We left Michigan on Monday morning before 9:30. We drove until 5:30, spending the night in a Cracker Barrel parking lot near Elyria, OH. After enjoying a glass of Michigan wine in the RV, we had dinner at the Cracker Barrel. We had breakfast there again on Tuesday morning. We just pulled in and parked. There was no need to unhook the RV or hook up any utilities. Sure, there was some highway noise, but the price was right.
After breakfast, we drove to Mentor, OH and visited the James Garfield homestead and museum. Garfield, the 20th president, was a self made man who came from humble roots. His mother used her entire life savings to send him to Hiram College and Williams College and he became an excellent scholar. He served in the Union army during the civil war. He was elected to nine consecutive terms as a representative from Ohio before being elected to the US Senate, and, ultimately, the presidency. His presidency lasted a mere 200 days. He was shot by Charles Guiteau, an unbalanced man who had repeatedly sought employment in Garfield's administration and had been repeatedly turned down. He lingered for 2 months until his death on September 18, 1881.
After visiting the president's house, we drove to the finger lakes region of New York and spent the night in the parking lot of a Moose Lodge. On Wednesday morning we drove to the Lake George area of New York State and stayed in a nice train-free campground. We had dinner at a brewery in the lovely village of Lake George and caught up on laundry and bills.
Lake George
On Thursday morning we had a short visit to Fort Ticonderoga before making the really long drive to Bangor, ME.
We're spending the night in a campground outside of Bangor. It has full hookups, nice, wide "pull-through" campsites, cable TV, and fast wifi. There's a tasty, inexpensive restaurant on site, and no trains! And all of this for just $18 with my "Passport America" discount.
The Liberty is scheduled for an oil change and alignment tomorrow morning in Bangor, after which we will be in Bar Harbor for 6 nights.
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