picasa Web Albums for all your Photos".  I have used Picasa for several years now and have been using Picasa Web Albums, now called Google+ Photos.  I did pick up a few tips and shortcuts in the seminar.  Below is a picture of our friends Barb & Al Packman at the Chapter 6 Information Table at Escapade.

This afternoon at 4:30 we attended the Escapees Chapter 6 social where we met with old friends and met new members.  Then at 6:00 we went to the HOP Host/RV Show Staff/Escapade Director Social for a light dinner.