Peppy's Dream Moving Adventure Blog

Well, it was exactly as I thought, only more so.  The train was much closer than it was at TURNING POINT.  I know, because I actually walked from our site (which was right by the main office) to the railroad and it was only 100 steps.  The pictures below were taken standing in front of the RV and then 100 steps closer!

I had the foresight to take two sleeping pills, which really helped.  I still woke up every time the train went by, but I was able to fall right back to sleep, instead of laying there awake.  So, not the best night’s sleep, but still – I slept!

Other than that, the place was actually very nice -- right on Hudson Lake and very quaint and picturesque.

We both got a late start this morning and, since checkout is very early here (11:00am), there was no time for fishing.  We could have stayed, but Eric wanted to get on the road.  So, our fishing adventure will have to wait!

Had breakfast at “The Diner” in New Carlisle and found out that yesterday we had entered a different time zone and didn’t even know it.  The campground where we slept is an hour behind, but a few miles away, where we head breakfast, it was still Eastern time.  It was 11:20am and we found out the place closed at noon (like the other place in Bellingham!).  We rushed over there and were lucky enough to get served before they closed.  We had pancakes and tried something new – fried mush – which is flat squares of fried cornmeal.  Not bad, but wouldn’t order it again!

Got on the road and arrived at Windy City Campground at 2:00pm, but by now we had entered the next time zone again, so it was only 1:00pm.  We parked the RV on our site and Eric discovered that the door covering the LP (liquid propane) heater had fallen off the RV while we were driving.  After many phone calls and aggravation, Eric was able to order a replacement door over the phone and is having it shipped to my parents’ house in Florida, where we will be next week. 

It's always something!  It’s just like Murphy’s law – whatever can go wrong, will go wrong – but, again, we were lucky that we were able to order the part and, in the meantime, he covered it with a piece of cardboard and some packing tape (very attractive).  It’s fine, as long as we don’t use the water heater (and we never need hot water in the RV, because we take showers at the campgrounds).

I felt like I needed some pampering, so we drove a couple of miles to a shopping center and I got a manicure/pedicure while Eric did a load of laundry a few doors down.  I felt bad letting him work while I got my nails done, but I do most of the laundry, and he volunteered!

It felt great to have my nails done, but I sure do miss Cindy and the girls at SUNSHINE NAILS (2219 Hillside Avenue in New Hyde Park).  No one compares to them!  They are so sweet, do such a beautiful job, give you a great massage, and treat you like gold.  This place was okay, but none of the amenities of SUNSHINE NAILS!  And, believe it or not – it was MUCH more expensive!  I can’t believe some things are cheaper in New York!  After that, Eric and I went to dinner at a little Italian place and came back to the campgrounds. 

Eric decided it would be a good idea to rent a car for the weekend, since parking the RV in the city of Chicago would be very difficult.  So, we’re driving a rental car up to see Jerry tomorrow and we’ll go around the city, seeing the usual tourist sights.  Can’t wait to see Jerry – and Chicago!