After a comfortable night, we got up, had breakfast, and set out for a spot just east of our destination tomorrow, Columbus, IN. That would give us about 9 hours of driving for the day. We have to stop every 200 miles or so for gas, with the cost per gallon at about $3.highway7 per gallon. The day started partly cloudy, progressed to misty and foggy and ended clear and sunny. Along the way, we drove through the beautiful hills of Pennsylvania that were painted with the gorgeous colors of fall. Those hills reminded us of West Virginia, although they weren't quite as dramatic.
Thankfully, there was no drama today. At one point, we came upon a detour on I84 for an accident. There were several electronic signs along the way telling us to exit from the highway at a certain exit. But when the time came to exit, there were no barriers in the road, and we just continued on the highway with the rest of the traffic.
One thing that struck us was that there was construction on I76 from just outside Akron to just outside of Columbus, Ohio, for about 80-90 miles. What struck us is that in NH, they are widening route 93, and it seems to be taking forever to complete sections that are just a few miles long. Ray just LOVES driving for long stretches between narrow concrete barriers.
By the time we arrived at the KOA in Brookville, just a few miles west of Dayton, we had blue skies. Tomorrow, we will head to Columbus, IN, about 2 hours away.
Addendum: OMG-- the bathrooms at this place are gorgeous and impeccably clean. They rival those at really nice hotels. I thought Ray was nuts when he came back from the bathroom last night, raving about them. Now I know what he meant. All other KOAs will have a hard time coming up to this standard.
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