Candy Hill Campground Outside of Winchester, Virginia

October 4, 2023 We stayed at Candy Hill Campground from September 15 to September 22. The weather was glorious fall days and the scenery was the spectacular Shenandoah Valley. Candy Hill Campground was a very pleasant campground. Some sites came with a patio with nice patio furniture and a gas grill already set up for […]

On to Doolittle Station in DuBois, PA

On September 10th (Sunday), we completed the packing up and hitching up and rolled out of Gotta Getaway RV Park. We headed up Ohio 4 to I-90 east and then to I-80 east. We pulled into Doolittle Station and checked in with the Harvest Host, Boxcar Brew Works. We did minimum set up of the […]

A Trip to Huron, Ohio to the Beach and Lighthouse

October 1, 2023 On September 8, we headed north to Sandusky to see Lake Erie. We reached Ohio 2, just south of Sandusky and turned east to Huron. The soybean fields we passed were turning yellow. We stopped in at the Nickel Plate Beach. It was empty except for us and the gulls. While I […]

Historic Lyme Village Outside of Bellevue, Ohio – Part 2

September 28, 2023 We toured Cooper General Store and got to see a demo of a bottle capper. We were very familiar with bottle cappers since we had one when Bruce bottled his home brew beer. The old cash register still worked. It would allow for cash as well as purchasing on account. Schug Hardware […]

Historic Lyme Village Outside of Bellevue, Ohio – Part 1

September 27, 2023 I wanted to see the Historic Lyme Village that was in the brochure on the left. We stopped in to get a tour of the Historic Lyme Village on September 2 (Saturday). we received the brochure on the right in the above picture after paying. We paid the entrance fee and looked […]

The Best Railroad Museum Yet!

September 26, 2023 While in Bellevue, Ohio, I wanted to see the train museum, the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum. So on September 1 (Friday), we geared up and rode the motorcycle into Bellevue to see the museum. We slowly pulled up to the admission building and took the last non-handicapped parking space. If […]

Seneca Caverns Just Outside of Bellevue, Ohio

September 23, 2023 I am fascinated by caves and enjoy touring them when I get the chance. I am not fascinated enough to want to crawl around exploring new caves, like some of my friends. (You know who you are!) Bellevue, Ohio has Seneca Caverns nearby. Bruce and I rode the motorcycle to them. Every […]

Hiking Along the North Coast Inland Trail in Ohio

September 20, 2023 On August 29 (Tuesday), we decided to go for a hike. The North Coast Inland Trail is very close to the Gotta Getaway RV Park. We simply walked to the trail head by crossing US 20 and walking several yards east to Sandhill Road. We walked south along Sandhill Road to the […]

Breakfast in Milan, Ohio

September 19, 2023 Once we were settled into Gotta Getaway RV Park, we just hung around the campground on Monday. Tuesday (August 29), Bruce wanted to go out for breakfast. He did a search and found Inventions in Milan, Ohio. It was about a 20 minute motorcycle ride from the campground. We rode over and […]

Out and About in Shipshewana, Indiana

September 17, 2023 On August 26 (Saturday), we took a walk around Shipshewana and checked out some attractions. We walked over to a very limited mall. It contains Yoder’s Department Store, Yoder’s Hardware Store, a quilt store, and a coffee store. We went into Yoder’s Department Store. They sold clothing, material, quilt patterns, and household […]