Archive for April, 2006

>Gov. John Baldacci has declared next week “Discover RV’ing in Maine Week.” The governor has focused on promoting the use of recreational vehicles as a way for locals and visitors alike to get back to nature, spend time with family and friends, slow down and enjoy the backwoods or waterfront campgrounds that range across the state.

Discovering Maine in the seat of an RV is nothing new to a host of Lakes Region residents. A group of friends – who call themselves “The Six Ya-Ya’s” after the popular book, “Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood” – have spent the last six years taking a week or two out of their busy family schedules and enjoying the comforts and joys of RV’ing together. Full Story…

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>Crossing 15 states from Maine down to Florida and across to Texas in a motorhome, this family has turned homeschooling into roadschooling. This family of four, along with their dog, is gearing up for the remaining 35 states.

While homeschooling their two sons, they have camped in 15 different states and traveled a total of 30,603 miles so far. That is the combined mileage between the motorhome and their tow vehicle which they use for the local trips. Now they are preparing to journey on all the way up to Alaska in their RV. Full Story…

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>RV enthusiasts who travel with dogs have a new online resource in RVingWithDogs.com. The Web site includes daily commentary by editors Julee and Jack Meltzer, authors of the popular guidebook “Camping and RVing with Dogs,” as well as a directory of “dog-friendly” campgrounds.

The Web site is part of larger network of RV Web sites that includes RVtravel.com and RVbookstore.com. “Our surveys at RVtravel.com have shown that about half of all RVers travel with a dog,” said publisher Chuck Woodbury. “Until now, there was no Web resource that directly served this large audience.”

Editors Jack and Julee Meltzer are full-time RVers who have traveled more than 150,000 miles across the United States with two German Shepherds. They have observed the sometimes frustrating situations that traveling with a dog can present. “Campground directories will advertise that dogs are welcome but when you arrive you learn their definition of a dog doesn’t include those over 25 pounds,” said Julee Meltzer.

The directory of “dog-friendly” campgrounds at RVingWithDogs.com (http://www.rvingwithdogs.com) consists mostly of reader submissions. After a Web site visitor provides the basic information about a particular campground or RV park – its policies and facilities – other readers are invited to add comments. The result is that the information is kept freshly updated.

Among the topics the Meltzers cover at RVingWithDogs.com include trip planning, campground etiquette, emergency first aid and news of useful products especially suited for RV living with dogs.

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