After saying our goodbyes we left Tom & Mary Lou's at 8:30 this morning. Temperatures were decent in TN but increased all the way to Indy. By the time we arrived at Lake Haven Retreat the temperature was 100 degrees and the heat index was 105. At 5:10 EST we were all set up.
The 341 mile trip was relatively uneventful. We stayed on I40 from Crossville to Monterey, TN and then took US & state highways up to Glasgow, KY. We took I65 from Glasgow to Indy. Once again we noticed that the US & state highways are in much better condition than the Interstates. I65 in norther KY and in IN is terrible. There are some smooth sections but most of it is so rough it will shake the fillings out of your teeth.
Kathy drove to Glasgow, then I drove 100 miles to a rest area where we stopped for lunch. She finished the drive to Indy. Praise God for air conditioning. The dash AC could not keep even the front of the coach cool. When we stopped for lunch we started the generator and ran both coach rooftop AC units. When we left the rest area we let the generator and AC units run for at least another half hour. Later in the afternoon we started the generator again and ran the rooftop AC units. The first time we turned them on it was 90 degrees in the coach, back at the shower area. The second time it was 94 degrees. Even running both 13,500 BTU units, and the dash AC, it still took a long time to cool the coach down to a tolerable level.
Below is our route from Crossville to Glasgow. From Monterey to Thompkinsville there are some narrow sections of road, with lots of 35 mph curves, but the pavement was in good condition for almost the entire length.
The only significant traffic problems was when we neared Louisville and one of the lanes was closed. Traffic was backed up, stop and go, for 5 miles.
So how rough was I65 you ask. We had more stuff flying around the inside of the coach that at any time during the trip so far. When Kathy started to put out the kitchen slide she heard a crunching noise and immediately stopped the slide.
This basket, which was full of stuff and sitting on a stationary shelf next to the section of countertop that slides out with the kitchen, had fallen between the slide and the stationary wall. It had been full of lots of stuff and all the stuff also went into the hole. We worked a long time fishing this bent up basket, pepperoni sticks, a bag of macaroni, a dish towel, and other stuff out of the hole. Oh me of little faith, I didn't think we would ever get the basket out without tearing out the cabinetry under the sink. Kathy finally managed to hook it with a coat hanger and fished it out. The area was so cramped that it wasn't possible to reach a hand/arm back in the hole to retrieve stuff. As the back of one of the cabinet drawers hit the wire basket the drawer support broke. I'm going to have to study some on how to repair it, because of the very limited access.
There are some advantages to being back in civilization 😀. We were both tired from the heat and the travel, and then dealing with getting the stuff out from behind the slide, so I ordered a pizza and picked it up, could have had it delivered. There are 3 pizza places within 2 miles of the campground, we tried the non-chain one. The pizza was good, but not great.
We have stayed at this campground numerous times. It has 101 sites spaced fairly close together. Many of the sites have some shade but those sites all seem to be taken up by people who are here for lengthy stays. The number of 300 gallon propane tanks at RV's in the campground always amazes me. They have made some upgrades since we were last here. A new office, a new shower and laundry facility and a new, but modest, playground for kids.. They do have a small lake for catch and release fishing.
We keep watching the temperatures up north, and yearning to be up there. Over the next 10 days the highs in Sault Ste Marie are in the high 60's and low 70's. Over in Marquette the highs are only in the high 50's for 2 of the days in the 10 day forecast. Marquette even has one night with 49 being forecast for an overnight low.
God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours.
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