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Bus Discussion => Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) => Topic started by: Melbo on August 08, 2023, 05:20:22 PM
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Just finished a 3100 mile road trip. Most of the way was through cooler weather however the heat caught up with us for a couple of days and then it cooled down again. Didn't see many bus conversions. Saw a lot of entertainers on the road. All in all pretty much uneventful other than the price of diesel kept going up as the trip went along.
Melbo and Billie
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Okay, but were did you go? You left out the most important piece of information. ;)
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Okay, but were did you go? You left out the most important piece of information. ;)
I don't know Gary... Just the fact that they're driving around is enough for me. I like going places, but I don't like to arrive. It's the driving around that I enjoy.
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I don't know Gary... Just the fact that they're driving around is enough for me. I like going places, but I don't like to arrive. It's the driving around that I enjoy.
So you just wander aimlessly around? Funny, I sometimes leave early in the morning and drive out on back roads in new places I have never been and have no idea where I was or was going until the middle of the afternoon, then I would get out my GPS and figure out how to get home. Mind you, I do that with my SUV, not my 40-foot-long bus, but maybe that would be more fun, aye? :-)
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On my last long road trip. Before covid. I left Lenoir NC. Headed to Manhattan Kansas. Took me 3 weeks to get there.
Did not have over 20 miles of interstate travel. Stayed in state or federal or other low cost parks.
Took me longer to get home. Got to see a lot of beautiful America.
I think I am the only bus nut that can go from Lenoir NC to Arcadia FL. without getting on the inter state hy.
uncle ned
uncle ned
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The highlights of the trip Denver, Casper WY Harrison NE Ainsworth NE Waukon IA Praire Du Chein WI Davenpor IA Seville IL Cambridge IL Marshfield MO Sayer OK. Stayed a couple of days most places. Took over three weeks. Checked out local culture and old friends. Went to rodeos and a tractor pull and other events. Floated in innertubes in the Spoon river. Ran 7 miles in Davenport IA. Went to three live music concerts. Ate way too much food and had a lot of fun. Most travel was two lane roads except the last two days heading home.
Melbo and Billie
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Sounds like a great trip Mel. Hope to see you again down south soon.
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Yes Gary we are going to Rocky Point in late October and Early November. We usually go there about twice a year. Spring and Fall.
Melbo and Billie
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I will be at Playa Bonita in November so Chuy can paint the back of my bus. Hope to see you there.
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What places do you recommend around Rocky Point? near the beach, parking for RV, prices?
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We park at playa de oro and don't take a toad. We bicycle every where we go. You can do the same from playa bonita also. A matter of preference.
Melbo and Billie
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We park at playa de oro and don't take a toad. We bicycle every where we go. You can do the same from playa bonita also. A matter of preference.
Melbo and Billie
I stayed at Playa De Oro last year and the cell phone service was terrible. I could not run my business without borrowing my neighbor's Starlink. I prefer staying at Playa Bonita on the other side of town. The spaces are more spacious as it is less crowded and in November, you can get spaces where nobody is beside you if you park away from the beach spots a couple of rows. It is $29/night unless you want beachfront then it is $35/night. That is where I will be.
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Gary
You are correct about the cell phone service at Playa De Oro.
Melbo and Espicially Billie She hated how bad it was.
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Gary
You are correct about the cell phone service at Playa De Oro.
Melbo and Espicially Billie She hated how bad it was.
I will never stay there again because of that. I need to keep up with BCM on my computer and I cannot do it there.
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I think next summer we are all gonna need a well deserved trip up North, We want to end it at Sturgis.
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I will never stay there again because of that. I need to keep up with BCM on my computer and I cannot do it there.
I use a StarLink with Wify calling enabled on the phone.
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I use a StarLink with Wify calling enabled on the phone.
My neighbor had that last year and he let me tap off his system. I would buy Starlink myself if I could afford it. I would have to sell a lot more subscriptions to have that kind of luxury in my bus. All I can afford is a Verizon Hotspot and that didn't work there.
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Maybe you could afford it if you sold the yacht. ;D
Jim
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Maybe you could afford it if you sold the yacht. ;D
Jim
Can I at least keep my plane?
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Can I at least keep my plane?
Then you may want to put pontoons on it! :^
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Is Buddy your co-pilot :^
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My neighbor had that last year and he let me tap off his system. I would buy Starlink myself if I could afford it. I would have to sell a lot more subscriptions to have that kind of luxury in my bus. All I can afford is a Verizon Hotspot and that didn't work there.
I have seen used StarLink Dishes as low as $325.00 on eBay. What do you pay monthly for your Verizon Hotspot?
There are a number of flat mount YouTube videos out there, just mount it and forget it.
I also checked the local craigslist and saw a guy who is renting a dish out for $20.00 a day...
Maybe we need a go fund me for Gary?
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I have seen used StarLink Dishes as low as $325.00 on eBay. What do you pay monthly for your Verizon Hotspot?
There are a number of flat mount YouTube videos out there, just mount it and forget it.
I also checked the local craigslist and saw a guy who is renting a dish out for $20.00 a day...
Maybe we need a go fund me for Gary?
I agree on the Go Fund Me. ;D
I pay $50/month for my Version Hotspot for 100 GB of data and $30/month for my T-Mobile Hotspot for 50 GB each month so jumping up to even $325 for the hardware and $150/month is a Giant Leap for me.
If BCM ever becomes profitable, I will take the leap, but Starlink is above my Pay Grade right now.
I also heard buying Starlink on eBay is iffy at best.
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The primary reason for starlink is access to the internet. I'm happy with cell data until you park where there is no signal, what ya gonna do? Calling ghostbuster don't cut it.
It would be great to hawk internet in remote spots. $120 was a lot but when it hit $150, it did sting. I'd love to hang a sign in the window to recapture some of that monthly fee or create a starlink club where we share it over the seasons. You only need ship the little white box which would not cost much at all. It could be hard to schedule and how do you structure the cost sharing of the access?
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Gary, maybe you should go back to being a Gigolo!...
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Hey don't laugh. Between that income and dancing every Saturday, I made pretty good bank.
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Guess that wasn't a recent picture.
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Guess that wasn't a recent picture.
You wouldn't want to see a recent picture. ;D