Ohio to Elkhart, IN--RV Museum and Hall of Fame!
Saturday morning, July 14, we moved on down the road from Beechwood Acres Camping Resort early (for us!) to Elkhart Campground, in Elkhart, IN. We traveled 283 miles...a long day for us. We traveled a mix of Interstate, state roads, and once again, a toll road! Our route:
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We got fuel just before entering the Indiana Toll road at Fremont--stopping first at a Pilot/Flying J--where the truck islands did not accept the Flying J credit card (Lifetime Good Sam membership receives an 8 cents discount on the cash price at all Flying Js...!); we had to go to the RV island in front.... As we were driving out, feeling a little frustrated as the RV island is usually not too friendly to our outfit with jeep attached, we noticed a Pacific Pride across the street! We have a card for Pacific Pride, through Pioneer Fuel, which we really like as the locations are cleaner than truck stops, they are not manned, and usually we have it all to ourselves! It took us a little bit of time to get situated (try an hour!) as the Pacific Pride pumps were lined up with the Shell diesel pumps and we couldn't figure out the difference!....After asking, and turning the rig around twice in the big parking lot behind the station, we were fueled up and on our way! All in all, from 8:30 AM (that "early" departure!) to 3:10 PM arrival at the campground, not a bad day!
Click on the link for Pioneer Fuel if interested in exploring that fuel option and post a comment if want more information.
We visited the RV Museum, taking turns as the breaker on the power pedestal flipped off 3 times the previous day, as both ACs were doing their best to keep things cool; and others throughout the park doing so as well! We didn't want to take any chances with leaving the dogs in the motor home. So one of us stayed home with them while the other drove the short distance to the museum. We both enjoyed it, especially the older rigs, and noticed that floor plans really haven't changed much over the years. There is one GMC motor home, the kind Charles Kuralt used in his On the Road series. You could walk into many of the rigs, and the GMC coach was fun to enter--imagining Charles sitting talking into the camera as the bus rolled down the back highways of America....And to think now that we are able to travel the back roads of America (as long as they are wide enough!) to experience what he found!
Here are some pictures:
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We got fuel just before entering the Indiana Toll road at Fremont--stopping first at a Pilot/Flying J--where the truck islands did not accept the Flying J credit card (Lifetime Good Sam membership receives an 8 cents discount on the cash price at all Flying Js...!); we had to go to the RV island in front.... As we were driving out, feeling a little frustrated as the RV island is usually not too friendly to our outfit with jeep attached, we noticed a Pacific Pride across the street! We have a card for Pacific Pride, through Pioneer Fuel, which we really like as the locations are cleaner than truck stops, they are not manned, and usually we have it all to ourselves! It took us a little bit of time to get situated (try an hour!) as the Pacific Pride pumps were lined up with the Shell diesel pumps and we couldn't figure out the difference!....After asking, and turning the rig around twice in the big parking lot behind the station, we were fueled up and on our way! All in all, from 8:30 AM (that "early" departure!) to 3:10 PM arrival at the campground, not a bad day!
Click on the link for Pioneer Fuel if interested in exploring that fuel option and post a comment if want more information.
We visited the RV Museum, taking turns as the breaker on the power pedestal flipped off 3 times the previous day, as both ACs were doing their best to keep things cool; and others throughout the park doing so as well! We didn't want to take any chances with leaving the dogs in the motor home. So one of us stayed home with them while the other drove the short distance to the museum. We both enjoyed it, especially the older rigs, and noticed that floor plans really haven't changed much over the years. There is one GMC motor home, the kind Charles Kuralt used in his On the Road series. You could walk into many of the rigs, and the GMC coach was fun to enter--imagining Charles sitting talking into the camera as the bus rolled down the back highways of America....And to think now that we are able to travel the back roads of America (as long as they are wide enough!) to experience what he found!
Here are some pictures:
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| The entrance to the Exhibits... |
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| The GMC Motor Home |
If you are in the area, check out the Museum!
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| Love the old rigs! |
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| And much more!
Roving Riders
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