Awake: 4:58am Temp 43 sleep 4+42 mostly sunny overnight @ Mansfield, Ohio ...Fair Grounds.
Kathy did (1) laundry load this morning while I detached our Suzuki from the bus; then she drove to the front office to pay our &12.00 camping fee while I reeled in the Shore cable & water hose & pulled the coach about (30) feet forward to dump our gray water.
Before we left the campground, I sent an e-mail to Mark & Joan who live near Navarre, Ohio, telling them expect our arrival @ their place between (9:00 & 10:00am) this morning.
Getting out of this campground & motoring on U.S.-30 was so much easier than how Dean led us in.
We found U.S.-30 & headed east. After about (45) miles, we exited U.S.-30 east & headed south on State Road-21, then left on Brinker Rd & a left onto Beth Av where we saw both Mark & Joan up ahead waiting for our arrival. Time now: 9:50am.
Today's travel: 67 miles 1+57 time 13 gal used 5.3 mpg 34 mph avg speed.
Over a year ago, Mark was planning on inviting us to Ohio & to have us park in their driveway & stay awhile. But on October 13th of last yr, when we stopped for a short visit & parked @ the Baylor Beach campground for the night, he looked @ our coach & said to himself: "Wow! That thing is big."
Since then, he did some measuring & careful planning which convinced himself that "yes" this was workable. I had no idea that he was planning such a thing. So when I e-mailed him from Newell......my exact words were: "if you guys are going to be home basically this month, we would like to stop in & spend some time with you. By the way, how much weight can your driveway handle anyway? And that 50 amp plug, is that still located in the garage?"
Well, I was just kidding with him but as it turned out, he was definitely ready for us save for the 50-amp plug. I was leery about driving over the culvert as it is "40" yrs of age & rusty. And Kathy was apprehensive & most definitely opposed to the idea.
After a few more e-mails along the way, I was convinced we would be just fine. After detaching the Suzuki, the "eyes" took their respective positions & I pulled forward past the mailbox, then watching my mirrors & the guiding eyes + hand signals, I began the backing up process. Mark's new front sidewalk was missed by inches; Joan's small flower garden was also missed by inches. Next, the big barn & tree stump. Here my eyes had me doing a slow maneuver &, by golly, missing that tree stump by inches & getting close to the concrete & barn; all went well thanks to the efforts of the wonderful guiding team.
We sat & talked in the kitchen & updated each other for hrs.
Then, a delicious dinner by Joan: Pork roast, blue Hubbard squash, homemade rhubarb sauce, & homemade bread; all complimented by Mark's homemade wine.
After dinner, more talk & we invited them over to our coach for a late evening movie.
Sometime after 11:00pm, they returned to their beds & @ 12:24am, our lights went off.
Kathy did (1) laundry load this morning while I detached our Suzuki from the bus; then she drove to the front office to pay our &12.00 camping fee while I reeled in the Shore cable & water hose & pulled the coach about (30) feet forward to dump our gray water.
Before we left the campground, I sent an e-mail to Mark & Joan who live near Navarre, Ohio, telling them expect our arrival @ their place between (9:00 & 10:00am) this morning.
Getting out of this campground & motoring on U.S.-30 was so much easier than how Dean led us in.
We found U.S.-30 & headed east. After about (45) miles, we exited U.S.-30 east & headed south on State Road-21, then left on Brinker Rd & a left onto Beth Av where we saw both Mark & Joan up ahead waiting for our arrival. Time now: 9:50am.
Today's travel: 67 miles 1+57 time 13 gal used 5.3 mpg 34 mph avg speed.
Over a year ago, Mark was planning on inviting us to Ohio & to have us park in their driveway & stay awhile. But on October 13th of last yr, when we stopped for a short visit & parked @ the Baylor Beach campground for the night, he looked @ our coach & said to himself: "Wow! That thing is big."
Since then, he did some measuring & careful planning which convinced himself that "yes" this was workable. I had no idea that he was planning such a thing. So when I e-mailed him from Newell......my exact words were: "if you guys are going to be home basically this month, we would like to stop in & spend some time with you. By the way, how much weight can your driveway handle anyway? And that 50 amp plug, is that still located in the garage?"
Well, I was just kidding with him but as it turned out, he was definitely ready for us save for the 50-amp plug. I was leery about driving over the culvert as it is "40" yrs of age & rusty. And Kathy was apprehensive & most definitely opposed to the idea.
After a few more e-mails along the way, I was convinced we would be just fine. After detaching the Suzuki, the "eyes" took their respective positions & I pulled forward past the mailbox, then watching my mirrors & the guiding eyes + hand signals, I began the backing up process. Mark's new front sidewalk was missed by inches; Joan's small flower garden was also missed by inches. Next, the big barn & tree stump. Here my eyes had me doing a slow maneuver &, by golly, missing that tree stump by inches & getting close to the concrete & barn; all went well thanks to the efforts of the wonderful guiding team.
We sat & talked in the kitchen & updated each other for hrs.
Then, a delicious dinner by Joan: Pork roast, blue Hubbard squash, homemade rhubarb sauce, & homemade bread; all complimented by Mark's homemade wine.
After dinner, more talk & we invited them over to our coach for a late evening movie.
Sometime after 11:00pm, they returned to their beds & @ 12:24am, our lights went off.
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