Awake: 5:08am Temp 59 Clear Overnight @ South Charleston, Ohio
Our requested pull through parking site yesterday was not as advertised:
As soon as we pulled in, we knew the Suzuki would have to be disconnected
in order to drive the motorhome out. The beauty of a pull through is the
car need not be disconnected!
So @ 1 min after 8:00am (quiet hrs over) this morning, I detach the car &
park it off to the side. Next I back up the bus enough to have the radius
to make the turn circle…..then re-attach our Suzuki & we are on our way @
8:20am.
Smooth roads today on I-70 thru Ohio, Indiana & Illinois. Arrive @ the
Casino Queen RV Park in East Saint Louis, Illinois @ 2:02pm central time.
Today’s travel: 6=32 time 378.8 miles 40.88 gal 9.27 mpg
57.9 avg speed
Nice campground…. We stayed here October 5, 2004 & liked both the area &
the price, so why not do it again. The St. Louis Arch frames the Casino
Queen from our vantage point. It’s very hot here so we sit outside on our
camping chairs in the shade & let the steady breeze cool us down a little.
Rather than have Kathy cook a hot meal, I suggest we simply walk over to
the Casino (10 min) & have dinner over there. We wait until after 7:00pm
to walk across the hot asphalt parking area to the Casino restaurant &
have their buffet dinner. It was not too shabby.
Next, we go downstairs & board the Casino Queen Riverboat, walk around &
watch some of the gaming action. It was very crowded….very few open seats.
One thing I appreciated: it had a no smoking section. We return to our bus
@ 9:30pm.
Today’s travel high temp= mid 90’s Lights out: 10:33pm
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