8/11/11
Lena, IL
After getting all packed up and ready to go, we bid our farewells to Jim and Linda and headed out to Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park near Lena, IL.
This park is located less than 20 miles from our hometown of Freeport. Many, many years ago I stayed at this park with my parents. It's a nice quiet park with paved roads and gravel campsites. Most sites have 30 amp electric with a very limited number of sites with 50 amp. When we arrived here, I jumped in the Element and drove in to find a site while Terri stayed with the rig at the entrance. I chose a 30 amp site that backs up to some trees and a water spigot right next to us. None of the sites have water or sewer. Here's a photo of our rig...
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and this is the view out our back window...
After we got all set up, we headed west about 40 miles to Galena to have dinner with our RV friends, Jim and Dee. The last time we saw them was back in Richmond at the KOA in early June. We were so glad to see them again. They've been traveling quite a bit. They've been to PA, NY, Canada, MI, WI, MN, IA, and now IL. They have given us great support through our transition, and it's always a treat to see them. We ate dinner at one of Jim and Dee's favorite places, Culver's. Thanks to Jim and Dee for a great evening.
It's so nice to get here. We plan on staying in this area for a little while to see friends and family and to just relax a bit. The last few days have been hectic while we were trying to get here by the weekend. We have no intentions whatsoever to travel this far in such a short amount of time on a normal basis. This was definitely an exception. Now it's time for some R&R.
Enjoy your time with family and friends. After the long journey you just made, you deserve some R&R!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you will be slowing down...reminded us of our "around the USA at lightning speed" trip. Not a recommended way to travel.
ReplyDeleteNice to see you met us with Jim and Dee:o)) Enjoy the pretty State Park and have fun with the family!!
What??? No Krispy Kreme doughnuts???
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it with no problems, that was a hard push to cover that much distance. Now enjoy the downtime. Hope the weather is much cooler there.
Good to see y'all were able to meet up with Jim and Dee again. Hope to cross y'all's path again, BTW, do you have a destination or just roaming around?
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Wow, you did hit the road running!!!, yup time to stop and smell the roses as they say. Were looking forward to hitting some state and national parks when we set out again, so far they just haven't been on our routes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for meeting up with us. We've been so busy I'm catching up with blogs. Have fun in the area. I can't wait to hear all about what you're doing on the road (or anytime).
ReplyDeleteAre you guys heading to SD?
ReplyDeleteWhew, I was getting tired just thinking about all that driving. But it's actually worth it so that you can stay put and enjoy friends and family.
ReplyDeleteBoon docking - way to go!!!!