Southwick Beach State Park - June

We were suppose to leave for Southwick Beach State Park on Mon. June 2, 2014 but we had some RV problems.  On Thurs. May 29th I went out to the RV to make the bed but when I pushed the slide-out button nothing happened, the other slides worked fine. We drove the RV out to Camper's World on Fri.  It was repaired, it was an electrical problem and we picked it up on Monday (the day we were suppose to leave for Southwick).  When we got into the driveway and Mike was positioning it in driveway and all of a sudden I heard a pop and smoke started to come out from the driver's side wheel well.  We called Camper's World on Tues. and they didn't want us to drive it cause they weren't sure what the puddle under the RV was. We called AAA and a big tow truck came and towed it to Camper's World, FREE.  They took the RV right in.  When we got back from lunch they told us it was the hydrolic line that had popped.  We could still drive the RV and go to Southwick but we couldn't put the levelers down which was ok cause we parked on blacktop. We drove it back home and packed it and left for Southwick on Wed.

Wed. 6/4/14 we got up at 6:00AM and I filled the fridge and the freezer and filled the water tank.  We finally drove out of the driveway for Southwick at 10:00. We got to our campsite #10 at 1:00.  We had to level it with wood as best we could. We set up inside and outside and then had a cocktail and sat outside, sunny but very windy. Janet and Claude came over to say hi. We had a nice fire and sunset.  Thurs. 6/5/14 was cold (59 degrees) no sun and windy day.  We walked on the beach, lots of black sludge at the shoreline.  We saw some people, Ron and Terry,  who were our neighbors 2 yrs. ago.  We talked to them for a while.  Mike set up our bikes and I went for a bike ride.  We had an indoor meal cause it was sprinkling out at suppertime.  We were invited to Ron and Terry's fire so we went down to their site. It was a chilly evening.  When we got back home I went to bed to warm up.  Friday 6/6/14 cloudy in AM but sun came out in afternoon and it was 68 degrees.  We had to go to Adams for groceries and shortly after we got back Katie and family arrived.  The kids rode their bikes down to the circle and back.  They wanted to go to the beach and go in the water so we did.  The water was freezing but they went in but for only 10 mins.  After the beach the kids went for a bike ride and stopped at the playground.  Bill and Will made the campfire.  Sat. 6/7/14  we got up to sunny skies and it got to 71 degrees in the afternoon.  Katie and I went to Adams for groceries.  After lunch we all went down to the beach and spent 3 hrs. there.  The kids and Mike went in the water and we built sandcastles. After supper we drove up the the trolly and had ice cream.  When we got back we had our campfire and the kids did poppers on the road and had sparklers.  Sun. 6/8/14  we got up to sunny skies and by afternoon it was 74 degrees.  We took a long walk down the beach and Will found a skeleton of a fish.  After lunch we all went down to the beach.  It was warm enough that I even went into the water.  We built more sandcastles and played in the water.  We went back to the RV around 3 so Katie and family could go and get showers then we ate supper and they left for home.  We had a nice fire and Janet and Claude came over and joined us.  Mon. 6/9/14 got up to sunny and 75 degrees. We went down to the beach around noon and I came back up later and made sandwiches and took them down.  Mike was in water and I only got feet wet cause so windy.  We had to come back up to RV cause it started to rain.  We went to Watertown for dinner at the Texas Road House.  Mike said this was his Father's Day steak.  Tues. 6/10/14  got up to sunny and warm.  We rode our bikes around the whole campground and then we went to the beach.  We made our sandwiches and ate lunch down there.  We stayed till 5:30.  Mike went in twice but I did not.  After supper we went down to Claude and Janet's campfire.  Wed. 6/11/14 got up to cloudy and windy but was warm.  Peggy and Gordon Heinzman arrived around 11:00.  We played cards, ate lunch, walked the beach and then played cards again. We had to eat dinner inside cause it was raining out.  Miked grilled and Gordon held the umbrella over he and Mike.  We played cards again then they left for home. No fire tonight, pouring out.  Thurs. 6/12/14 got up to clouds, and sprinkles and windy. We took showers, ate breakfast and cleaned up the RV for Tom and family.  We left around 12:15 for Aunt Ethel's.  We spend the afternoon and had dinner with Ethel, Janet and Sam.  We came back to the RV around 8:30 and blew up the bed and made up all the beds.  Tom and family arrived around 11:30 PM. They unpacked a little then we all went to bed.  Fri. 6/13/14 we woke up to cloudy and rain.  We ate breakfast then we took a bike ride around the campground.  We also took a walk on the beach.  After lunch the sun came out and it was warm so we went down to the beach. We all went into the water it was that warm.  Water was very clean and clear. We came back to the RV around 5 and had supper.  The guys built a fire and the kids had smores.  Sat. 6/14/14  we woke up to a cold day.  After breakfast we took a long walk on the beach, it was very windy and cold.  When we got back we decided to go in the car and show the kids Association Island KOA. Then we drove into Sackett's Harbor and had lunch at Sackett's Harbor Brewery and Pub.  We then walked around the town and went into a museum.  When we got home we started a fire and roasted hot dogs over the flames. The kids met some other kids and played ball in the road and did some poppers and then we did sparklers.  We made smores again.  Sun. 6/15/14 we woke to sun but windy.  Meg and kids went for a walk down the beach.  When they got back the kids played paddle ball in the road.  After lunch we went to the beach again. The kids made sandcastles and they walked down the beach collecting driftwood for our fire. We came back to the  RV and had supper.  I walked the garbage down to the garbage bins and when I walked back there was this man making giant bubbles.  The kids walked down to meet me and stayed and watched and chased the giant bubbles, they even got to make some.  We drove to the trolley and had ice cream and came back to the campsite and had our last fire.  Mon. 6/16/14 we got up and had breakfast.  We started to pack up and we left our campsite around 11:00.  The kids rode with us on the couch.  We stopped at the Waterloo exit and filled up with gas and had lunch at the Iron Skillet.  We got home around 3:00 and everyone helped to empty the RV then we all went swimming.