Jun 27, 2020 - Camp Decatur

We came into a fairly empty parking lot and were able to get spot 301 right near the building, however WiFi won’t come in from the eagle. On Sunday more people came in but this looks like a slow week. Greg came over Sunday and we went through what we’d like him to do and he took the cup holders. He is out of town over the 4th and will get to us next week. They would not take us on Monday so we checked in Tuesday and have Randy as our technician, he’s been on the rally team and is very experienced. He got the bedroom ac working, the living...

Jun 7, 2020 - Destination 1 - Versailles!

I stopped at Berea, KY to try to watch a youtube video of the graduation of my great nephews, Draven & Kanan. I did see the start of it but I needed to get back on the road so I would get to the park before it got too late to get water and then to get set up. Dolores met me and helped me get level, hooked up to electric, and get chairs out. I needed that help, too! It is hard to bend down to get blocks under the tires and levelers.

Apr 9, 2020 - Amish Country

2020-04-09. Amish Country This part of Indiana is the heart of Amish country. There is a different sense about the Amish here than in Pennsylvania. First, many Amish own the big RV companies, like Newmar, the manufacturer of our RV. They employ many Amish in the factory manufacturing the coaches and in the service area. Every business, including the grocery stores, pharmacies and other retail establishments has hitching posts in the parking lot for the horses. We are parked in the service center campground. All day long, in addition to the...

Apr 8, 2020 - The Fix

2020-04-08.Newmar Factory Service We were scheduled for service on the RV here in Nappanee, Indiana at the Newmar factory beginning Monday. They had scheduled us for four days of work but thankfully, today, Wednesday, they finished what they could. Apparently, the service department is not open on Good Friday and will be shutting down for the next two weeks. We had about 20 items for them to "fix" and seriously, these technicians were wonderful. First, our main tech was Brian and he actually listened to what we had to say about each item...

Oct 20, 2019 - Beautiful Fall Day for Traveling

Today's route took us along US 150 and US 136 in Illinois and Indiana on a beautiful fall day. I chose US 136 because it goes through Rantoul, IL. Chanute Air Force Base was located there, but it was decommissioned in 1993 and turned over to the local government. While active, it served as the center of Air Force technical training which included fire fighting. My father spent over 20 years as a civilian firefighter for the Air Force and at one point in the 70's attended school at Chanute. I've got some pictures of his graduating class, but...

Sep 19, 2019 - Back Home in Indiana

Not a bad day of traveling. We switched back and forth from I70 and US 40. I70 is a terrible road east of Indianapolis with lots of unevenness and pot holes that shook Winnie. Much smoother driving on US 40 and very little traffic and much more relaxing. I screwed up when we got to Indianapolis on US 40 when I chose top get back on the Interstate. the ramp onto I465 South was closed which was the way I wanted to go, so I got on I465 North and after a short distance it was bumper to bumper as far as you could see. Another bad decision to get...

Aug 31, 2019 - August and Holiday World in Indiana

Margie had been waiting to take her granddaughters somewhere and finally got to in August before school started. Margie loves amusement rides and especially roller coasters. Her oldest granddaughter also likes them. So, we took her to Holiday World in Indiana where they rode a lot of rides over and over. The younger granddaughter was busy with something else and didn’t go with us. Margie and the granddaughter especially rode all of the roller coasters. I was mostly just the photographer on the trip. I was wearing the Hawaiian shirt I bought...

Aug 14, 2019 - Indiana

Wednesday, August 14: Indianapolis Weather: A foggy morning in the low 70sF leaving Richmond, clearing after 10am, low 80sF through Indiana Route: Richmond, IN → I-70W → I-65N → I-465S → I-74W → I-80W Today's Plan: Drive 571 miles/8.5 hours west from Richmond, IN through Indianapolis and across the Mississippi River at Davenport to Des Moines, IA Highlights: - Preparing our Muesli and Kefir breakfast and building sandwiches for lunch took us longer than expected, delaying our 8:00 ETA by 45 minutes. Hubby was not concerned. Although we...

Aug 13, 2019 - Whitewater Gorge

Tuesday, August 13: A walk on the Cardinal Greenway Rail-Trail Weather: A rainy morning leaving PA, clearing after 10am, hot and humid in Indiana Route: Local roads leaving Pittsburgh → I-70 → Richmond Holiday KOA (See the Midwest USA map) Today's plan: Drive 281 miles/4.5 hours to the Richmond, Indiana KOA, walk a section of the Cardinal Greenway Trail and see Thistlewaite Falls Highlights: - Because we finished all the prepacking preparation by midnight last night we were able to pull out of our driveway 5 minutes before our 9:00 target...

Aug 8, 2019 - Cedar Creek Winery

Headed now out of Kentucky into Indiana towards the Cedar Creek Winery in Martinsville. We crossed over the Ohio River again seeing a pretty cool looking bridge followed by a nuclear power plant. Tried to Google the plants name however all I got was that there were NO active nuclear plants in Indiana. Google did picture and describe a plant in ruins that seemed to be in the same location as the one we were passing by which was obviously very active and working. There were no road signs identifying this plant either. A mystery. We went on to...

Jul 28, 2019 - Day 16

Today we had two goals for the day. We wanted to visit Rockville, billed as the covered bridge capitol of the world. Second we wanted to get closer to Chicago, Monday's destination. We started the day with our usual routine, and were on the road around 10:15. It was a 1.5 hour drive to Rockville. After stopping for gas, we arrived around noon. We drove around the town for a while, expecting to see signs or something to direct us to the bridges. Nothing. We did see a sign painted on a building that said the covered bridge festival happened...

Jul 27, 2019 - Day 15

Today we're visiting Vincennes, Indiana. Our plan is to visit the George Rogers Clark National Historic Site, and Grouseland, the home of William Henry Harrison. The day got started in what is becoming the usual way. Breakfast then pack, check out and get on the road at around 10:15. We drove the 2 hour drive to Vincennes and the George Rogers Clark Historic Site. I will admit, I had no idea who George Rogers Clark was. We arrived and went to the visitors' center. We were welcomed by a park employee who told us that the site consisted of a...