Flappers

On our way to the Geauga County fair yesterday, we rode through a bit of Amish country we didn't know was in this area.  It seemed that Friday was laundry day.  

As a former line dryer myself, I like to see a well-hung line of clothes.  We encountered three types of  dryers:  the straight liners

the round-abouters

and the pulley system high flyers.

Old people are easily amused.

Louise and Duane

The Great One

It seems every county has a great fair.   Today Eagle flew us 35 miles southwest of our rv park to see if this claim was true.

The Great Geauga (jee aw ga) County Fair did a "fair" job of living up to the hype.

After we paid $2 to park the bike and got in free for Seniors' Day, we walked around and found the usual rides

and food.  

We stopped to watch the Jr. Fair horse show, but were disappointed to find only English Classes were scheduled for the day.  We watched a couple of classes then went in search of  the wood carving tent.  

Along the way we stopped to compare the biggest 

and smallest of the horse world, and decided to buy rib eye steak sandwiches for lunch.

The carver turned out to be a woman chain saw carver.  During her 1/2 hour demonstration we ate our sandwiches and tried to guess what figure she was making.  

She knew her craft and had several very nice pieces for sale, mostly animals.

After all that watching we needed more sustenance.  A funnel cake fit the bill.

We skipped the animals and didn't walk far enough to find the other usual fair buildings--domestic arts, agricultural building, antiques.  On our way out I found a library book sale.  I was delighted to receive a nice cloth tote bag which I filled with 8 books (three of which I was intending to buy anyway) for the bargain price of $5.  

We were pleased with our trip to the fair and very pleased with our pleasant ride through rural northern Ohio in perfect weather. 

Hoping the beautiful weather holds,

Louise and Duane

Beautiful Ohio

As a native Buckeye I am perhaps a bit prejudiced, but I think Ohio is a very good place to be in the summer.  Today was no exception. Deep blue skies, luxurious green trees, and a cool breeze holding our flags at attention made for perfect bike riding.

We rolled through the beautiful afternoon exploring Ashtabula County, located in the northeast corner of Ohio about as far from Pennsylvania as from Lake Erie.

We were in search of two historic covered bridges.  The first we were able to ride through, and didn't get any pix of the creek bed.

However, on the other side of this bridge we found a gravel road which made for unsteady riding for about 4 miles.

From there we several miles until we turned on this pleasant little road.  We searched this road three times before  

finding the second bridge out of sight down a side road.  A sign warning of a vehicle weight limit caused us to park the bike and walk.  This turned out to be a good idea since the uneven plank floor made it unsafe to ride on two wheels.

We were amazed to find the creek bed far below the bridge.

Later we were treated to this beautiful sunset display.

It's not called Beautiful Ohio for nothing!

Louise and Duane

Nothing Better To Do

Evening in Kennisee Lake RV Park:

resident flock of Canadian Geese

18 holes of friendly competition

exploring the backstreet neighborhood (right of the geese above)

been here a while

trees hid the sunset but not the clouds

Riding tomorrow

Louise and Duane

Out With The Old...

While we were in Shipshewana (see Amish Country blog) we stopped by a furniture store called Comfort Design.  Our friends Brock and Leola had a recliner from there that we liked.  When we decided to rearrange our living room slide, we decided to get a similar swivel, wall hugger recliner for ourselves.

First we cleared out the clutter--meaning all of my puzzle books, markers, and pencils. 

Brock and Leola's grandson was glad to get good used recliners and an adjustable end table for his basement  man cave.

With the recliners removed, the space somehow seemed much smaller!

The result of our efforts is that now we have a dining area (which doubles as my sewing/jigsaw puzzle space) and comfortable place to sit to watch tv, use a phone, or read.  All of my puzzle books and markers fit quite nicely in that skinny little table, leaving the aisle way clear even when the recliner is extended.
The card table chairs are temporary.  We are shopping for comfortable chairs suitable for eating or playing table games and for sitting around visiting.

This arrangement may seem a little weird, but so far it's working for us.

Rainy today, we'll see what tomorrow brings.

Louise and Duane

Michigan No More

At 9 o'clock this morning we bid goodbye to our friends Brock and Leola, and started out on our 320 mile journey east from Kalamazoo, across Michigan to Ann Arbor, 

then south into Ohio, around Toledo via this bridge across the Maumee River at its birth in Lake Erie.

Clouds and intermittent showers continued to accompany us east along the Ohio Turnpike  and I90 through the beautiful Ohio farmland just a few miles inland from the southern shore of Lake Erie.

In spite of the showers, construction,  heavy traffic, and tricky interchanges, we wound our way through Cleveland with no problem.

6 hours later we arrived safely at our home for the next two weeks, Kenisee Lake RV Resort, a Thousand Trails park just outside Jefferson, OH.

As with all Thousand Trails parks, this one comes with a lot of amenities.

This is the indoor entertainment complex:  outdoor picnic pavilion and chuck wagon (where a lot of park generated activities take place), office and 6/6 laundry (at side), snack bar, small social room with tables and chairs, tv and couch, library, and in the next building is another couch/tv arrangement, more tables and chairs, pool table, table tennis, and the jigsaw puzzle table.

Outside activities include free fishing in either the pond

or the lake (fish can be kept or thrown back),

basketball court/ pickleball courts,

campers' picnic pavilion with fire pit, then horseshoe pits and further on, the playground and heated swimming pool.

The 78 sites are accessed from a boomerang shaped oval.  Most are full hookup 30 amp back-ins with a few 50 amp and 5 pull-thrus.

Our site backs up to the lake, which is hidden by shrubbery.

However, we can see the lake from our picnic table.

We'll be busy with both work and play while we're here.

Chores tomorrow.

Louise and Duane