Saturday 10/19: 262 miles and parked at the KOA in Goodland, Kansas
We decided to take non Interstate roads most of the way today, and it was a really pleasant drive. The roads were good, very little traffic, the speed limit was 65, and we saw some beautiful rural farm country. There was range land, wheat fields, along with some corn and milo.
We checked in to the KOA about 2:00, and we were the only ones there. By 9:00, there were about 7 more. Still, the park was only 10% full. They close at the end of the month for winter. It was sunny, 70 and windy. We sat outside for a bit, but it was too windy.
Sunday 10/20: 129 miles and parked at Ellis Lakeside Campground, Ellis, Kansas
A little warmer this morning at 43 degrees. After stopping to see the Goodland van Gogh sculpture of sunflowers, we were on the road by 10:00.
It was a short drive today on Interstate 70. I-70 out here is a very nice road. There is not too much traffic and the road is in excellent shape. We arrived at the campground about 1:30. This is a small city owned park with about 18 sites that are first come, first serve. And at only $20 for water and electric, it is the best deal of the entire trip. It was less than half full, so we had our choice of sites, each with a water view. On top of that, there was a lot of space to walk the dogs.
It was a short drive today on Interstate 70. I-70 out here is a very nice road. There is not too much traffic and the road is in excellent shape. We arrived at the campground about 1:30. This is a small city owned park with about 18 sites that are first come, first serve. And at only $20 for water and electric, it is the best deal of the entire trip. It was less than half full, so we had our choice of sites, each with a water view. On top of that, there was a lot of space to walk the dogs.
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| Site 11, Ellis Lakeside Campground |
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| Crews constructing 9 more sites |
Monday and Tuesday, 10/21- 22: 220 miles, Deer Creek Valley, Topeka, Kansas
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| Site 44 |
Mid 50's and terribly windy on the drive today. We took Interstate 70 the entire way to Topeka, and traffic was light. Deer Creek Valley is an immaculate park, with level concrete pads and beautiful maintained lawns between sites. There appear to be many long term RV's here, but their sites are kept immaculate as well. It was too windy and cold to do much outside, so we stayed inside and caught up on our reading.
Tuesday was a rest day. We aren't the heavy duty road warriors we used to be. We prefer to limit our drives to 4 or 5 hours each day. And then, every 2 or 3 days, we take a break and have a rest up day. Today was one of those days.
The drive was Interstate 70 all the way today. It was good going, except driving through the maze of highways through Kansas City. Some of that was white knuckle driving, but we putted along and survived. Thank God for our GPS navigation! We arrived at Lazy Day about 1:30 to beautiful, sunny 70 degree weather. This park is a charming and wooded campground. The sites are large, and they are very nice. We didn't even have to unhook. The campground is quite hilly, so many of the sites have been leveled with landscaping walls. We had an end site that overlooked the woods.
Much cooler as a cold front is moving across the US. Never got above the mid 50's. It was another day of Interstate driving: I-70 to St. Louis, and then I-64 for the rest of the day. The only challenging part of the trip was passing through St. Louis, but it went fine. In fact, not nearly as stressful as Kansas City. :-) Rest Up is a relatively new park. The sites are long and level, with adequate space between them. However, there are basically no trees yet since they are all saplings.
Tomorrow we continue east to Lexington, Kentucky for a couple nights.
Tuesday was a rest day. We aren't the heavy duty road warriors we used to be. We prefer to limit our drives to 4 or 5 hours each day. And then, every 2 or 3 days, we take a break and have a rest up day. Today was one of those days.
Wednesday 10/23: 230 miles, Lazy Day Campground, Danville, Missouri
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| Site 14 |
The drive was Interstate 70 all the way today. It was good going, except driving through the maze of highways through Kansas City. Some of that was white knuckle driving, but we putted along and survived. Thank God for our GPS navigation! We arrived at Lazy Day about 1:30 to beautiful, sunny 70 degree weather. This park is a charming and wooded campground. The sites are large, and they are very nice. We didn't even have to unhook. The campground is quite hilly, so many of the sites have been leveled with landscaping walls. We had an end site that overlooked the woods.
Thursday 10/24: 212 miles and camped at Rest Up RV Park, Grayville, Illinois
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| Site 11 |
Much cooler as a cold front is moving across the US. Never got above the mid 50's. It was another day of Interstate driving: I-70 to St. Louis, and then I-64 for the rest of the day. The only challenging part of the trip was passing through St. Louis, but it went fine. In fact, not nearly as stressful as Kansas City. :-) Rest Up is a relatively new park. The sites are long and level, with adequate space between them. However, there are basically no trees yet since they are all saplings.
Tomorrow we continue east to Lexington, Kentucky for a couple nights.
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