Set the alarm for 6:30 as a compromise between Central and Eastern time (leaving one for the other) and managed to get out in less than an hour, even with a stop at the dump. We were concerned about the weather, which predicted a 60% chance of rain, but later in the afternoon, so we wanted to get an early start to try to dodge the raindrops. A pretty straight forward drive, except for one crazy bit in Georgetown, KY, just after we skirted the only rainstorm of the day by a few miles. We started at the Southern States to stock up on Legends Senior Feed (the only one that has a minimum of sweet molasses in it, which is why we like it), then headed to the Walmart, which had the craziest entrance to it. It was a classic case of "You can't get there from here." We could see it, but the service road we turned on wouldn't take us there. We finally figured it out, and did some brief shopping and also to get some fuel there, in a very small gas station that proved to be very challenging to get around with my big rig. Met another couple there with an RV that was also having difficulties (which were compounded as there was only one diesel pump working), but who also told me they knew a couple in Naples, FL that was also trying to ride in every state! They themselves and done that riding bicycles. RVing can open such tremendous doors! Anyway, we finally made it, figuring this will probably be the last relatively cheap gas we'll get this side of North Dakota, then headed north uneventfully until we reached the campground at East Fork, about 30 miles east of Cincinnati. We ran down to the "horsemans' area" before realizing that that was the day parking section, then headed back to the campground, where we were told we had to select a site before we could register. First we had to go to the dump, though, as we had poured a bottle of Drano into the black water tank (as per the manufacturers instructions to get the level meter cleaned up and working again) and it had been sloshing it around for the last six hours. We also rinsed out the fresh water tank, as we had picked up some sediment somewhere along the line and wanted to flush that out as well, so it took some time to do. Eventually, we finished that job and headed for the horse camping loop, which was carefully manicured, but at least looked like it had some horse activity recently. We selected site 12 next to the only water spigot in the camp, also next to the bathhouse, although we never use that anyway. There were highline posts all along the back of the campground, a bit closer together than usual, but behind our site they had one that either had a post missing or it was intentional, but they were far enough apart to suit us, so we got the horses out of the trailer and put them on their anchors so they could munch on the lawn (which had a lot of clover), while I started setting up the highline and Hubby drove back down to the office to register. He was back pretty quickly, apparently we had taken too long at the dump and everyone had gone home! That's fine, we'll take care of it tomorrow. Didn't take long to get everything set up, we're starting to develop a good routine for this new RV. Hubby even got the best satellite signal we've had in ages! Good cellphone signal here as well, and lots of trails according to the map, so we should have a good stay, though part of it will have to be "office work," not to mention figuring out the next leg of the journey. We've only really gotten as far as "Michigan" as our next state which will be our 40th state that we've ridden in! There are a lot of horse camps in Michigan, but not enough information about them to make decisions, so some phone calls are in order, not to mention plowing through a stack of mail and filing everything away. Starting to feel more rested, though, and getting a few more hours of sleep per night. We did managed to finally settle in and resume our usual routine for the evening (though we splurged with a salmon dinner instead of our usual soup, just for a change.) Thunderclouds building, looks like we might be in for some storms later on.
Set the alarm for 6:30 as a compromise between Central and Eastern time (leaving one for the other) and managed to get out in less than an hour, even with a stop at the dump. We were concerned about the weather, which predicted a 60% chance of rain, but later in the afternoon, so we wanted to get an early start to try to dodge the raindrops. A pretty straight forward drive, except for one crazy bit in Georgetown, KY, just after we skirted the only rainstorm of the day by a few miles. We started at the Southern States to stock up on Legends Senior Feed (the only one that has a minimum of sweet molasses in it, which is why we like it), then headed to the Walmart, which had the craziest entrance to it. It was a classic case of "You can't get there from here." We could see it, but the service road we turned on wouldn't take us there. We finally figured it out, and did some brief shopping and also to get some fuel there, in a very small gas station that proved to be very challenging to get around with my big rig. Met another couple there with an RV that was also having difficulties (which were compounded as there was only one diesel pump working), but who also told me they knew a couple in Naples, FL that was also trying to ride in every state! They themselves and done that riding bicycles. RVing can open such tremendous doors! Anyway, we finally made it, figuring this will probably be the last relatively cheap gas we'll get this side of North Dakota, then headed north uneventfully until we reached the campground at East Fork, about 30 miles east of Cincinnati. We ran down to the "horsemans' area" before realizing that that was the day parking section, then headed back to the campground, where we were told we had to select a site before we could register. First we had to go to the dump, though, as we had poured a bottle of Drano into the black water tank (as per the manufacturers instructions to get the level meter cleaned up and working again) and it had been sloshing it around for the last six hours. We also rinsed out the fresh water tank, as we had picked up some sediment somewhere along the line and wanted to flush that out as well, so it took some time to do. Eventually, we finished that job and headed for the horse camping loop, which was carefully manicured, but at least looked like it had some horse activity recently. We selected site 12 next to the only water spigot in the camp, also next to the bathhouse, although we never use that anyway. There were highline posts all along the back of the campground, a bit closer together than usual, but behind our site they had one that either had a post missing or it was intentional, but they were far enough apart to suit us, so we got the horses out of the trailer and put them on their anchors so they could munch on the lawn (which had a lot of clover), while I started setting up the highline and Hubby drove back down to the office to register. He was back pretty quickly, apparently we had taken too long at the dump and everyone had gone home! That's fine, we'll take care of it tomorrow. Didn't take long to get everything set up, we're starting to develop a good routine for this new RV. Hubby even got the best satellite signal we've had in ages! Good cellphone signal here as well, and lots of trails according to the map, so we should have a good stay, though part of it will have to be "office work," not to mention figuring out the next leg of the journey. We've only really gotten as far as "Michigan" as our next state which will be our 40th state that we've ridden in! There are a lot of horse camps in Michigan, but not enough information about them to make decisions, so some phone calls are in order, not to mention plowing through a stack of mail and filing everything away. Starting to feel more rested, though, and getting a few more hours of sleep per night. We did managed to finally settle in and resume our usual routine for the evening (though we splurged with a salmon dinner instead of our usual soup, just for a change.) Thunderclouds building, looks like we might be in for some storms later on.
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