Notes

Bingo

Bingo Cards

Our "Travel Bingo" has evolved over time. 

We went from a simple bingo cards to a multi-bingo card. 

Each card has a starting city and a ending city.

You can make your own bingo cards here : https://bingobaker.com/

The shaded areas and Start/End header were added with Adobe Acrobat. 

This is our current card as of 8/4/2024 - Bingo Cards - 8-4-2024.pdf

Bingos are archived by :

Square List
Amish
Animals
Anti Solar/Wind Signs
Cannabis Store
Club / Lodge
Collapsing Barn/House
College
Child Sign
"Dollar" Store
Golf Course
Library
Masonic Temple
Police / Fire
Policitical Flags & Signs
Religious Signs
Sasquatch / Mothman
Satellite Dishes
State Park / Preserves
Solar Farms / Panels
Tracks w/o Signals
"Thin Line" Flags
VFW / American Legion
Unusual Street Signs
Windmills

 

Bingo Cards for 2025

https://bingobaker.com/view/8658106

Amish / Mennonite 
American Legion / Club / Lodge / VFW 
Anti Solar / Wind Signs
Body of Water (Any)
Bookstore / Library
Cannabis Store
Defunct Gas Station
"Dollar" Store
Golf Course
"Justice for" Signs
"Just Plain Weird"
Kitty / Doggy
Masonic Temple
Marathon / Sunoco Station
Incorrect Holiday Decorations
"Old Schoolhouse" / Train Depot
Political Flags & Signs
"Pure Michigan" Landmark / Sign
Sasquatch / Mothman
State / National - Park / Preserve
Solar Farms / Panels / Big Windmills
Spooky House / Obviously Haunted House
Theater / Dance Studio
Unique Street Signs

Bingo Cards (1) - 3-15-2025.pdf

Bingo Cards (2) - 3-15-2025.pdf


Counters

This is a list of things we tally and why :

Equipment

Main Equipment

There are certain things we take with us on every trip. 

Many of the items have been gathered and assembled over time

Most of them are here : https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2SI0ID5QHDJKR?ref_=wl_share

They include :

Weather Spotting

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Recently, we received training in NWS's Skywarn program.

Skywarn spotters are tasked with reporting various kinds of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service.

In case we do encounter any hazardous weather, we carry the following :

We also have a weather monitor with an external sensor -  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CJJKWRFC/

The sensor is mounted inside of the front bumper and measures Temperature, Humidity and Barometric Pressure. Temperature can be touchy since it is detecting it from the car and the road. While in motion, it is fairly accurate. 

Navigation

Google has been very helpful with navigating our travels. 

We have a custom Google Map we use as a virtual "Push Pin Map" of every place that we have been so far : https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1GUlGp4S97MW3H8yPRD00rN5Dz17pOkw&ehbc=2E312F

You will notice that some places are marked as "No Entry". We don't really want to drive around busy cites because it is really hard to see things and it is time consuming. We will use them as a start and stop point, but not something to spend hours driving around. 

We try to limit the amount of cities we visit to 10, which is a good round number. 

Google Maps is great if you want to plot course. Example : https://maps.app.goo.gl/yjFSJASnLZPm9w8d9 

For navigation, Waze or  Google Maps work well and are great at avoiding speed traps. 

Places to Go

These are places that we would like to eventually see :

Tracking & Logging

There are several things we log and track when traveling. Mostly for our own interests.