Out and About in Winchester, VA

October 5, 2023 On September 17 (Sunday), we decided to brave the rain and try out a Thai restaurant in old town Winchester. The GPS was misleading since the restaurant was on the walking mall. We ate at Sabai Thai Restaurant for lunch. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. We then walked […]

Hiking in French Creek State Park, PA

October 3, 2023 While we spent most of time in Pennsylvania visiting with family, on Thursday (September 15), we did an afternoon hike by one of the lakes, Hopewell Lake, in the French Creek State Park. I loaded Nox into the truck and Bruce drove us to the lake. It was a beautiful day use […]

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 […]

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 […]