West Salem, OH

 

We’re just outside Ashland, Ohio, at the Hickory Lakes Campground.  This will be a delayed post since there is no internet service at this campground.  Today was one of the few days where we only drove Interstates, from 88 to 81 in New York, then on to 80 in Pennsylvania to 80 in Ohio (which is the Ohio State Turnpike) to 71 down to Ashland.  An interesting point on the Ohio State Turnpike is that their rest areas  have spots for RV’s to hook-up with water and electric for a nominal fee.  Haven’t seen that anywhere else we have traveled over the years.  The countryside didn’t change much from New York and through Pennsylvania – it’s all rolling hills (they call them mountains, but we all know better 😊).  Awesome valleys, rivers, and forests make up the landscape.  Ohio flattens out a bit as we traversed the Ohio River Valley.

 

We stayed on the road too long today and didn’t make camp until almost 6:30 p.m.  We always say that we are never going to travel for that long, but occasionally time slips by.  Hickory Lakes Campground is primarily a seasonal campsite for people to enjoy their summers, but they have overnight sites available.  

Really noisy campground – as I sit here writing this, the noise of the bull frogs croaking in the lake is just deafening!  Monday will be a shorter travel day – hope to find someplace we can spend some quality time and maybe play golf.  No deadlines and it’s easy driving, since we’ll soon be on I-70 and won’t have to make any travel decisions as we head toward to Denver.  Perhaps we can find some US highways to get off the Interstate, but the general direction will be alongside I-70. Hot and humid weather all day.  Air conditioning in the RV, whether on the road or in the campground, works fine and is a blessing.  One drawback is that we have the worst TV reception here – QVC, HSN, and one or two other local stations – no real news or programs we might like to watch.

 

We’re enjoying the countryside and it’s easy travelling.  Vi does wonders with meals in the RV (still unnamed), whether we’re parked in a rest area or in a campground.  Having fun and enjoying our audio books – the latest was The Exonerator by John Grisham – took us through both Saturday and Sunday.  He does a great job, his research is amazing, and he weaves an amazing story line.