Camp Lakewood very birdy this morning... Pewee calling, Red-bellied Woodpecker rattling, Canada Goose flyover, Titmouse and Chickadee, Chipping Sparrow overhead as we prepared to pull out. Robins very vocal.
We left Effingham IL 8:30 AM in a light drizzle. Stopped in Marshall to pick up some essentials, bologna and cheddar for Alvin, turkey and provolone for me. Topped off the gas, we don't let it get below 1/2 tank to prevent heart attack. The highest price we've paid yet, $3.799 per gallon. Ouch!
Just as we returned to I-70 rain started hard, at least the traffic wasn't too heavy. We crossed into Indiana at 10:30 and entered EDT zone losing 1 hour. Rest Area Welcome Center at MM 1.5 was closed and next rest area was 65 miles. Rained continuously...
Arrived rest area just west of Indianapolis at noon. Made sandwiches to eat inside, too rainy for the picnic area. Entertained by robins carousing through the trees along the edge. No state road map available, I didn't really need one, just like more detail than my road atlas shows.
FYI, I use 2 GPS systems, TomTom and Magellan plus Rand McNally Road Atlas and official state highway maps available at most welcome centers. I take my navigation very seriously.
Rain fall increased as we reached Indianapolis and lanes increased from 3 lanes to 6. We followed I-70 straight through and traffic wasn't too bad. We try to time the big cities to avoid the rush. So far, we've done well.
Indiana is only 140 miles wide so we crossed into Ohio at 2:54 PM, Welcome Center was open, still raining and we were both stressed, so when KOA was recommended and only 20 miles away, we called for a reservation. When we arrived, still raining, the first site they tried to put us in had big trees way to close together. Took us around to another site, much easier in and out. Had to unhook the tow and back in. We weren't too thrilled about the price but circumstances won out.
Always pays to read the brochures, as we discovered for Mother's Day weekend, they had BOGO special, 2 nights for 1. Walked up to office and extended our stay. Need a day of rest after 5 straight days of driving. We usually don't keep that pace, but we are on a time line after staying in Midland for 1 month.
Rained the rest of the afternoon and most of the night. Looking forward to a lazy day of birding around Dayton OH
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