From State Park to State Park

This morning we took our sweet time in getting road ready. Only about 250miles shouldn't take all day. Our destination for this rather cloudy day was another Ohio State Park - the Buck Creek State Park near Springfield.

Our choice for this park has a very special reason. You may want to read about it in a posting from April 10-2024 and April 12-2024

Today, we met the ladies who were of great help when we were broken down with our transmission.

And today they came out to the State Park with a full-on chicken dinner. Boy, there was so much to talk about we had a great time with each other.

The weather did turn rainy, but it's not a big deal now that we are safe in the park.

Tomorrows adventure will take us down the I-70 via Indianapolis towards Saint Louis. I have written about that highway before because of the really bad condition of the pavement. We have heard about improvements being made so we'll try it again. 

So we will get back to it tomorrow.
 

With Dixie At Geneva State Park

 We got the wheels rolling again, and decided to have a shorter run today. 

300miles would do it and get us down to Lake Erie and Geneva State Park.

 This time of the year available spots are easy to find in State Parks.

Again we had great weather, very little wind, not much traffic and no drama whatsoever.

Days like this are always the best and worth to remember after years gone by.

After arriving in the State Park and picking a site, we went for a long walk heading over to the beach. 

Not many campers here alright. We were so amazed about how warm it still was. 

What a relief from the cold days we had to begin with. Btw, an electric site at Geneva can be had for $35 - a bargain these days. They have great very clean shower houses as well.

Happy Roads

The weather Gods are still with us as we traveled under super blue skies again. The hills {mountains) of Massachusetts and New York are a challenge for our rig but we have done most of it at 50mph.

We do miss our Class A. It is more roomy, has more power and does not have to fill fuel every 200 miles. It's easier to handle than
this white box behind the van. But it definitely costs a lot more running down the road.

Albany, NY

We enjoyed admiring the colourful countryside along the I-90.

Calling it an early day we turned into a Walmart we have been staying in earlier, at Oneida,NY. This really is a great spot if one is willing to travel a few miles off the interstate.

The place is called W A M P S V I L L E , which certainly has a funny ring to it.

Lunch along the road

We also loved the drive along the scenic Mohawk River

GONE

 After weeks of planning and hectic packing we hit the road today. We are traveling with our trusty Flagstaff TT and though we hate the price of gas, we are confident that we will save big by using our gas driven van rather than the diesel Class A. In fact, when we stopped for gas along the Maine Turnpike I came across a Class A being at the pump ahead of us. His filler had stopped and in passing I read $450.  FOUR-HUNDRED-FIFTY!

The guy was from California and he is up to "lose" $3000 before rolling up in front of his home.

But nough said about that. Our traveling weather couldn't have been better. Blue sky and sunny skies and wonderful fall colours along the road.

Took a short lunch break at Tidal Falls, ME before heading on south.

Are camped for the night at our usual spot at the NH Liquor Sales along the Interstate. Yes we checked out their offers of the day. :-))