Driving and Sights to be Seen

June 5 – We enjoyed a nice breakfast and there wasn’t much to do to get ready to leave,

just unhook the electric.  We went to the Hopewell Culture main Visitor Center which was supposed to have a large parking area for RV’s.  Not!  The building was closed but the Maintenance guy was very nice and went in and got us brochures for the 5 sites in and around Chillicothe.  He could not get me a stamp for the park as the person in charge was on the phone.  We walked out to the mound area, which is very impressive but due to all the rain last night it was pretty wet so we did not walk it.

Can see a lot of the mounds!

Not knowing the parking arrangements at the other locations, we decided to just get on the road to our next destination.  We hooked up the truck there and went on towards Springfield.

I had spoken to the principal of the Catholic high school in the same block as the Wescott House a few weeks ago and asked if we could park our RV in their lot to visit the house.  He was very nice and just asked us to call the day before.  Oops!  Bill called when we were about 2 hours out and they said it was fine.  We knew the house was not currently open to the public, again, due to the virus but I really wanted

Not impressive from the front

to see it.  It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1908.  Later it was turned into an apartment building.  Once discovered, it took 5 years to return it to it’s original décor and design.  I am so bummed that I could not go inside, but excited to see this beautiful prairie style home.

We needed the walk to and from the house and had our lunch in the parking lot before heading out on a wild goose chase!  We were headed to West Liberty, OH to our campground for the night.  The GPS must have gone wacky as Bill kept checking and we were not headed where we were

view from right side

supposed to be going, Twice!  Finally he called the campground and told them what road we were on and they told us what roads to take.  Yeaa!

The campground is pretty but they didn’t have the pull thru spot we were expecting and the spot we have is not level but we ended up with a full hookup.  There is no WIFI so I am

Sneaky peek into the back yead

struggling with Bill’s hotspot to get one day’s blog posted.  Will be nice to get to our next stop as it’s for 3 nights and we’ve been there several times so we know it’s a good place.

I cooked a full chicken dinner and we finished off the pie.  While we ate we watched what we think is a first time camping trip for a family in their new travel trailer.  He did a lot of backing in and out and then to level.  At one point he hooked back up.  We well remember those days.  I hope it’s a good experience for them, as it sure has it’s ups and down and isn’t for everyone but we do love it!

Time to try and get a day posted!