Hi Everyone,
We are steadily making our way towards home. Monday night we spent the night in Illinois on the Illinois River at the State Park in Marseilles. I was so close to my brother and his family that it was a bit frustrating! Thank goodness we had a great visit on our way out... It was a very nice park that had electric so there was A/C thankfully for the night. It continues to be hot and humid; perhaps it’s summer’s last hurrah... I BBQ’d dinner ,which we enjoyed inside in the cool and then we went for a short walk around before settling in for the night.
The river is having major work done. They appear to be re-doing the Dam or at least shoring ip up. There were still many water fowl on the river and birds were flying around the treetops.... This park also has the fox squirrel as apposed to the grey squirrels at home . Perhaps all the work being done on the river is contributing to the water being off color, but it’s very similar to our Hudson River at home. Coming back into a highly populated area that produces this situation also takes some adjusting. It’s hard to believe that at one time ALL the waters in this country were as clear as the rivers and streams in Wyoming and the Adirondacks ....
We drove a full day on Tuesday and made it almost halfway through Ohio. We ended up finding a campground in Gibsonburg called Eagle Lake camping resort. It was a lovely campsite on a community lake. When we stopped at the office to register we were greeted by a nice woman who proceeded to give us a ton of paperwork that included a waiver of liability that released them of responsibility for things that can occur; including storm damage. This is the first time we’ve ever been asked to do such a thing. Apparently, this area has produced severe weather and is in a tornado area! She mentioned at check in, that they were keeping an ‘eye on” the radar since there was storms in the area.... We set up camp and thankfully were able to pull in some TV stations that gave the local weather. As it turns out there were some storms during the night with lightning and thunder were they were not too bad...
That evening we took a walk to town that went through a town park with ball fields and it let to a veterans memorial park with a pond. It was surrounded by various sculptures that are donated to the town and also some that are for sale by local artists. All in all, it was a very picturesque place to spend time strolling around. We came into Main Street and got our bearings so that we could go to the store in the morning.
After getting up and settling things for departure we walked into town to the local bakery to pick up a few things. I have to say that this would be a lovely town to raise a family in. Ron and I both agree that it would be a really nice place to live... It reminds me of the fictional town of Mitford (it really does Sandra!) that I am currently reading and seems rather idyllic and serene...
We are driving through Ohio today and Pennsylvania and will try to stay around Rochester for the night..
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