June 27th: Day One and no incidents to cry over

We're on the road!  Sandy worked last night (worked? I thought she was retired!) teaching an BLS class that didin't finish until 8 o'clock.  And then she went out with Barbara to celebrate Sandy's birthday at some Mexican restaurant in town.  She finally managed to make it home about 11 and brought a neat plug-in flashlight from Barbara for a birthday present.  It fits great in the outlet by the entry door to the RV and will prove really handy.  Thanks Barbie!  Anyway, in order for them to leave when they did I guess the restaurant must have run out of Margarita mix.  I took advantage of Sandy's absence to mow the lawn and then Kelsie and I walked the dogs over to go visit my mother and as a consequence we got nothing done in prepping for the trip.  So up early this morning (the internal clock needs to be reset on this vacation) and the morning was spent searching for the stuff we needed to take along, running a pile of last minute errands (bank, veterinarian, grocery store, etc.), ordering textbooks online for Kelsie for the fall term at UCincinnati and other minor stuff like getting my paperwork submitted for health insurance coverage once I retire at the end of August.

But it finally came to an end and we hit the road at noon in time to hear the Star Spangled Banner play on the radio.  Got on I-475 and made it almost a mile before we realized neither of us brought Eddie's leash.  Oops, first exit and back track home, and then back on the road again (cue Willie Nelson).  Stopped at one of the Stony Ridge truck stops to make sure the DEF (Diesel Emission Fluid) tank was full and spilled as much as I got in the tank I think.   Headed east on Route 20 (this is only our second RV trip and both have started down Route 20 to Norwalk, hmm is that a sign?)  Stopped in Woodville at the Speedtrap Diner for lunch (I had the grilled cheese and tomato soup for 3 bucks: highly recommended) and then south from Norwalk on 250 towards Malabar Farm State Park.  We got there too late in the day for the tours but went to check out the campsites.  The website claimed to have 15 primitive campsites and they weren't lieing.  We had our pick but there were no amenities, so having seen signs for Mohican State Park 10 miles away we decided to give it a try.  It claimed a swimming pool.  It's a Wednesday, so how full could it be?  Well, it could be.  When we arrived around 4:30 it was pretty much full but the lady found a couple sites that were available for Wednesday night but booked for Thursday.  OK, no problem, we're moving on Thursday anyway.  Found a site that works, got situated and headed for the pool.  Nice!  Afterwards took Eddie for a walk, chatted with some other RV people, and then figured out how to cook dinner on the stove and in the microwave and took Eddie on another walk.  So, all in all, a successful first day.  Not too much accomplished but no dramas either.  Tomorrow I've got to take some pictures and see if I can figure out how to post them.  Yeah, as if that will work. Update: Kelsie posted a pic on Facebook of the RV and I was able to download it and post it here.  Yeah, there's hope!