Safely Camped

Hello everyone;

We are safely parked for the night at Oak Creek Campground in Walton, Kentucky after a long day on the road...driving through mist and heavy rain.
We camped our first night south of the border at a Flying J in Austinberg,Ohio. It was good to stop when we did at 3:30 pm after 6 1/2 hrs on the road AND we got to hear the  Grey Cup game on our little computer notebook! It was a great break with beer and chips and the game though my husband took a half time break where he met and chatted to 2 other travellers at the stop. I returned from my halftime break to try to hear 'Nickleback' and only heard a little bit of one song and then lots of sports talk.
 Now this was a 'boondocking' type of camp...no hook ups at all...self sufficient...self contained and we didn't have to run the generator. So we used the coleman lamp (battery run) and had the propane furnace on low at night. Hah I slept in my 'silks' and a heavy sweater!! The moisture built up a little but it was a good stop...safe and we had the facilities at the Flying J available  all night.
Please note that today's date marks 24 yrs of me being smoke free!!! A huge thank you goes to my husband and daughters for their huge huge support...and the wonderful support at the time from my mother who quit smoking in her late 70's!!!
Today we were on the road for 7 hrs...with service centre stops...a simple lunch in the rv. My husband chatted to a gentleman  who was working at one of the centres about a good route through Columbus OH...the gentleman recommended the truck route...which worked well for us.
I noted lots of greenleaves on smaller bushes under dark leaveless trees. There were many blackbirds and one hunting hawk during the drive.
The combo of rain and wipers made me tired at times...it was good to talk to my husband on our cb radios as we drove.
We crossed the Ohio River at 4:05 pm. The waters were very brown and the river was very full. We learned later that this area has been on flood alerts...receiving a record amt of rain this month. The record is from 1886!! Whew! Ah I kept thinking that I would take the rain over snow and slush any time.
I asked the rv camp owner for a dinner recommendation and he sent us to a great home cooking place enjoyed by the locals called Family's Main Street Cafe in Walton KY. We had a good home cooked  meal and great service.
We are camped between two creeks...one is called Salem Creek...I don't know the other's name...this is a very pretty campground...hilly in places but peaceful even though close to the highway.
The forecast for tomorrow is for snowshowers so we are  going to try to keep the day on the road short.
Sunshine
Anne