Kite Komotion in Shipshewana, Indiana

This whale kite was at least 25 feet long!

All these amazing kites are big, over 15 feet long.

Fun day! We watched International kite teams dance their kites to music.  Hundreds of kids made kites at the craft area and then flew them. John and I had a small Hello Kitty kite that was so much fun to fly among the many elaborate kites.  

This was a great way to spend the day, we loved it!

 

RV/MH Hall of Fame

The RV/MH Hall of Fame is a 100,000 sq. ft. museum in Elkhart, Indiana that features a
variety of historical recreational vehicles. There was an RV show there and we stopped by to check it out.

Small Towns

Grandview Bend RV Park is surrounded with lots of cute small towns and Howe Military Academy. We explored the area today.

M60 A1 display tank at Howe Military Academy

Grandview Bend RV Park in Howe, Indiana

Our next scheduled appointment is May 8th at the Entegra factory for the end of warranty PDI. Our coach is almost two years old, which is the time when Entegra invites each coach owner to return to the factory and have a tech work on the coach. So when you reach the end of warranty date, your coach is in top form. Pretty cool!

We love our big open lot (lot# 1).

It only has electric and water. but it is beautiful!

Today we drove from Spartan Motors in Michigan to Grandview Bend RV Park in Howe, Indiana.  We were welcomed by the park hosts, Erma and Jim, a nice friendly couple. They assigned us to lot# 1, a big grassy site near the front of the park. Nice!

Holland, Michigan

Spartan Tech Joe was at our coach at 7:15 and drove it away for another day of maintenance.  John and I took the opportunity to see some of this beautiful state, we spent the day in colorful Holland, Michigan. Great town full of friendly people.

About 6 years ago John and I went to the Netherlands to see the tulips there. It was nice today to get a peek at tulip gardens in beautiful bloom here in the USA. 

We popped into the downtown Windmill Restaurant for a good cheeseburger.

De Zwaan

The De Zwaan is an authentic Dutch built windmill.

When we got back to Spartan, we reviewed the work on our coach. Joe did a great job! We are ready to hit the road tomorrow.

Spartan Motors

Our Spartan tech, Joe, met us at our coach at 7:15 AM and he drove the coach for an inspection. We checked into the front office and headed out for breakfast at J&J Eaton Place - nice omelets. When we returned, Joe briefed us on the RV inspection, he found some warranty items that Spartan will cover.  They have a solid warranty program, Spartan really stand by their product. Joe returned the coach to us at 3:15 and said he would be back to pick it up tomorrow morning. We visited our neighbors and then we were off to find a very late lunch at the Eaton Pub & Grille - where we found some great sandwiches.

Charlotte, Michigan

Today we drove to Charlotte, Michigan. We have an appointment tomorrow morning at

Spartan Motors for annual maintenance on our RV.  Spartan has a large parking lot with 50 Amp electric hook-ups for their customers to use. We were the first rig there, we parked and got settled in. Before long, four other couples in Entegra coaches arrived. They had attended the rally too, but none of us had met before. It was nice getting to know them. After we visited our new neighbors we headed out for a good Mexican meal at a cool converted old train station, Don Tequila's.