
Wed, Sept 8
th; Stayed at the
Ottowa Lake
SFCG near Eagle, WI, a lovely little town and then the next night at Big Foot Beach SP near lake Geneva, WI...both really nice places; but then all of Wisconsin is beautiful.
Monday, Sept 13
th; Lake
Kensonsa SP near Madison for a night, but moving South every day now.Did drive into Milwaukee to visit
StJoseph's Hospital where I was born and went up to chat with the OB nurses. they said that the oldest part of the hospital was from the 60's but I did meet an old volunteer who also was born there, even before me!
Tuesday, Sept 14
th; Illinois Beach SP near
Waukegon IL; resting up to get down to Chicago area.
Thursday,Sept 16
th; Did drive along
Lakeshore drive to see the older suburbs of
Glencoe and
Evanston and then made it through downtown to head out hwy 55 south toward St Louis. I have to say that Illinois, other then the rich suburbs of Chicago is not a very pretty state at all....tons of industry and urban with no signs that there has been any renovation in outlying towns and the parks are either non-existent of pretty small and meager.
Friday, Sept 17
th; I did enjoy following the old Route 66 towns of Springfield and
Litchfield. Lots of 50-60s
memorabilia, old cars and diners.
Wed, Sept 22; Glad to get back to
St Louis for the first time in 5 years and stay with my cousin in Webster Groves.
St Louis is still hopping and beautiful. I'm here for my 50
th!! HS Reunion.
Thursday, Oct 14-17
th: Spent a really fun 3 days with
grddtr, CeliaAnne in the Chattanooga area; seeing waterfalls, the city and river. Stayed at Raccoon
Mountain CG, a great little place right next to the Raccoon
Mtn Caverns and with a pool, go-cart track and playground. We did go to Ruby Falls in Lookout
Mtn and it was spectacular but actually the smaller caves near our CG were more fun.
Staying in Atlanta for the next 3 weeks, through Halloween and until Nov 6
th with
grandkids, then headed West to CO and AZ.