US Trip Part 5 September 25 to October 6

Day 34 Saturday September 24
Left Stoney Creek RV and continued East on I-94/90 to I-39 South into Indiana. We got diesel today and it was $3.75 a gallon. Better than the $4.05 in Washington. Stopped for the night at Hickory Hollow Campground just off I-80 and I-39 space H-10. Whew, a longer than normal day. Some rain and some wind. No construction as it was Saturday. Traffic South on I-39 was not too bad. There was a 20 mile stretch of toll road which cost $2.85.
Drove 290 miles today.

Day 35 Sunday September 25
Continued South of I-39 and then to I 74 to just before Indianapolis. We spent the night in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Rained all night. Not too bad staying there. We could not find an RV park anywhere between Indianapolis and the Ohio border.
Drove 240 miles

Day 36 Monday September 26
Continued on to Indianapolis, IN taking I-425 South following I-74. Construction again. Whew, seems like every state is ripping up their freeways. We drove into Ohio taking the southern bypass to I-75 into Kentucky. Took exit 171 and went the few blocks to Oak Creek RV park. Sun is shinning and the weather is suppose to improve over the next few days. Over the last week we have seen trees turning color, mostly maples. Nice red color. We went to Daniel’s for a visit and had a great time and a nice dinner.
Drove 150 miles

Day 37 Tuesday September 27
We spent the day goofing off around the motor home. We then went over to Daniel’s for dinner and visit. It was nice to take a little time off.

Day 38 Wednesday Sejptember 28
We went for a drive today in the northern part of Kentucky. We drove to Bone Lick state park where they found lots of mastodon, wooly mammoth, bison and other critter bones. They also found early people artifacts. Clark of Lewis and Clark worked 3 weeks there getting fossils for President Jefferson before heading West to meet with Lewis to start on their expedition West to the Pacific. There was also a small herd of bison. We then drove around just looking around. For lunch we went to a local truck stop. We went back home and made fixing for chicken rollups to take to Daniels for dinner. Nice evening with the kids.

Day 39 Thursday September 29
Judy and I went to Caesar Creek State park. There is a huge earth filled dam with a nice lake, picnic, boat launches, and playgrounds. Also, they have a area you can get fossils, mainly crinoids and brachiopods. We picked up a few. Afterwards, we went back to spend the evening with Daniel and family.


Day 40 Friday September 30
Judy and I went to the local mall so she could be a few things and I could get my prescription filled. She bought a few clothes and Wal-Mart did not have any of my medicine so I will have to wait until we get to another Wal-Mart. After shopping and eating lunch at a Subway we went over to Daniel’s to spend the night.

Day 41 Saturday October 1
We got up and left Daniel’s house to take the kids to swimming lessons. Thanh-Tu looked like he was doing well. Thanh-Nha seemed to want to be doing her own thing and not paying any attention to class. This was her first lesson. I went swimming too. Daniel took us to his laboratory to show us his transgenic frogs and his frog room. After swimming and lab tour we went out to Dewey’s Pizza for lunch. Judy, Thanh-Nha, Minh-Thanh and myself went back home to made some spring rolls for Thanh-Tu’s Montessori school get together. Daniel to Thanh-Tu to his piano lesson. At the Montessori school, table were set up outside for the potluck. Unfortunately, it was about 52 degrees and the wind was blowing so it was very cold sitting around eating. No hot coffee or tea. Judy and I left a little early and went back to the motorhome.

Day 42 Sunday October 2
Slept in really late. After lunch I washed the motor home and Goldie so they looked really nice. Judy cleaned up the inside and it looked good too. We ran to a supermarket to get a few things for dinner. Planned on making kababs but when we started found out we did not have enough sticks so I went back to the store. Daniel and family came to dinner. We ended up eating outside but had to go in for desert as it started getting cool. The kids had fun on the swings at the playground. It was our last night together on this trip.

Day 43 Monday October 3
We left Kentucky heading North on I -75 to I-275 in Ohio then East. We took exit 63 which was highway 32 a nice four lane road called “The Appalachian Road”. It wandered up and down the hills loaded with trees. Not much color yet here. We drove US 50 into West Virginia to I-77 and then North into Ohio again to exit 1. There we found a nice Wal-Mart parking lot to spend the night.
Drove 236 miles today.

Day 44 Tuesday October 4
After breakfast we drove back into West Virginia to visit the Fenton Glass Factory in Williamstown. Judy has some of their glass ware. If you have been in the house you have seen the “wheat” pattern vases she has up on the wall. They have a really nice museum with glass ware from the area as well as their own from 1880 up to the present. Unfortunately they are going out of business over 100 years. They currently are finishing glass ware they and in the ware house and are still making beads. The beads are from $25 to$45 each. Afterwards we headed back North on I-77 to I-70 East. Lots of traffic on I-70 especially trucks. We are spending the night in Campground I-70. The guy had me back up two blocks to get to our site. Whew. Almost got a meter pole.
Drove 146 miles today.

Day 45 Wednesday October 5
Left the RV park and headed East on I-70. We went on the Pennsylvania Turnpike which was I-70. The road was fairly good at the start the turned bad. Very narrow lanes and very rough and they charged $13 for about 50 miles worth. We got off that mess and headed North on I-99, a very good road through the mountains with very pretty views of the hill with the starting to turn color leaves. We then took I-80 East to exity 232, going to an RV park but seeing a Wal-Mart, stopped there for the night.
Drove 160 miles today.

Day 46 Thursday October 6
Froze last night. Left Wal-Mart parking lot and headed East again on I-80 to I-81 North. Went through Wilkes-Barre and Scranton and through the mountains. Judy was amazed at the miles of wooded hills which were starting to turn color. A very pretty drive. We went into New York state and then took I-88 East getting off at exit 23. We drove up into the hills North to Hide-a-Way camp sites taking spot 52. That is, after I took a wrong turn and a very nice local farmer personally escorted us to the site.