Friday we left Washington PA heading to Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. We had reservations there, but when we got there the Office was closed. The full hook-up sites were all full when I called so we were given a water and electric site (now we did count 8 full hook-up sites open the whole time we were there). Saturday we got up and headed out to breakfast, but the first 4 gates we stopped at were closed. Brad actually stopped and asked for directions to get off the base, the roads were laid out kind of strange and there was no gate in site. We finally make it out to breakfast, then go check out a couple of city parks, hoping to find a dog run....no luck, then off to find the commissary and exchange. Back to the RV and start packing up the few things we had out, ready for another move tomorrow. We had hoped to get to the museum, but next trip, just not enough time in our one day stay.
Sunday up, packed and on the road by 11:00, and as we were driving over to the gate...there sat Air Force One (is the Pres. here or not), oh well, over to Wal-Mart for supplies and back on the road about 12:30, this time heading to the Sugar Creek Campground in Crawfordsville, Indiana. We stopped for fuel around 2:00 pm Brad opened both fuel doors to help vent the tank,....but with the slope of the ground fuel was running out the low side as he put it in the high side, oh no!! When we got into Indiana we got off route 70 to travel route 40, a much nicer road and a little slower pace. About 20 minutes of being on the road, the bugs are so bad, Brad does the smart thing and hits the wipers and washers.....not so smart, smeared them to the point it was a pull over and wash the windows with a bucket and water. Down the road some more and we hit them again, I have attached a picture, and this is within 15 miles of the first washing we had to stop and wash the windshield again. Back on the road and we finally pulled into the campground about 5:15, found our spot and got set up. We did a little stroll through the CG, pretty nice place. A quick dinner on the grill and all off to bed early, the drives tend to tire us out.  |
| Breakfast in a safe!! |
During the night we had a horrendous thunderstorm blow threw, it woke me up, but I rolled over and went back to sleep, Brad on the other got up until the storm was over, then tossed and turned the rest of the night.....the next day we figured out why. Monday morning when he went outside, he found that he had forgotten to close the two big bins on the drivers side of the coach, and they were soaked. Oh what fun....clean all the stuff out of the bins, including the wet file cabinet and then leaving them open during the day to dry out. Out for breakfast, the place was ok, then did a geocache in town, shopped at the antique store (yes I did make a purchase), then headed back home. We had chicken on the grill and did some long strolls through the camp ground. I would come back here if we are ever passing by this area again.
Tuesday morning we got up and did a walk up through the primitive camping area....which I think is just a big as the rest of the CG. Most of those sites are right on the Creek and very nice.....I remember those days, just not for me anymore. Brad made breakfast on the grill, then time to clean up and head to town for groceries and Brad a hair cut. Back home, did some checking on the rafting or canoeing on the creek, planning for tomorrow. We also found out that this place was totally flooded earlier this year, a levee up stream broke and the CG was completely under water, to the point a couple of RV's and the campground's 500 gallon propane tank went down stream.....ouch. A lazy night here at camp, a quick chat with Shane, pork chops for dinner and all the windows open, yea it finally cooled off for a nice night of sleeping.
We got up today, after pulling up the covers to be comfortable through out the night...yea. Well we planned on tubing today, but at noon it is only 69 degrees....I don't think I'm getting in the water. So we head into town, pizza for lunch and off to the Carnegie Museum. Not bad, and we had to come back since we did the geocache here on Monday. Then off to another geocache and of course it brings us to another museum, the Rotary Jail Museum. This place was amazing, the guide, not the best, but the whole concept of the rotary jail was amazing.
Off to Illinois tomorrow,
Diane and Brad
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