2013 NE Roundup
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Topic: 2013 NE Roundup
Posted By: g4royce
Subject: 2013 NE Roundup
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2012 at 7:28am
Again we start taking ideas for the 2013 NE Roundup scheduled for sometime between May to October 2013  To see how much fun we had in previous roundups: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3049&PN=1&title=winter-camping-french-creek-pa - NE Winter Camp 2012-2013 <= Planned for January 2013 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2333&title=ne-roundup-2012 - NE Roundup 2012 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2178&title=winter-camp-french-creek-pa - NE Winter Camp 2011-2012 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1790&title=anyone-interested-in-a-ne-roundup - NE Roundup 2011 Our 2013 NE Roundup suggestions are: Quechee VT Lake George NY Cape Cod, MA Bar Harbor, ME Portland/Boothbay ME The following 2 posts (posts #2 and #3) will be reserved for future easy reference on where & when we decide, who's attending and links to other Roundup relevant info such as activities & restaurants. A facebook event will be created as we get closer to the date for crossposting. Re: a possible 2012-2013 Winter Camp, there will be a separate thread on that for clarity and easy reading while on the road :)
------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
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Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2012 at 7:28am
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Space reserved for the Summary for the NorthEast 2013 Roundup. DATE: CAMPGROUND INFO ATTENDEES * indicates event organizers - indicates rpodnation attendees Additional Notes: 1) I will update this list as more sign up. If you are not on the list after you have confirmed your reservation with the campground and it's been 2 days since you have posted your site # in this thread, please PM me your Site # so I can add you to the list. facebook event: If you would like to be sent a facebook invite, join the r.pod facebook group as I will be sending out the details as an event invite as we get closer to the date. See you all there! ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2012 at 7:29am
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Reserved for further roundup info. ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2012 at 10:51pm
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We might be interested in This. Bar Harbour and Portland are both within range for us. July and August are good for us . As a matter of fact we will probably be in upstate New York for the weekend of the 11 August so the weekend before the 2nd 3rd and 4th of August would be good as we could be be in the area already.
------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: Paige
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2012 at 9:45am
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Don't know how far people would like to travel,,,but this past past summer we went to Southwick State Park on Lake Ontario, near Pulaski, NY. It was gorgeous. You have the option of camping right by the beach, but it can be windy. We camped at a loop away from the water, but biked down to the beach. It was like being on the ocean. The beach was great and the sunsets were spectacular. We had electricity and just filled up our water tank before setting up. ------------- Paige and Pete 2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents 
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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2012 at 3:51pm
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The New England round up sounds really nice. All the locations are easy travel for us. We would definitely be interested. ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2012 at 11:09pm
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At this year's roundup a location was discussed as an option for next year, but someone else will have to name it, I don't remember.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2012 at 9:01am
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Changed the wording of my original post from "nomination" to "suggestion", which is what I actually meant to say. So please, if anyone has a favourite camping spot or destination they would like to recommend for the 2013 NE roundup please speak up :D ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2012 at 10:53am
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I wish we were closer. We love Maine, and Bar Harbor is really great. Next summer will not be the summer for long vacations for us. ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2012 at 6:30pm
:( We might end up closer to you as the 2012 one was in PA  Not sure what the suggestions were at the 2012 Roundup, so we'll have to wait till the attendees chime in. ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2013 at 12:37pm
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It's almost time to dewinterize in the NorthEast! Let the suggestions roll in for the 2013 NorthEast Roundup! ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: ron_whitt
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2013 at 3:46pm
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Lake George would be great for us. Any time in the summer months from mid June to mid Sept. So far this is the only round up I've heard of that would be somewhat close to us. Would love to be kept in the loop if the round up is in NY. ------------- Ron & Shirley 2020 Tacoma 2012 177 rpod |
Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2013 at 4:51pm
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We're trying to remember the suggestion from last roundup... Believe it was a name with Pine and maybe Creek in it, and in SE Pa. I can't seem to find it on a search, though. Do those names strike a chord with anyone? We would like to head up the Hudson toward the St Lawrence this summer after the NC roundup, maybe in August or September, so that area is of interest to us. Walt ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2013 at 8:00pm
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Southern California? ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2013 at 11:00pm
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We came up with the suggested campground from the fall roundup...it was Oak Creek in SE PA, now called Adventure Bound oak Creek Resort. On second look, it looks a bit too resorty. ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 10:00pm
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That happened to our favorite campground. For decades it was rustic, low-key and far from resorty (love that word). After we discovered it we got to enjoy it for 4-5 years before it was bought out and turned into a 5-star RV resort. We still love the location just not all of the 5-star additions - or 5-star price... ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2013 at 10:33am
Can we suggest something a located a bit more east this year?  Still having TV problems....------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: The E Train
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2013 at 9:14pm
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We're game for a NE roundup - as we missed last years due to an illness.
Have at least 1 trip per month currently scheduled. Headed to the Lake George region at the end of August - that will be our first "boondocking" experience. I'm OK with it - my wife just figured out that no electric means no A/C... She's currently in shock. ------------- "What happens in the POD, stays in the POD." 2002 Dakota (pulling a) 2012 R-Pod 176T |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2013 at 8:31pm
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Just turn on the bathroom fan and open the windows, it brings in a nice breeze. I still prefer A/C because of the humidity, though.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: The E Train
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:12am
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I seem to remember an A/C mod that included adding a soft-start capacitor which would allow a Honda EU 2000i generator (or equivalent) to run the A/C. Am I remembering that right? ------------- "What happens in the POD, stays in the POD." 2002 Dakota (pulling a) 2012 R-Pod 176T |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2013 at 8:23am
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Google "hard start mod".. MOST find a 2000i will start the A/C with that mod.
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Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2013 at 11:29am
We're getting major work done on our TV  and so we're stuck for the next week or so. We were thinking of heading up to ME again in August and then a few Cape Cod trips in September through October. Depending on how our TV is after the work, we may have to skip our annual VT trip due to the hills. Having just moved last month, we're just not that organized yet Is anyone interested in a Cape Cod September Roundup? (i.e. after the insane crowds leave) ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2013 at 11:12am
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We would be up for it! It's like home for us. Nickerson SP or a private campground? Walt ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2013 at 5:05pm
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We heard good things about Nickerson but haven't tried them yet. We stayed at Sweetwater Forest in Brewster and then another one when we did P-town. ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: Paige
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2013 at 7:40am
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No decisions yet about a NE roundup? ------------- Paige and Pete 2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2013 at 5:00pm
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Any takers this year? Not sure if we'll be able to make it since we already have one campout (a Girl Scout event) scheduled for the last weekend of Sept.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2013 at 5:17pm
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We have had our spies out looking at Sweetwater CG. Sister in law says it looks like a nice place. We will probably go mid-sept or early October if they are till open. We have a wedding in Chicago last weekend of September. ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2013 at 7:27pm
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This one? http://www.sweetwaterforest.com/ - http://www.sweetwaterforest.com/
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Paige
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2013 at 8:20pm
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We are leaving for Jacksonville Florida on October 12, pulling the rPod. So we probably won't be able to attend . ------------- Paige and Pete 2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents
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Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2013 at 8:27pm
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That's the place! And the Cape is very different in the fall without all the summer folk and tourists! ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2013 at 9:00pm
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Melissa and I both grew up on the Cape ( me in Hyannis and Melissa from Cotuit). It is a great place and is beautiful in the fall!! We would love to attend but will be heading back to Cape Hatteras the last week of Sept and not coming back until Nov 1.......the surf fishing is calling!! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2013 at 9:01pm
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Paige, sorry to hear that, although if we held it someplace between NY and FL you could make a stopover one night... ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2013 at 10:16am
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We've stayed at Sweetwater Forest and really like how many trees there are there. Each campsite seems very private almost like a state park but with additional benefits such as water and electric. They supposedly have a doggie daycare on site too (which was what got us looking at them in the first place), but we didn't have a chance to use their services. Our TV has been in and out of the shop and now we are comfortable with it towing the pod, but will most likely upgrade in the coming year to something bigger as we are looking to do Lake Placid or Northern VT next year :) Greg's work schedule is changing on a daily basis and things are up in the air for us at the moment. We were originally thinking of the 3rd weekend of September but not sure now. ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:14pm
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Anyone available the weekend of Oct 18th? I could go as far north as northern PA, like Wilkes-Barre or Williamsport. Lots of state parks up there, we were at Hickory Run state park south of Wlkes-Barre this weekend.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 9:20pm
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Sorry tech, i already committed to a set of seminars on Sandy Recovery that weekend. This will b a slim camping season with all that has been going on. We will try to get away sometime in October. It looks like a NE roundup is out of the question, too. Sorry, Tracy. Walt ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: Paige
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 8:57am
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By that weekend, we will be in Florida. Sorry, Paige ------------- Paige and Pete 2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 1:03pm
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No problem, sorry to miss Podsible & Paige. Just throwing a date out there to see if anything sticks. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: rex
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2013 at 8:19pm
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Thoughts on VIRGINIA,WYTHEVILLE,LEXINGTON,HILLSVILLE,EVEN NORTH CAROLINA If I had power on my property in WVA I WOULD INVITE ALL PODDERS TO GO THERE,
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2013 at 12:28pm
South is good, too, although it would then have to be called the 2013 SE Roundup, or maybe the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Roundup. 
Maybe somewhere west of DC in VA or WV? Lots of parks/forests there and pretty countryside. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Paige
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2013 at 7:02pm
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We could make Columbus a day weekend,,,Oct 11... If it is south of New York. ------------- Paige and Pete 2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents
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Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2013 at 8:14pm
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How far south? VA, DE, MD, NJ? ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: Paige
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2013 at 2:18pm
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Any of those choices would be fine! We will be on our way to Florida! ------------- Paige and Pete 2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents
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Posted By: Paige
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2013 at 7:07pm
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What about Elk Neck State Park in Maryland? Anyone ever camp there? We are heading south to Florida and would love to camp a little instead of zooming down south as fast as you can. We are going to be leaving our upstate NY home on Columbus Day weekend,,,thinking of leaving at the beginning of the weekend instead of the end so we can enjoy some new campgrounds. ------------- Paige and Pete 2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents
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Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2013 at 8:13pm
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Love to! But... When are you coming back? Unfortunately, We have a memorial service on Long Island that week end... I know Paige is not up for a winter week end up here in the Mid Atlantic, how 'bout the res of us? We need someplace to go. We're up for a cold weather venture. Walt ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: Paige
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2013 at 8:26pm
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We won't be back until May. We take our rPod down to Florida in the fall. Then when we are living in Fort Myers, we go out to the wonderful Florida State Parks. We also head to the Keys for a week. ------------- Paige and Pete 2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2013 at 9:14pm
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We just camped at Elk Neck this spring. Loved the area and plan to go back. When we were there the leaves weren't on the trees yet so there was a great view of the bay. A month from now the leaves will probably still be there so the view may not be as great. There's a small town nearby with a "main street" for shopping, dining, etc. Near the campground there's a lighthouse. Takes a mile hike to get to it but its high up on a bluff with a great view. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2013 at 10:32pm
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We've been up in Canada for the past few weeks. Might do Quechee VT area in a few weeks or even Provincetown, Cape Cod. At least we're hoping to get the pod out at least once this year :( ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |