On the road again

With the swamp creature in our rear view mirror (actually the Airstream is in my rear view) we headed out in rain showers for our next stop…Indianapolis, Indiana.

The effects of Helene on the weather even in Western PA all the way to Indiana were very apparent with lots of rain. Im getting old clearly as the drivers didn’t seem to be bothered by slick roads with standing water. I stayed in my lane and forged on being passed at 80-90 mph by drivers on their way to the Indy 500 (did I mention we were on our way to Indianapolis). That said I had good company and Sirius XM so we listened to CNN until my ears were bleeding from all the political back and forth and then switched to Beatles and 80-2000’s music. Hoping for sun or at least no rain at some point soon.

I was amazed at how hilly Ohio was. Pennsylvania sue but for some reason I thought Ohio was flat. Not where we were. But on some of the plateau’s we started to see more and more farmland. Very green and big. Not Big Sky Montana mind you but big enough even with the clouds and rain. Another beautiful state. We have friends that live in our old condo complex in FL that have a farm in Ohio but it was just out of the way enough we couldn’t stop but would have loved to. Sorry Terry and Jona.

We arrived in Indy with a break in the rain just as we arrived to our next stop a KOA Holiday. Im slow to catch on but it seems that KOA journeys are more geared to quicker stays and KOA Holidays are geared toward family vacations. The entrance and entire campground was very nicely landscaped and we were greeted by very friendly front desk people who were efficient and has us on our way to our site in minutes. Disappointing to Jo there was no Lagoon this time but she did think the fields behind us were a “bit creepy“ at night. No bunny this time though and the last walk of Mocha was uneventful.

The entertainment available was amazing with horses, goats (two of Jo’s favorites) as well as dog parks (big and small), a water park and pool, pan for gems sluice way (can buy panning material in the store) Jo was sad I didn’t keep the shark tooth she found….I should have oh well.

There were also free bike/trikes hard to describe they are low to the ground like some athlete training bikes Ive see. And they had really cool Glamping tents/cabin like structures you can rent. Im sure Ive missed some stuff but trees and grass and lots to do. One of the nicest KOA’s we’ve ever been in.

Despite being not far from I-70 we were able to sleep without the AC on and no real noise til AM.

After mailing a postcard to the grandkids as promised we headed out.

Next stop St. Louis…arch tour and dinner with friends tomorrow. They live across the street from us in the winter and live in Peoria in the summer. Looking forward to seeing them and going up in the arch.

Another one in the books.