This day’s drive was the one that is always the least
pleasant on our trips to the Midwest: through Illinois, Indiana, and into
Kentucky. We debated as to which route
to take, south to pick up I-64 which is the prettier but longer drive, or east
on I-74 through Indianapolis. We decided
on the shorter way and encountered road construction and many trucks along I-74
and down I-65 to Louisville. Not much to
look at but corn fields the whole way.
Our stop for the night was at Taylorsville Lake State Park, southeast
of Louisville. Like much of Kentucky, it
is open and green, with rolling hills all around. Not spectacular scenery, but nice. The park is quite new, so the bathhouse was
modern and clean; time for a good shower and shampoo!
We have returned to summer weather. In late afternoon the thunderstorms came
through, dropping rain and disturbing poor Ranger. They moved through quickly enough to allow
Dan to grill chicken for a later-than-usual dinner. I feel a bit off on the times anyway, having
changed time zones as we traveled today. (It was barely light at 7 am on Monday
when I got up to walk Ranger!)
Occasionally when we travel, we get chatting with other
campers. On this trip, that hadn’t
happened, probably because we spent so much of the time visiting
relatives. We did meet a gentleman
shortly after pulling in here; he and his wife are “full-timers” in a big Class
A. They had been traveling in Door
County several weeks ago and said that the temperatures they experienced were
in the low 70’s! I guess our timing was
not good. They had also been spending
time in northern Minnesota and the UP of Michigan. Back here in Kentucky, they were spending
time with family; they were from here originally and had sold their house in
this area.
The next stretch takes us southeast through Kentucky,
heading for Breaks Interstate Park on the Kentucky/Virginia border.
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