We are very happy to be back on the road and heading towards Alaska. I do have to admit to a few bumps, but overall the trip has gone as planned. As for our bumps I refer to my “Rule of Three”. My “Rule of Three” is that I always forget to pack three items. This trip has not deviated from the rule. The main item I forgot is my medications for the next 3 months. What a horrible thing to leave sitting on the kitchen counter. Thankfully, my husband was willing to drive 3 house to catch up with us in Pennsylvania so we could continue our trip. Our second item wasn’t as critical, but still urgent. Somehow my youngest’s booster seat was taken out of our Jeep. I didn’t discover it until our second day when we went Krogers to pick up groceries. Which leads to our last item. I managed to leave without any of the frozen and refrigerated items we had stocked up on. At least I got my three items out of the way quickly. Roads have been in great condition until we hit Indiana. We had the same problem last year. Concrete roads with poor repairs. We had to slow down considerably. If we weren’t slowing down for the roads, we were slowing down to winds. When we were driving through Illinois we had a buffeting crosswind through the entire state and it continued into Iowa.
Nana with Shadow
On to reviews of the last three RV parks we stayed at. Since we are self contained this year we won’t be reporting much on bathrooms or laundry facilities. On Friday we stayed at Fox Den Acres located in New Stanton, PA. We loved the location as we were tucked into the Pennsylvania hills and surrounded by wooded areas and a large lake, several ponds, and a nice little creek. We were in site 108 which was a very level pull through will full hook ups and long enough to leaved the Toad hooked up. Be prepared for a short steep downhill road to the campground. The one negative was cell signal. We didn’t have a signal on our AT&T phone or Verizon Mifi. We ran into a wonderful gentleman with 2 golden retrievers he had rescued. One was Shadow and the other was Gigi. Needless to say Nana and I both enjoyed our time spent visiting with them.
KOA in Bluffton, IN
Saturday we crossed through Ohio and stayed at the KOA in Bluffton, IN. The kids were very excited to arrive as we got to check off another state off the to be visited list. We were in site 205 which was a very level pull through with full hook ups. Wifi at no charge and excellent signal. ATT/Verizon signal was excellent as well. Graveled spaces with trimmed trees with a picnic table. Toad could stay hooked up which is always a plus. This KOA had a great play ground and a heated pool which we didn’t get to go in as we had to run to Walmart (15 min away) and Krogers (10 min away). They had recommended eating at the Corner Depot near Krogers but we ended up skipping it. Pets are welcome but there is no designated play area. Our neighbors had a 3 year old boston terrier and a 3 month old english bulldog. The one negative is the gravel entrance road appears to be coated with oil or some other substance. 
Sunday we crossed Illinois and stayed at the Interstate RV Park in Davenport, IA. Again, the kids were thrilled to arrive and check off another state off the list. We were in site 61 which, again, was a very level pull through with full hookups. One negative is that we had to connect to water on the other side of the RV and had to share the water. Thankfully they spaced everyone out so no one was next to each other when possible. Playground could use some upgrading and the pool was out of order. Wifi was at no charge with an excellent signal. ATT/Verizon both had excellent signals. Graveled spaces with trimmed trees with a picnic table. Our site had a cement pad as well (needs to be fixed). Toad could continue to be connected and you could borrow dvds/whs movies for free. There is some noise from the interstate but we didn’t have any problems. Here are a few photos from the trip.
Take care Y’all.
