Awake: 5:55am Temp 52 sleep 7+11 cloudy overnight @ Corydon, Kentucky.... Wal-Mart parking lot.
I ran the generator for an hr this morning while Kathy was doing some light shopping @ Wal-Mart.
Then we left @ 8:10am & drove on, following I-64 to Louisville & changing to I-71 northbound. About (251) miles from Corydon, we made a fuel stop @ a Pilot Travel Center in Pendleton, Kentucky. 143.4 gal @ 2.99.9 per gallon.
Just as I finished fueling, the mist turned to drizzle & then rain; about the same time, Melissa called from PA. So to keep our recently clean coach...clean, I pulled out of the fueling area, & into a truck parking spot & shut the engine down. We both had a good (25) min total chat about some of their adventures to, during & from Anchorage, Alaska.
After her call, while waiting for the rain to subside, we had some lunch & finally, spots of blue could be seen above so we took to the road again. I-71 started out fairly smooth & then the further north we went, the rougher the road got. Many times I would hop into the left lane just to avoid the repair patches, which seemed to be rougher . Approaching downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.
We both wanted to stop @ a Costco store for more groceries before arriving @ our destination today & fortunately, using the computer, Kathy found an easy off/easy on Costco that would work for us before the rush hour began in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Deerfield Township Costco was located across from a Super Target store & combined; there was a huge parking area...which accommodated our bus nicely. We did our shopping, grocery & otherwise & we were back "on the road again" within (40) min.
As we continue northbound on I-71, Kathy began the campground search using our books, computer & cell phone. It took awhile but finally she honed in on the Richland County Fairgrounds, Mansfield, Ohio.
She called but only got a recording stating that the office was closed & listing numbers of other offices. She called one of those numbers & was referred to another. The next call was to be to the man who was in charge of the campground, but he was out of town so his wife gave Kathy another number to call. Another number, another wife! But she got our number & said she'd have her husband call, which he did.
Dean agreed to meet us at an exit off of I-71 & lead us to the Fairgrounds campground. The meeting went without a hitch, but following him in his car on the long drive thru city streets & sharp turns with some low hanging tree limbs...got my attention. Ah, at last we arrived & were led to a parking spot on the road with only a regular house electrical outlet on a tall post.It was kind of funny but we chuckled to ourselves.
Dean, who usually had nothing to do with the campground, went in search of help. He returned & had us follow him again to the real campground. This time we were facing the wrong way & had to follow him again, making a rather tight turn.
Finally, in a position on the road where we could extend our shore cable & water hose about 40 ft to the hookups, we did just that. It only took about 2 hours from hwy exit to campsite, but we finally settled in. Dean was very nice & gentle & really tried to help us, but he was definitely out of his element.
Showing one small section; we were the only campers in this campground of over (200) sites.
Today's travel: 317 miles 6+26 drive time 54 gal used 5.9 mpg 49 avg speed.
Dinner: Tuna steak, rice with golden raisins, mixed salad & a cutie.
Lights out: 12:16
I ran the generator for an hr this morning while Kathy was doing some light shopping @ Wal-Mart.
Then we left @ 8:10am & drove on, following I-64 to Louisville & changing to I-71 northbound. About (251) miles from Corydon, we made a fuel stop @ a Pilot Travel Center in Pendleton, Kentucky. 143.4 gal @ 2.99.9 per gallon.
Just as I finished fueling, the mist turned to drizzle & then rain; about the same time, Melissa called from PA. So to keep our recently clean coach...clean, I pulled out of the fueling area, & into a truck parking spot & shut the engine down. We both had a good (25) min total chat about some of their adventures to, during & from Anchorage, Alaska.
After her call, while waiting for the rain to subside, we had some lunch & finally, spots of blue could be seen above so we took to the road again. I-71 started out fairly smooth & then the further north we went, the rougher the road got. Many times I would hop into the left lane just to avoid the repair patches, which seemed to be rougher . Approaching downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.
We both wanted to stop @ a Costco store for more groceries before arriving @ our destination today & fortunately, using the computer, Kathy found an easy off/easy on Costco that would work for us before the rush hour began in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Deerfield Township Costco was located across from a Super Target store & combined; there was a huge parking area...which accommodated our bus nicely. We did our shopping, grocery & otherwise & we were back "on the road again" within (40) min.
As we continue northbound on I-71, Kathy began the campground search using our books, computer & cell phone. It took awhile but finally she honed in on the Richland County Fairgrounds, Mansfield, Ohio.
She called but only got a recording stating that the office was closed & listing numbers of other offices. She called one of those numbers & was referred to another. The next call was to be to the man who was in charge of the campground, but he was out of town so his wife gave Kathy another number to call. Another number, another wife! But she got our number & said she'd have her husband call, which he did.
Dean agreed to meet us at an exit off of I-71 & lead us to the Fairgrounds campground. The meeting went without a hitch, but following him in his car on the long drive thru city streets & sharp turns with some low hanging tree limbs...got my attention. Ah, at last we arrived & were led to a parking spot on the road with only a regular house electrical outlet on a tall post.It was kind of funny but we chuckled to ourselves.
Dean, who usually had nothing to do with the campground, went in search of help. He returned & had us follow him again to the real campground. This time we were facing the wrong way & had to follow him again, making a rather tight turn.
Finally, in a position on the road where we could extend our shore cable & water hose about 40 ft to the hookups, we did just that. It only took about 2 hours from hwy exit to campsite, but we finally settled in. Dean was very nice & gentle & really tried to help us, but he was definitely out of his element.
Showing one small section; we were the only campers in this campground of over (200) sites.
Today's travel: 317 miles 6+26 drive time 54 gal used 5.9 mpg 49 avg speed. Dinner: Tuna steak, rice with golden raisins, mixed salad & a cutie.
Lights out: 12:16
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