Join us, a nurse and history teacher, as we explore locations for the average person while we travel the country in our RV and provide opinions from our perspective - the good, the bad and the ugly. We will also be exploring local yarn and quilt shops along the way.
We recap season one of Next Stop Somewhere, reflecting on our non-luxury, real-life RV trip that began after closing on our home on August 5, 2025 and ending back in New Hampshire.
Our trip by the numbers: 328 days, 41 stops in 26 states, and 25,000 miles driven.
Highlights included seeing all the Great Lakes, the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico coasts, but most of all: no catastrophic events (unless you count buying a new trailer and truck!) or tickets. We review standout and disappointing campgrounds such as James Island County Park (top overall), Thousand Trails Hershey and Mount Hood, Wilson/Daisy Barn Campground in Wilson NY, and Columbia Falls RV Resort near Glacier National Park.
15 Jul 2026
S1 E36: Rondout, NY—Campground Complaints and Beautiful Bagels!
Season Finale! We visit “lovely” Rondout/Kingston, New York, reviewing our unfortunate stay at Rondout Valley Thousand Trails Campground, kind of enjoy some food but love Sunrise Bagel & Deli and are entertained by the Running Deer Inn/Road Kill Cafe story. We visit yarn/fiber shops, the Mid-Hudson Valley Discovery Center, and a Kingston park with birds/animals.
We will be undergoing some SERIOUS changes in format and content for next season - stay tuned!
LINKS
Thousand Trails Rondout Valley RV Resort (https://thousandtrails.com/new-york/rondout-valley-rv-campground) - https://thousandtrails.com/new-york/rondout-valley-rv-campground
The Roost (http://www.theroostinstoneridge.com/) - http://www.theroostinstoneridge.com/
Kyoto Sushi (https://www.kyotokingston.com/) - https://www.kyotokingston.com/
Sunrise Bagel and Deli (https://sunrisebagelsanddeli.com/) - https://sunrisebagelsanddeli.com/
Running Deer Inn (https://therunningdeerinn.com/) - https://therunningdeerinn.com/
Yarn Farm (https://www.yarnfarmkingston.com/) - https://www.yarnfarmkingston.com/
Fab Yarns (https://www.fabulousyarn.com/) - https://www.fabulousyarn.com/
Hudson Valley Textile Project (https://www.hvtextileproject.org/) - https://www.hvtextileproject.org/
Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum (https://mhdm.org/) - https://mhdm.org/
1 Jul 2026
S1 E35 - Exploring Hershey & Harrisburg, PA: Campground Life, Markets, Museums, and Milton Hershey School
We cover three-weeks near Hershey, Pennsylvania - the Sweetest Place on Earth. Thousand Trails Hershey was first rate - despite being in the highly visible handicap site placement - with plenty to do, and plenty of nesting geese. A few mediocre restaurants are balanced by a standout brunch at Côte Rouge. Yarn store, fabric stores, and the historic Broad Street Market all get a visit along with the disappointing National Civil War Museum and Hershey’s Chocolate World tour that’s not REALLY a tour. All capped off with Louise’s recollections of being one of the first girls admitted to the Milton S. Hershey School. Spoiler: It was not a great time.
LINKS
Thousand Trails Hershey (https://thousandtrails.com/pennsylvania/hershey-rv-camping-resort) - https://thousandtrails.com/pennsylvania/hershey-rv-camping-resort
Coda Rouge (https://www.thecontinentalhbg.com/codarouge) - https://www.thecontinentalhbg.com/codarouge
Yankee Doodle Diner (https://www.yankeedoodlerestaurant.com/) - https://www.yankeedoodlerestaurant.com/
Bartolos Pizza (https://www.bartolospizzapalmyrapa.com/) - https://www.bartolospizzapalmyrapa.com/
Broad Street Market (https://www.broadstreetmarket.org/) - https://www.broadstreetmarket.org/
Midtown Scholar Books (https://www.midtownscholar.com/) - https://www.midtownscholar.com/
Underground Yarn and Book Store (https://undergroundyarnandbooks.com/) - https://undergroundyarnandbooks.com/
National Civil War Museum (https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/) - https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/
Hershey’s Chocolate World (https://www.chocolateworld.com/) - https://www.chocolateworld.com/
Milton S. Hershey School (https://www.mhskids.org/) - https://www.mhskids.org/
News Stories re: Milton S. Hershey School -
https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2021/06/pa-milton-hershey-school-students-scholarships-debt-investigation/ (https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2021/06/pa-milton-hershey-school-students-scholarships-debt-investigation/)
https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2010/05/milton_hershey_school_paid_3_m.html (https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2010/05/milton_hershey_school_paid_3_m.html)
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