three weeks, three days and eight hours

Finally, the Great Lakes, Erie to be exact. And finally, cool air. The heat wave that has gripped the midwest since we started our trip has broken. Daytime temps in the low seventies, dipping into the high fifties at night. Umm, Yum!

We found ourselves in Cleveland, which I would not have considered as an RV destination, but we needed a big city to find a dealer authorized to do warranty work.  The cab A/C was toast.  But Cleveland was actually quite gracious, at least the part I saw, Lakeside Drive to the west along a curve in the lake. 

Cooler weather makes you do things like sleep with the windows open and plan a bike ride on an island, South Bass Island, and to the village of Put In Bay.    Ferry rides on a lake are always a plus, and biking felt invigorating.  

We've been spending the summer RV'ing for 4 years and finally snapped to the rating system in the RV camping books.  Ever since, we've been seeking out bathrooms with a 10 rating.   In Amish country, there was Evergreen, with bathrooms rivaling the Houstonian.  The campground at Geneva on the Lake had showers so big I could have driven a golf cart into them.   We've been enjoying the upgrade.  Who knew?  Tonight I am at another 10, in Monroe Michigan, Camp God Willing.   The ducks love it here.

And this little boy loves Daisy.