Good Friends, Good Food, Good Camping

We have been parked at the Taylor Farm since Thursday.  We so enjoy this family and their beautiful property.

Ron, his daughter, Tracy, and Carolyn

Kathy, Roy, Julie, Carolyn, Craig and Ron

We met Carolyn's brother and sister-in-law while camping in Arizona this past winter.  They drove up from Spencer so we could all visit.  It's nice to have a Motorhome large enough for us all to sit in and relax.

Roy and Julie had their 5th Wheel here on the property because they have some flooding on the road to get back into their home. They spent the night, too.

One issue that we have had for the past few miles is that when we put the gear shift lever into PARK it blows the fuse for the dash gauges.  We took apart the steering column and found a wire that was pinched and had a bare spot.  We taped it and put it all back together, just to have it happen again.  We took it apart again and moved around some wires and put it back together.  We'll test it tomorrow when we head down the road.  Sure praying that it's fixed.

Ron has horses in a beautiful barn and pasture.

There's a creek that runs through their property and they have a picnic area here, but the high waters have caused the trees to fall inward.

The rain has everything in full bloom and looking it's best.

This is a very clever rocking chair.

The sun actually came out today and Carolyn helped me wash a little road grime off the Motorhome.

Ron drove us over to Rockville to take us to a unique place for lunch and then to an auction.

This metal bike is displayed outside of the Hog Pit Saloon.

We had lunch on Hog Slop Chips.

The Rockville Courthouse is being renovated.

 The auction had quite a variety of animals ready to be sold.

Jeff, we looked for one with a curly tail.

On the way home we took a drive through this covered bridge.

Thanks for having us for these past few days, Ron and Carolyn.  You are fun to be with and we always enjoy our time with you.

Blessings,

Kathy

Back Home Again in Indiana

We crossed over the swollen Wabash River today and back into our home State of Indiana.  You just can't help but to break into that famous song, "Back Home Again in Indiana".

We turned north and drove through Terre Haute which in the home of Indiana State University.  Craig and I attended Indiana University near Bloomington. This part of Indiana is on eastern time, so we lost another hour.  We will get it back once we get up to the northwest corner of the State.  Crown Point stays on Central time.  It's confusing, I know.

We found a nice campground near Bloomingdale.  We only drove 143 miles today and it rained on us the entire time.  It let up a bit just as we pulled in to Peaceful Waters Campground that also has an Old Goat Trading Post.

We had some lunch and Craig remembered that we had two frozen lemon squares that Mom had made for us.  Wow!  They were SO good.  Thanks, Mom!

Not "knee high by the 4th of July", but man high by the 8th.  I hope it will dry out in time for harvest.

We are just a few miles down Old 41 from Turkey Run State Park.  This place is full for the Covered Bridge Festival, but today, not so much.  It's really a beautiful piece of property with a nice pond.

Cabins for rent.

 

Someone has great talent with making carving out of old tree stumps.

Dave and Kathy own the place and Dave started showing us pictures of very large bass that were caught in the pond.  When Craig heard one was 8 lb 8 oz, he decided to wet a line.

I did some fishing, too, but we didn't catch anything.  The rain has the pond pretty stirred up.  

Aren't these carvings amazing?

Tomorrow we drive down the road a few miles to visit with Ron and Carolyn.  We met them nearly two years ago in a campground in Arizona.  They live in North Salem, Indiana.  We so look forward to seeing them and catching up on family happenings.

Blessings,

Kathy

Cloudy With a Change for Friends

Last night while still in MO we took an evening swim in the Parks huge pool.  Craig even dove off the platform and got a complement from one of the kids in the pool.

It rained some during the night and was sprinkling this morning.  The outlook was for more as the day went on, so we headed on down the road towards St. Louis.

It was drizzly and overcast most of the day, but we could see the Arch as we came through St. Louis.

We crossed over the Mississippi.  Wasn't it just last year, or the year before when it was so low that barges couldn't navigate?  I don't believe they will have any problems like that this year.

It isn't often that we go back to a campground we have stayed in, but today we did just that and just went 143 miles down the road to Timber Trails RV Park in Mulberry Grove, IL.

The view out our front window.

We are just 1/2 an hour north of Lake Carlyle.  The Lake is overflowing it's banks, too.

We have been here before to see my High School Friend, Betty.

We called and drove down to have dinner with her.  It's always good to renew friendships.  Betty and I played sports together before it was popular for women to do so.

We would have stayed longer, but Betty didn't invite us. 

HA HA, that's a joke for Betty.

We had such a nice visit over Walleye Sandwiches.

Betty owns cottages and cabins on the lake in Keyesport, IL.

Tomorrow, we will probably go a few more miles down the road.  We'll see in the morning.

Blessings,

Kathy