Camps 60, 61, 62 & 63 WHEW!!

   Been moving along at a leisurely pace. Doesn't seem like we've been thru 4 campsites since the last blog. Since we've been averaging about 2 nights at each camp it's given us some time to hike around the areas and we've been carefully choosing our sites so we're in the shade as much as possible. (Broken AC, remember?) 
   Camp 60 was Pere Marquette SP in Grafton Ill.

   Camp 61 was Fort Kaskaskia SP in Ellis Grove, Ill.
   Camp 62 was Victory RV Park in Paducha, Ky.
   Camp 63 is Fort Massac SP in Metropolis, Ill. 

   This moving around sure is enjoyable. So many things to see, so little time.
   The amount of history we've been exposed to during this trip down the Great River Road is phenominal!  Way too much to explain in a blog. We do highly recommend that if you ever get a chance to drive this route to do it. There are lots of overlooks and sights you'll never see anywhere else. Most of this road wanders back & forth across the Mississippi River. The river runs in an endless valley with Railroad tracks and little towns all along the way. Some of the towns probably haven't changed much in a hundred years while others have grown around their old downtown districts. Another nice thing about this route is the slow speeds thru much of it. My kinda travelling.
  Another quirky thing we did was a tour of the Superman Museum in Metropolis, Ill.. I never knew there was so much trivia and toys,etc. dedicated and sold regarding the man of steel, Look, up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane--it's Superman!!! I'll bet a lot of us grew up with this good guy!!

As you can see, the boys are supporters of Superman!

   We also got to go to the museum with Heather's sons, Jon & Josh & wife Angela.  
Haven't seen them in awhile and we got to chat for a few hours too.
  Got a lead on an AC unit that sounds reasonable so tomorrow AM Josh will drive me to the place in Paducha. Hope it works out. Should only take an hour to install. More on that later.
   Next move is just SW of Paducha. Real quick drive in a day or two.
   Hope everyone is enjoying the last few months of good weather.
REMEMBER, LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS TIME GOES BY QUICKLY !
Charlie  Heather.