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| Always impressive skyline of Cincinnati |
As always, what should have been a short day of driving turned into a longer than expected day of driving and running around, though ultimately, it was very nice leaving the negativity of the Hoosier National Forest. We had forgotten about the time change in Indiana (one of the few states that ignores Daylight Savings Time, so half the time it’s on Eastern time and half the year it’s on Central time), so by the time we found a restaurant, they were on lunch, so we didn’t get breakfast. The drive along the river was very enjoyable, though, mostly farmland and a few small quaint towns right on the banks of the Ohio. A stop at Flying J in Ft. Mitchell, KY for fuel before heading to Caesar Creek State Park southeast of Dayton, OH. Research had indicated that there were several central water sources available, but what they failed to mention was that that access was a hand pump. Nothing like ancient Egyptian technology in the 21st century in America! Fortunately, I was able to find a garden hose in front of the (closed) Ranger station a few miles away, and filled the RV and the 55-gallon barrel for the horses before coming back to set up. A nice campground, very park-like, but the high-lines, once again, are the stupid design with a rail across the middle and a cable above it. Fortunately, there were even spaces between the high-lines which provided us with the posts necessary to put up our own high-line in between : -). That worked fine, and the rest of the setup was easy, and we were settled down by 5:00. Around 6:30 a ranger came by, asking (as always) about our payment, but he didn’t press when we explained our methods, so no hard feelings when he left. There was only one vehicle that looked like it was prepared to park overnight, and oddly, several day-riders were parked in the camping area, despite a day parking area nearby. No worries, we got out spot for the weekend now!
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