Broke camp thinking that the other playground with the GOOD stuff would be open in the AM, but alas, no. Still closed for the season, so B was relegated to some 20 year old swings. This place definitely shouldn't be open yet - even something as simple as a propane fill took close to 20 minutes with all the waiting, etc. Not all KOAs are created equal...
Went in to town to see the falls, which were impressive as always. I have been before as a kid during our family travels. This was B's first time. We walked along the upper falls, then did the Maid of the Mist tour which includes an overlook and a boat tour around the base of both the US and Canadian falls. The US falls are nice in that they are much lower volume than the canadian falls, and as such, you can actually see the falls. Getting close to the Canadian falls, you basically just see a solid cloud of mist with a few fleeting views of the falls as the mist wafts about. Thoroughly drenching, even with the plastic ponchos that they provide, but definitely a great thing to see. During the cruise we crossed over to the Canadian side briefly, so I can ad Ontario to the list of provinces that we visited :).
From there, on to take care of some other pressing business - on to Camping World for some more stuff, including a vortex thing to help suck the stink out of the black water tank, which with the warmer weather has gotten noticeably worse. Problem is that it is a bit more of an undertaking to install than I had thought, so we'll see when I actually get around to it. Also got the tire replaced and the spare rotated back - ready for the next tire event!
From there, driving out through another corner of PA, then into Ohio, and stopped in Conneaut, Ohio for dinner (you know what they say about "It's who you Conneaut..." :) ). Since we had only stopped at one other McDonalds, and D is always asking, we decided to stop there. Actually parked in front of a Methodist Church. As we were sitting, chewing on our victals, an elderly lady walked up to the end of our table, and started staring out the window. Delilah was also looking out the window (a train had gone by earlier), and noted a bug "A bug!" she says.
The lady replies "That's my dog"
I say "I think, she was talking about the bug"
The lady says "yeah, that dog is quite a digger. She'll see a gopher, and dig a hole half as long as her body!"
"Wow, that's quite a digger alright"
"Yup, she'll catch a gopher and drag him out of the hole. Then she'll let him run just so far, before she'll grab him again, and drop him back that same spot."
By now, both Barbara and I are a bit worried about where this was going - and D was just looking on. Politely, I say "Oh, really..."
"The other day after she played with one for a while, she ripped it in half, and brought half into the house, and left the other half on the patio".
For some reason about now, the hamburgers started looking less appetizing...
Then past Elyria (home to Ridge's Pipe Inspection group that SeekTech sells to), and on to Milan Ohio for the night late - by 10PM and D not sleeping in the RV, we decided that it had been a long enough day.
Pulled into a place doing the "honor system" thing, and wandered around in the dark trying to find a flat and accessible spot. Finally found one, which B helped me back in to. While trying to hook up power, I first noticed a Black Widow in the power box, so went to the RV for a squirt can of WD-40 (works wonders on spiders). As I went to open the box a second time, I saw anothe spider on the outside which I was less familiar with - but looked something like what I remember a Brown Recluse to look like... Squirted that one, and the widow, then flung off the cover to avoid other issues, and finally had power. Proceeded back to the RV in all due haste...
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