Connecticut- Pennsylvania-Ohio

On Wednesday, Sept. 24, we touched 4 states in 4 hours; Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. That night we stayed in Bristol, CT at an RV park attached to an amusement park. I was glad it was not the weekend and only one night. It was nice enough but likely crowded with amusement park guests on weekends and it had no sewage hook up so showers were done in the public restroom. They were nice showers but not safe. We managed to get set up and go to a grocery store before the rain came.
Thursday we drove through NY into Pennsylvania in the rain. We had been very fortunate up to that point not to have rain while we drove, despite numerous times when it was predicted; luckily the rain was light this day. We crossed the Hudson River and admired the beautiful estates nestled among trees just above the river. The river is expansive both in width and length and a marvel to look at, especially in upstate NY. The fall foliage wasn’t as prevalent as we drove south of Maine into NY, but it picked up a bit once we were in the Pocono Mountains in PA. We stayed in Berwick, PA which is southwest of Scranton; pretty much in the middle of no where! On a good note Kevin’s Crooked Sticks golf buddy, Mark, lives nearby and we met up with him and his wife Krista in Kingston for dinner at a quaint Greek restaurant, the food was really good as was the company. In the town of Berwick we visited the Stuart Tank Memorial Museum. It’s a small museum that displays the history of the tank that was manufactured there. The tank was much lighter than others built at that time. The man who gave us a tour was very knowledgeable. There is also a large gun collection that belonged to the father of a local man that was there and educated us about each one.
We moved to Bald Eagle State Park in Howard, PA on Sunday, September 28, The nice thing about state parks is easy access to hiking trails and on Monday we hiked around the lake adjacent to the park for about 3 miles.
Tuesday, Sept 30, we set off for Ohio, stopping along the way at a truck wash to give Crisscross a much needed bath! We stayed at an RV park in Newton Falls, OH that had the worst water! We read on RV Life it was badly infiltrated with sulphate and planned ahead by filling our water tank. This also meant showering in the camp bathroom which was the least desirable of all venues we’ve been to. 😝 Thursday, October 1, we went to Halliday’s Winery on Lake Milton and shared a bottle of Merlot blend while sitting by the lake. From there we went to Castaway Craig’s Pub and Grub for dinner. I got a gyro because I could get it with a side order of pierogies, a regional food I had to try! They are basically fried mashed potatoes. They were good but admittedly something that grows on you the more you eat.
On October 2nd we drove to Maumee State Park in Oregon, OH, close to Toledo. The RV sites are wide and spread apart with trees in between so you can’t see your neighbors and there is a lot of grass. The landscape has become flat and we did a mundane hike around to park the next morning and visited the beach on Lake Erieもっと詳しく