Saturday, April 9 – We pulled our of freezin' Springfield, IL, this morning heading east towards Ohio. We are watching the weather very carefully. We don't want to get into any of the white stuff.
Having commented on how nice the roads have been so far on our trip from Texas, I must say that Indiana wins with some of the worst roads in America (goodness….maybe worse than Louisiana!). Man did we hit some bone jarring holes in the road! By the end of the day, Marsha commented this was the worst results of bad roads she's seen in the 5th wheel. Things were thrown all over the place.
Our day's journey was a bit longer than planned. We had a planned to stop at the County Fairgrounds in Van Wert, OH. Upon arriving we found no one at the office, no one to answer the phone numbers, and no electrical power at the pedestal. With COLD weather predicted for the night, we decided to push on towards our final destination of Canton, OH, another 3-hours drive. Paul reported feeling pretty good, and felt he would have no problem extending the drive. Bella, our cat, was not too happy. She is not a fan of LONG drives.
So we continued our drive east on US-30. This road in Ohio was a welcome relief to our day's drive in Indiana. It's not often that Paul makes positive comments about Ohio roads, especially in early Spring. We cruised right along, and before we knew it, we were pulling into our driveway in Canton, OH. We did pass through some snow showers but nothing bad and especially nothing sticking to the roadways.
This is what our house looked like in Ohio on April 9. Maybe we arrived a bit too early.
We decided to wait until morning to move things from the RV to the house. Only a few necessities for the night. Paul did take the time to drain the water lines in the RV to prevent any freezing over night. The predictions were for temperatures to reach the low 20's by day break.
So we have arrived at our summer home in Canton. Bella found her nice warm spot in front of the furnace vent. Marsha has busied herself rearranging her life from RV living to the comforts of home. Paul is planning all types of summer projects.
We'll blog occasionally on summer doings and a couple trips we have planned. If you pass through Northeast Ohio give us a shout out and we'll try to meet up. Be safe with your summer travels.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
Louisiana roads were awful but we also found some mighty bad ones in California too. I think you DID arrive too early. That white stuff is SNOW !!!
ReplyDeleteAs you know we got home even earlier, did not drive in any snow and that's a good thing.
ReplyDeleteSettle in and enjoy your summer home in Ohio.
We normally pass through there in the fall but you are usually gone by then.
Welcome back to the Buckeye State... hope you have a great summer. Glad you got home safely. Yeah... some of those roads were just awful!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your summer, when and if it arrives!
ReplyDeleteWaaaay too early. I'm so surprised that Paul has projects already planned. Hahaha glad you arrived safely and have a great summer.
ReplyDeleteWaaaay too early. I'm so surprised that Paul has projects already planned. Hahaha glad you arrived safely and have a great summer.
ReplyDeleteHow does Bella voice her disapproval?
ReplyDeleteGood to be "home" in some ways. Nice to know where things are in the grocery store. (well I found one anyhow)
Click your ruby red slippers together and repeat, 'there's no place like home'.
ReplyDeleteGuess you got to Ohio a little too early:) But glad you made it safely:) I'm sure you'll be busy for a few days moving back into the "Big House."
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised you didn't keep going when you saw the snow on the lawn ;-) I'm sure it feels good to be home no matter the snow, which is probably long gone.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you got home WAY to early to me. 20s.... snow......YUCK
ReplyDeleteWorst roads than Louisiana, they must be bad.
Glad you made it home safely. It's a little to cold in Tennessee also, but no snow thank goodness we will let you keep that there! Lol
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it home safely. It's a little to cold in Tennessee also, but no snow thank goodness we will let you keep that there! Lol
ReplyDeleteAnd those roads feel doubly bad when riding in a dually.
ReplyDeleteWhat I hate about Indiana is that there will suddenly appear a sign "road closed" No warning, no "road closed AHEAD". they just close it and you have to find a way around it. Louisiana still wins, or loses as the case might be, overall, for bad roads I think.
ReplyDeleteWay too early to see snow on your lawn and to have bad roads to boot. Our worst roads were in Oklahoma. The inside looked like a tornado had gone through.
ReplyDeleteIm positive that it will be an easy transition from living on the road to living in a stable house. Snow won't matter once you are home.
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