Tuesday, 10 July 2018 Blue Springs Campground in Fleming County Park MO Surprisingly, O and I sleep very well on our new sleeping platform in Vincent, despite the heat and humidity. We leave the side door open, but covered with our mesh Skeeter Beater and place our small fan atop two Useful Boxes to raise it to the level of the platform. This provides a pleasant breeze for the first
Monday, 9 July 2018 To Lincoln Trail State Park in Marshall IL We have a great breakfast at another restaurant C found after careful on-line research. I feel as if I won’t need to eat anything else for at least a week. By 9 am we are on the road once more. Our GPS decides to act temperamental this am and refuses to turn on. I guess he gets jealous
Sunday, 8 July 2018 First stop: Cleveland Yesterday, I baked a chocolate chip pound cake at Dad’s request. This provides two days’ breakfast for the three of us, plus two or three extra breakfasts for Dad after our departure. This morning, O and I place our final items in Vincent and scratch the ears of a very dejected looking Lucy. We exchange hugs with Dad – who, O and I