Kenisee Lake RV Resort - August 30-31, 2014

There is a bunch of old covered bridges here in the area. We found a map showing a route that we could take to see them.

So off we went.

The route has 18 covered bridges here in Ashtabula County. There are even signs along the way so you won't get lost.

As we stopped at the sites, we checked our Geocache maps, and yep! There are geocaches pretty much at each bridge location.

Here we go!

We just visited 7 of the bridges on our way to see Lake Erie. We drove along the lake on Highway 531. It is labeled a scenic byway in the travel brochures. We saw quaint little towns, tourist type towns, even a biker event in Geneva-On-The-Lake. And of course Lake Erie.

We just visited 7 of the bridges on our way to see Lake Erie. We drove along the lake on Highway 531. It is labeled a scenic byway in the travel brochures. We saw quaint little towns, tourist type towns, even a biker event in Geneva-On-The-Lake. And of course Lake Erie.

We stopped along the way at various parks and interesting spots. We saw an Irish Pub and decided to stop for lunch. After parking behind the building, we walked around the corner and entered the place. It was after we ordered that we figured out that we entered a different pub. We ended up in the Briquette's Smokehouse. Oh well, we had an incredible Super Nachos and a couple of micro brews. Maybe we'll do Irish next time.

On the way out, Donna saw a purple house covered with Ivy. Had to get a picture.

The next day we went to see what the Greenway Trail was all about. This use to be old railroad tracks. Now a paved trail, 27 miles long. It is used for walkers, joggers, rollerbladers, and bicyclers. We also saw that it had many geocaches all along it's route.

We left our bikes at the RV and decided to walk today. It is a neat trail, we did find 2 caches after walking a couple of miles, but the bugs and mosquitos were driving us nuts.

Back to the rig.

On the way back to the rig, I took the shortest route. There was a 'low clearance' bridge on this route that the RV park's directions warned us about. They said 'do not follow your GPS. Well, I decided to test my Rand McNally RVND 7710. I made sure I was in 'RV Mode' and my height of 13 feet (12'11") was programmed in.

Under we went....without the RV of course.

Nothing went off. No bells or sirens....nothing.

Oh well....keeping my eyes open!

Elkhart Fairgrounds Goshen, Indiana and on into Ohio - August 27-29, 2014

Moving East again. 258 miles along I-80 and into Indiana.

We pulled into the Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Goshen, IN.

We checked out the fairgrounds where the RV Dreams rally will be held next month. We parked in a 30 amp/water site just for the night.

This will be a good place for the rally, and to explore this area. We paid for 3 more nights before the rally and 1 after.

And Donna had the honors...

The next morning, off we go and into Ohio.

We didn't want to drive all the way to Kenisee Lake RV Resort, a Thousand Trails park, all in one shot. So we broke the trip up with a stop at the Vermillion Valley Service Plaza along the toll road I-80 East. It was a 202 mile drive and we parked out with the trucks.

It wasn't too bad. the trucks next to us had their engines shut off and no refrigeration units running, so we had a good sleep. There was a nice rest /info area there along with a food court. Diesel was $3.90 a gallon. Way too high. Must have to pay for the Service Plaza somehow.

We still had a half of a tank, so we decided to refuel at our next destination, just 93 miles further East.

We left the Service Plaza around 8:45 AM and had a good trip the rest of the way. Even through Cleveland, with the traffic and construction, wasn't bad at all. Cleveland has a pretty skyline view and we even saw Progressive Field, home of the Browns.

Kenisee Lake RV Resort

Has 4 lakes on the property.

There is a nice big activity center, pool, mini-golf, and lots to do.

They have parking in a wooded section, or the regular side by side open area. We opted for the more open area for good Sat TV reception while we are here.

My turn!

We are probably doing 6 nights here and from here, go visit Niagara Falls!