Aug 2nd to 5th - MO,IL,IN

Aug 2^nd to 5^th – MO, IL, IN

Tues - Got a call at 9:30 from the mechanic – wrong part was received!! We figured if we got the repair done tomorrow it would be later than we wanted to leave so we went to the office and paid for another night. We did the laundry so we still were somewhat constructive. The clean laundry room is close so Terry could help me carry and I could walk back & forth. Otherwise we were pretty lazy which could have been induced by the HUMID weather.

Wed – No call from the mechanic so Terry finally called him about 11. Yes, part was here and he had to go pick it up from the Chev dealer. When Terry left to get the repair done, I got busy and did some overdue cleaning. After Terry got back, we went to a larger WalMart for a few items that we couldn't find or forgot to get on Monday – including a mouse for the computer since I smashed the dongle when I put the computer away to travel!

Thurs – Packed up and hit the road fairly early as Terry had checked the weather and saw a big storm cell heading the way we were going – northeast. The truck had no problems and after a couple of fuel stops and a rest area to stretch our legs we arrived in Mulberry Grove IL for the night. It was fairly early to stop but after the tension of getting the truck fixed and lots of road construction we were ready to quit.

Fri – Pulled out early again and wiggled across the rest of Illinois and into Indiana. I say “wiggled” as the GPS sent us north to Chicago which we didn't want to do and there weren't any east/west highways where we wanted to go. Only when we were within 100 miles of our destination did I find a decent road that we could have hit sooner. Our Atlas has roads marked in orange that are suitable for trucks and it tends to mask the type of road. Then our GPS didn't have the RV park address so I ended up using my phone. It took us into the park from the east rather than the west and after several miles on a narrow county road we encountered a road closure less than a mile from the park. We had to go a mile south, a mile west and a mile north before being able to drive around “local traffic only” signs to the RV park. Doesn't sound like much extra unless it is at the end of the day and in town. We got set up in our site and relaxed.