Eventful travel day.

We were up early and on the road by 8:46  this morning.   Less than 20 miles down the road I turned to John and said, “I smell smoke, I see smoke.”    We were traveling through one of the small towns and were lucky there was a place big enough for us to pull over.  John jumped out and lifts the hood.   The area under the hood looked like a water canon had exploded.   John got his tools out and discovered the plastic "T" from the coolant reservoir to the lower radiator head was broken off.   That little silver Vitara sure did come in handy today.  Fred and I stayed with the truck while John went for parts.   John had to go to several places to get the part.  It actually took longer to get the part than to fix it.  Back home this part can be found at just about any local store.   He had us up and running in no time.  As Joe Pitman would say, “He’s handier than a pocket on a shirt.” 

The rest of our trip was uneventful and we made it to Wapakoneta, OH around 6:00 p.m.  I am happy to say we have 50 AMP.  Yeah!!!!

Our site at Lakewood Village Resort in Wapakoneta, OH.

The view from our door.

Laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.

Blackberry cobbler.

Woke up to cloudy skies this morning.  A little later on it thundered and began to rain but it cleared off and turned out to be a nice day with a high of 75.  

On one of my outings with Fred yesterday I met a little girl in the park who was staying for the weekend.  She walked with Fred and I for a little while and told me all about the people she knew in the park and where to find the blackberry bushes.  That got me to thinking about blackberry cobbler so this afternoon I went blackberry picking in the park.  There weren’t many berries but I did manage to get a whole cup.   With John’s mathematical help to reduce a regular cobbler recipe,  I was able to make a mini blackberry cobbler.   Math is not my strong point. LOL 

By the time I finished baking the cobbler it was time to start dinner.  Tonight we had lemon baked tilapia with parmesan white sauce, green beans and homemade rice pilaf.

Poor Fred was sniffing the air and wanting a taste.

Fred watching John eat.

Tomorrow will be a travel day for us.  Our destination Wapakoneta, OH.

Laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.

Rain

Woke up to the sound of light rain falling and 64 degrees.  We had light rain on and off all day long and low 70s for the high temperature. 

After lunch we went out to do some sightseeing and ended up using the 4X4 for some of the roads.   We had planned to drive over to Ohiopyle State park and watch the white water rafters but the bridge was closed and we didn’t see a detour so we came on back home.

Laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.

Country Fried Steak

Another sunny day with nice temperatures.  I don’t think it reached 80 degrees today.  A person could seriously get used to this.  We didn’t do any sightseeing today, just hung out at home.
I cooked country fried steak, creamed potatoes with gravy and fresh corn for dinner.  Not diet food but sometimes you just get a craving for some good old comfort food. 

After dinner we went on a walk through the park.  Hopefully, it will get rid of some of the calories we just ate. LOL   I snapped a few pictures of the park as we walked.  It is a rather large park.  The sites are what I call rustic and the roads are gravel. 


Front gate at the park.




Laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.

Bells Mills Bridge of Westmoreland County, PA

Another day of wonderful cooler temperatures.  Our sightseeing today consisted of driving to Westmoreland County to see the Bells Mills Bridge.   It is the only covered bridge in that county.  We drove over to see it then stopped back by Wal-mart to pick up our prescription refills.
The Bells Mills Bridge


Laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.

Covered bridges in Somerset County, PA.

Today was a sightseeing day for us.  John mapped out a travel route for us to see the covered bridges in Somerset County.   It took a few hours but we got around to seeing all of them with the exception of the Trostletown Bridge that we saw on Sunday.   The countryside was beautiful and the temperatures were in the 70s.  A nice day for an outing.  As we traveled down some of the narrow country roads we saw lots of deer,  a fox and a rabbit.
The Shaffer Bridge




The Glessner Bridge







The New Baltimore Bridge



The Pack Saddle Bridge



The Burkholder Bridge



The Lower Humbert Bridge



The Kings Bridge



The Barronvale Bridge



Some of these bridges are way out on narrow roads that aren’t traveled much and some are closed to traffic.  There was only one bridge that had graffiti on the inside of it.  That was really a shame.  For the most part they have been well preserved and maintained.  One of them has been rebuilt twice.  A very interesting sightseeing trip.
Laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.

Enjoying cooler temperatures.

We are certainly enjoying cooler temperatures here.  When we got up this morning it was in the mid 60s.  I don’t think it ever reached 80 degrees today.  It was so nice.  You could actually walk around and not  break a sweat.  Not much going on today but household chores and stuff like that.   Later in the day we drove to Mount Pleasant to the super Wal-mart for prescription refills and a few more groceries.  As usual they had to order my blood pressure medicine so we will be making a return trip tomorrow.  You know that is always a treat. LOL

Tomorrow we plan to drive around and look at more covered bridges. Apparently there are lots of them in this county.  Hopefully there will be some cool things to photograph.

I managed to get a picture of the sun setting tonight.

This is a view of the sun setting from our site.  I almost missed it.

Laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.

Visit to the Flight 93 National Memorial

Today was a travel day for us.  We left Gettysburg before lunch and arrived at Roaring Run RV Resort in Champion, PA later in the afternoon.  Unfortunately we have 30AMP again but the temperatures here are cooler. Yeah!

Our site.

After getting set up at our new spot we decided to drive over to Somerset County and visit the National Memorial for Flight 93. 

Entrance to the memorial.

The sloped walls run along the field of debris from the crash.

The slatted wooden wall gives you a view of the point impact.

Each panel is affixed with the passengers names.

The white wall is the direct flight path.

The boulder in the center of the photo is the point of impact site.

A view of the surrounding area.

Another view of the surrounding area.

On the way back to the campground we saw a sign for the Trostletown Covered Bridge.   We stopped and snapped a few pictures.  Just love covered bridges.

Laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.