March 12, 2015 Home Sweet Home

Our last stop was Caesar Creek State Park in Ohio.  Just north of Cincinnati.

We left Lexington in the morning.  We judged the weather just right. Sunny and dry and 50 degrees north as far as Columbus.  Piece of cake. Until:

Huge traffic coming up I75, 4 lanes heading south stopped for miles on the highway.  We were just saying how glad we were heading north, when we ran into 4 lanes of stopped traffic 28 miles south of Cincinnati.  All of the traffic was headed for one bridge. We crawled along and inched forward. No let up in site. So...we have options, no time limit and only wanted to reach Caesar 30 miles north of Cinci for the night. 

First ramp we are off and driving East to another route to another bridge over the Ohio River.  As navigator I was concerned about a "gray line" on the map. We are talking Northern Kentucky..off the beaten path.  That gray line on the map.. curving and up and down and little to no berm.  We traveled slowly and carefully but became concerned when the road started to narrow.  We pulled into a large John Deere tractor store with large parking lot.  We got some good information, do not attempt the route we had chosen as there was a low underpass that would be too challenging for our 11' of Lark. So off we are in another direction and a "good luck" from the guys at John Deere!  

It was a tough drive... no berm, narrow, winding and up and down. Ed drove the yellow line and fortunately only had a couple of pick-up trucks pass us in the opposite direction.  Adventure at every blind turn!  Adventure sometimes demands a really talented  driver.

We made the River bridge and the campsite at Caesar before dark.  Treated ourselves to Cincinnati Chili for dinner in Lebanon, Ohio and only 3.5 hours home in the morning.

  A quick stop at Pottery Barn Outlet in Jefferson and home by 2 in the afternoon on Thursday.

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STATS:

3648 Miles

84 Days

6 States

105 Bird Species

3 "lifers"

New Friends

Adventure