Heading West

After the exciting Tug boat adventure, we spent a few days enjoying one of our all time favorite campgrounds-Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon, Ohio on the south shore of Lake Erie.  It is well laid out and you are surrounded by nature. 

We then headed south to spend some time with our daughter Katie and her husband Dain.  They will be married a year in just a few days.  Somehow, we managed to spend almost a week there without taking any pictures.  Clearly, we are losing our grip on this RV thing.  But I have included a picture from our last visit of the happy couple.  We were at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base campground when the big storm that caused so much damage came roaring through.  I was napping in the front seat when I looked up and saw a huge dark cloud formation sweeping in.  By the time I got moving the winds hit with a passion and our little coach started rocking.  It was very exciting.  Several of our neighbors had left their awnings out while they were gone and before anyone could really help they were damaged, with at least two completely ripped off.  Luckily none of the pieces hit us.  When it calmed down a bit we were surprised to find that a large portion of a tree just to our left had been knocked down by the wind without hitting us or the coach next to us. 

We are now heading west for a couple of Winnebago events.  You know you have reached the heartland when you can go for hours with nothing but cornfields going by your window. 

 We are in our second overnight spot enroute.  The Lazy Acres RV Park in Urbana, Iowa was a bit of a surprise as it is laid out almost like a resort park but on top of the freeway.  We braved the continuing heat wave and walked around enjoying the setting and display.  Tomorrow, we will arrive at the fairgrounds in Humboldt, IA well ahead of the state rally, but insuring we will have a place to stay for the 4^th holiday.  We are looking forward to meeting some friends who are scheduled to arrive there tomorrow, as well.

On this run, we also stopped at the self proclaimed largest truck stop in the world on I-80 in Iowa.  It was indeed big and very busy.  I say with certainty that their dairy queen blizzards are just as good as those found at other locations.