Monday, September 26 – After several weeks of delay, we pulled out of our summer home bright and early this morning heading south. Even Paul admits that delaying our departure was a good idea. His knee took a little more time to get to a comfortable state then he anticipated. He would have been pretty miserable trying to keep up with Marsha’s touring plans in Gettysburg and several east coast cities. We'll have to save those for another time!
Amish country in Ohio.
Of course, by mid-day it was raining pretty hard so Paul's work of washing and waxing the truck and RV was for naught. Darn rain! We intended to take the bypass around Cincinnati but got confused in the heavy rain and traffic and missed the turn-off. So we ended up driving straight through the city with its many bridges, a tunnel, construction, and the heavy rain. It actually wasn't too bad and we soon found our turn-off in Kentucky.
We had about 15 miles of travel on back roads from I-71 to the Lake Shelby CG, but since we are heading south the return trip to I-65 in the morning is only about 5 miles. This is a small, very nice campground with ten sites off a small parking lot. The sites have a small concrete pad which was sufficient size for our 36' fifth wheel, water and 30 amp electric. They back up to the Shelbyville Lake which appears to be a pretty nice fishing lake. The cost is a very reasonable at $15 per night.
Site #8.
Looking right.
Looking left.
Never did this before. Look from behind.
Lake Shelby.
So, our adjusted travel schedule looks something like this. We left Canton, OH, on Monday, September 26, and head south to the Gulf Area. We'll spend a little time in the Gulf Shores, AL, Biloxi, MS, and Bay St. Louis, MS, areas relaxing on the beach and enjoying some seafood.
We will then make a return visit to Betty's RV in Abbeville, LA, to enjoy the Cajun atmosphere, music, food, and drinks so popular in Betty's area.
We will by-pass Houston temporarily, and head to San Antonio and Austin. There are several things we skipped doing during past visits, and others we would like to re-visit.
We should be in Houston, TX, by the end of October. We usually hang around that area through the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to spend some time with our daughter, Carrie. She just moved into a new loft in downtown that we are anxious to see!
After ringing in the New Year, we will head to Arizona for the remainder of the winter. We really enjoy our time in the Southwestern part of the country. There's all kinds of outdoor activities we enjoy doing, plenty to see and do and many friends to spend some time with.
Again we plan on attending Cleveland Indians Spring Training in March before slowly heading back to Ohio for the summer.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
Sorry to hear about the slow recovery for Paul;s knee. It does slow you down and keep you from doing things you like. Especially sorry to hear you will be bypassing Gettysburg this year since we are still in the area.
ReplyDeleteMaybe our paths will cross in the Tucson area if you spend some time there. We hope to be out there around the first of January if everything goes as planned.
Have fun.
Sounds like a good plan. We've been through Cincinatti many times, and it's actually easier to just go straight through town than take the bypass, where traffic seems to be even worse.
ReplyDeleteHope to run into you somewhere in AZ this winter!
We always go straight through Cincinnati whenever we go that way. The Gulfshores,, Biloxi and Bettys' is always a fun time , have been there a few times.
ReplyDeleteHope to meet up with you finally in the southwest this year.
Travel safe and have fun like I know you will.
So glad that Paul's knee is feeling better:) Sounds like some great planning for a few relaxing stays before the heavy touring begins. I'm sure Paul's knee will thank you:) Sorry we missed you but delaying was very wise! Safe travels:) We will make sure we get together this winter some how:)
ReplyDeleteCincinnati is in our top five paces to avoid driving thru:)
ReplyDeleteWe're itching to get moving too. I'm excited that we'll be able to spend time with both of you again in Arizona. So many plans in the making!! I hate traveling in the rain. We're hoping middle of next week for our departure ... we will see.
ReplyDeleteI'm an Ohio Buckeye and have never driven through Cincy... always take the outerbelt. Sounds like a full agenda for the next few months... happy travels!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you back on the road. Safe travels to you and maybe we'll see you in Arizona.
ReplyDeleteBummers on not seeing Gettysburg.... you would have loved it. There is always next time. Sometimes those knees just cause a change in plans. Nice to be back on the road, eh?
ReplyDeleteGlad Paul's is getting better, albeit slowly. Safe travels.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels as you follow summer south. Your revised travel plans sound fun and relaxing...just what the doctor ordered as you get back in travel mode. Lots of things to look forward to. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteYou are being scouts for us. Almost the same route just a little later. Love your headliner picture! Welcome back on the road, isn't it wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSo excited about seeing you guys on AZ. Safe and fun travels.
ReplyDeleteSo excited about seeing you guys on AZ. Safe and fun travels.
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