Fort Wayne, Indiana and Lima Ohio

With our new levelers installed it was time to start making our way to North Carolina to see our daughter and her family. Our first stop was not very far away as we only traveled about 80 MI to Johnny Appleseed Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 

Little did we know until we arrived this is where the man known as Johnny Appleseed, John Chapman, was buried. If you don't know the story, read about it on one of the attached photos as it's kind of interesting. 

Since the weather was nice, we spent two days at Johnny Appleseed Park and on the second day we did a nice hike in a very beautiful tall grass prairie along with a round of disc golf on a fun but challenging course. We ended the day at Gnometown brewing where we had a couple of tasty IPAs. 

Our next destination was to Ottawa Metro Park in Lima Ohio. it was only another 70 mph or so down the road. Lima's claim to fame is it is where Kewpee Hamburgers started and many say this is where Wendy's got the idea for the square burger. Not a bad burger we have to admit. 

After checking out the town of Lima Ohio, we went back to the park because it also had a disc golf course on the park's premises. It was a nice little course even though it was very short. 

 Checking the weather that evening it looked like severe weather was headed our way so we only stayed one day and the next morning we continued on our Trek to North Carolina.

Moline and Peoria Illinois

We sure had fun in Iowa but it became time to hit the road. A short drive of 77 MI took us to Fisherman's Corner Recreation Area, a Corps of Engineers Park in Moline, Illinois.

We ere only there only a few days but we found some good hikes and a fun round of disc golf. However, the highlight of the trip was meeting up with our friends. Cathy and Craig whom we first met at Imperial Bonita Estates RV Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida. As it always seems to be the case it was as if we had never been away from Florida. While it had been many years since we saw them last, we picked up right where we had left off and had a blast reconnecting with them. Until next time, Cathy and Craig!

Our next stop was 93 miles further east to Carl Spindler Campground in Peoria Illinois, a county-owned Park. This RV park is part of a marina so there are boat slips as well as RV sites. We enjoyed staying at this nice little park on the water front. We were only there a few days as well as our appointment to have new RV levelers installed in Michigan is coming up pretty soon.

Nonetheless we did have fun exploring the city of Peoria Illinois. We also made time for a beautiful scenic drive which surprised us with its elevation and the densely forested rolling hills alongside the river.

Sadly, this year seems to be the year that a lot of little things are failing on the RV. The slide out sheer bolt broke and we replaced that. Fortunately, it seems to be working. We still have a water leak from our front AC unit as the water condensation pump has failed. Locating this part on the road has been a challenge. And now it appears that our amplified antenna for our TV has failed.

But hey, it's not all fun and games on the Road of Retirement..