Central Ohio...And Fall Is on the Way!

Sunday morning we packed up camp at Geneva State Park (have I mentioned how much easier and faster it is to pack up Lucy than it was the pop-up?). Before we left the area, we attended church at Geneva  First United Methodist Church. 

It was a wonderful, uplifting message and such a friendly congregation. It was especially meaningful to me that the pastor took time at the end of the service to pray with us for my brother Dale. Dale is a pastor himself, and he has been a quadriplegic for 21 years. He's in the ICU in California with sepsis. So any of you reading this who are inclined, we would surely covet your prayers for him!

Then we headed south for several hours toward Lancaster. Curt found a wonderful campground situated on a lovely little lake. We'll probably spend at least 5 nights here. 

The first evening's view from our campsite:

This is the first time on the trip that our campsite has been right on the water. We even have a little dock right below the site. I hadn't realized how much I would enjoy being on the shore. The first night here I wasn't sleeping real well, so I got up several times and went outside to just enjoy the beauty of the water, the cool night air, and to pray for Dale. it was lovely!

That's Lucy on the left there. You can see how close we are to the water.

Even though we now have a luxurious kitchen in the camper, I still love cooking outdoors when conditions are right. And conditions were right Monday morning for sure...how would you like to cook up eggs and bacon while looking at this?

The highlight of the day (and the reason we came to this part of Ohio) was seeing our old friend Steve. Curt and Steve worked together when we lived in Boise, starting about 18 years ago, and we've kept in touch and have had many wonderful visits since then. It was so much fun to watch and listen to these two old friends... The never-ending stories, the laughter, the easy companionship...what a wonderful all-day visit!

These guys LOVE to tell stories!

And they're STILL telling stories!

And some views from our afternoon walk...

Steve was our first dinner guest in our new travel trailer. 

What a perfectly lovely day!

This morning, Tuesday, we headed for Steve's town to see where he lives. We had a wonderful day just hanging out together. Here's a shot from our walk through a Civil War era cemetery:

And lunch outdoors from a local coffee shop...

We drove through Ohio University's campus, and stocked up on groceries at a huge, beautiful Kroeger store. Then back to camp and our little lake for the evening. I don't know if it actually got down to freezing here last night, but today has certainly felt like fall. I love it; it's a glorious season!

Tomorrow we plan to stay in camp most of the day to get some paperwork done and take care of some details of living. We'll have dinner with Steve tomorrow evening, for one last round of storytelling. And then off to the next adventure!