We set out this morning from Babler State Park on our way east and south, eventually to Cumming, GA, via Nashville. Along the way we stopped at a rest area on the shores of Rend Lake in Illinois. We enjoyed a picnic lunch at a table overlooking the lake.
Our destination for tonight was Kentucky Dam Village State Park at the northern end of the Land Between the Lakes. We arrived at the campground around 4:30 p.m., after having some difficulties finding it. The large campground was mostly empty, so we figured we wouldn't have much trouble finding a spot.
We were wrong. This is an older park, and most of the sites are short. There are a few longer sites, but they were impossible for us to get into. The interior roads are very narrow, sites are at 90 degrees to the road, and there are overhanging trees and culverts, and pools of standing water from recent rains. After an hour of trying, we gave up and decided to look for a commercial RV park. We ended up at Duck Creek RV in Paducah, KY. It's mainly a long-term resident park, but we got a long pull-thru. By the time we got set up, we were beyond frazzled. We went to Long John Silver's to eat (it's one of Ken's favorites, so we go very occasionally so he can get his fix of deep fried stuff).
We've decided to take a day tomorrow to catch our breath before moving on to explore the Land Between the Lakes.
Beth called this evening to say that Aunt Iris is not doing well. She's still having a bad reaction to the pain relievers she was given after her surgery. Beth says she's paranoid and aggressive. We're hoping that she'll come out of it once all the meds have cleared her system.
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