Home Again, Home Again, Lickety split

It was like the old horse smelling the barn...once we realized we were really heading home, we started to push a little harder to get home. Our campground in Elkhart was nice for a day or two but it was hot and we didn't spend much time outside. Biting insects seemed to like the campground also. Elkhart is in the center of the Indiana RV industry and since some of the companies, including Holiday Rambler, have folded in the last year or two, there are a lot of empty buildings. We did see the RV/Motorhome Hall of Fame along I-80 but decided not to stop. Our motorhome may not be eligible for display at that museum but we like it just fine.



Ohio is another of those flat, boring states - at least along the I-80 corridor. Since we had already traveled this route, there wasn't much new to see. So we played an updated version of the old license plate game. This time we attempted to get photographs of all the state license plates. It proved to be quite challenging but kept us interested for the drive home. We saw most of the states except for Hawaii (of course), New Mexico, and Maine. This plate was unidentifiable - any guesses?






Pennsylvania looked great as we crossed from Ohio. Unfortunately, Driver #1 was substituting for Photographer #1 while Photographer #1 substituted for Driver #1. We wanted to turn around and go back for the photo shoot but the RV and van didn't fit through any of the Officials Only turnarounds. As much as we may complain about I-80, it was a joy to drive/ride on after some of the bad roads we have covered on this trip. And nothing can beat the PA countryside: evergreens, deciduous trees, hills, valleys, farms, etc. We enjoyed the other states but realized how much we like living in PA. We were getting really anxious so we continued past our intended stop and drove on to the Flying J at Lamar. That put us close to State College and the next morning we made the short trip to meet up with Dan and Ann for breakfast. Back at their home, Libby was glad to see us and had her bags packed.


We reached home just in time! Another day and we might have had to become full-timers in the RV.

We hoped you enjoyed our trip as much as we did. Thanks for every one's support and encouragement as we took this "once in a lifetime" trip. Now to plan for that "second in a lifetime" excursion.