Hartford City, Indiana
There is a fishing lake and a swimming hole with a small beach. They have a volleyball court, playground, putt-putt golf and organized activities.
Lots of fish |
Never a dull moment in our lives.
Cerro Gordo, Illinois
233 more miles down the road we arrived at Tom and Carol's RV Park on June 21. Another interesting story. First, GPS had us make a right turn, when we should have turned left. Seeing we were in the middle of farm land we had to drive about 5-miles to circle back to the right place. When if we had turned left we would have been about 1,000 feet from the park. We finally get to the RV park and pull in only to discover there is no way out and we can't back up with the tow-dolly on. So we dropped the car and removed the tow-dolly and hooked it up to the car. Then we backed the RV out of the park. This was necessary as we needed to drive to the fairgrounds because there wasn't room at the RV park. Really, we can't make this stuff up.
Monroe City, Missouri
On June 22, our 183-mile trip took us back across the Mississippi River.
Mayetta, Kansas
This was our first Casino RV Park. After driving another 254-miles we arrived at the Prairie Band Casino Resort. We spent the night of June 23rd here. The RV park with over 50 sites sits behind the casino. The sites are all pull through with full hook-ups.They are cement pads, very level and the grass area is wider than normal. They do not take reservations but have never had to turn anyone away. The park is very well maintained and really quiet. The bathrooms and laundry were exceptionally clean. The WiFi was strong as was our Verizon signal. We paid $26.50 after a $5.00 discount when we signed up for the free Players Card. We took the free shuttle from the park to the casino and then walked back. Once we got our Players Card we wandered around a little but neither of us are big on gambling plus they allow smoking through out the whole building so we didn't stay long.
South Hutchinson, Kansas
The 208-mile trip on June 24 to South Hutchinson took us through Florence, KS. We have found so many towns with Nancy's mom's name. We also saw a number of fires along the way - all controlled burns.
The drive should have been closer to 180-miles but Nancy's navigational skills failed us a bit and we took a little detour. The Light House Landing RV Park was a nice surprise. We were expecting it to be noisy as it is right off Highways 50 and 14, nestled behind a sporting goods store and a truck stop. It was actually one of the quieter places we have stayed. It is a fairly new park and it has about 30 sites and four cabins that you can rent. It is designed to give you the feeling of an old frontier town on the prairie.
The office is in an old school house and the bathrooms and laundry building are made to look like a bunk house.

The sites themselves need a lot of work, we pulled into three before we found one that was close to level. They are all gravel pull through, with full hook ups. They are on the narrow side and the grass area is all weeds.
The camp is surround by prairie fields some filled with wild flowers. Just before the beautiful sunset a glider flew overhead.
The owners are working on improvements so things should get better. WiFi was good and our Verizon signal was strong. We paid $17.00 for the night with our Passport America discount.
Les picked some wild flowers - Nancy's favorite |
Wyatt Earp |

There is a brewery and a distillery but seeing it was noon on Sunday neither one was open.

After leaving Dodge City we hit our last stop before Colorado. After six days of straight travel we needed a day of rest so we spent two nights at the Deerfield Beach Campground.

There is a small lake which we guess is where the Beach in the name comes from. It seemed well stocked with fish.
1,280 miles in six days, a new record for us. Another 227 and we will be in Pueblo, CO.
Till we meet again...
Happy Trails to You!
Tips and things we have learned along the way
~ Roadside emergencies
You never know when something will go wrong while you are driving and you have to pull over and stop. There are some things to consider when this happens.
~ 1. If you can make it to an exit that is the safest way to go, pull off and park in a parking lot or some where out of traffic.
~ 2. If that is not possible and you need to stop right away you want to pull as far off the road as you can.
~ 3. If there are two of you have one watch traffic while the other works on the car or RV. On our first stop I was able to watch out the window and tell Les when traffic was coming so he could step around to the front of the RV.
~ 4. Entrance ramps also make a good place to stop. Our second stop came just as we passed an exit, so we pulled over on the shoulder of the entrance ramp. This put us out of fast moving traffic and gave us a little more space for moving around.
Just be aware of your surroundings, turn on your flashers, and do just what needs to be done to hold you till you are in a safe place to stop.
No comments:
Post a Comment