Johnny Appleseed Campground, Fort Wayne, IN.....

We're not settled, but we're here. I know it's hard to believe, but I made a mistake in our reservations! Thought our reservation started today, but alas, 'twas tomorrow. The hostess (all these campgrounds have hosts and hostesses that work for their camping spot) found a "temporary" spot for us, until tomorrow.

There's so much to do in, and around, this city......and I just can't wait to go see Johnny Appleseed's Grave, a National Historic Place, here in Fort Wayne. Johnny (actually, his name was John Chapman) traveled the countryside planting apples. There's a Johnny Appleseed Festival here in mid-September.

And, of course, the main reason we're here is to visit the Allen County Library, reputed to be among the top Genealogy Libraries in the country. Much is online these days, but there's still much research that can be done onsite.

Tonite, as we sat in the camper, I heard the music coming from the Ice Cream Truck. There weren't many of those on Fellowship Road!! What a joy to go back to my childhood and get to do something that I never got to do.....as a child!

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling.....

Honey and I left the campground at Crittenden, KY, just south of Cincinnati, OH this morning and were glad to leave the train tracks behind us! (Fifteen trains, all blowing their horns at the too close crossing, were a tad too much in about 5 hours.)

Soon, the tall, old church steeples were shining in the sun as we topped the hill with Cincinnati spread out before us. We decided to take a new route to Ft. Wayne, and opted to continue north on I-75 thru Dayton, Ohio rather than head west to Indianapolis. For miles outside Cincinnati, the Interstate was under construction - lanes were narrow and traffic was heavy. This backseat driver said nothing!!

So looking forward to Ft. Wayne and the Allen County Library where I hope to break down the Walker brick wall!

On the road again....

Willie's theme song has become our mantra. This a.m., we left the peaceful creekside spot and our friends, Sam and Ann Greco, and headed northward. Our final destination will be Fort Wayne, IN and the Allen County Library - reputed to be among the top five genealogy libraries in the U.S.

The "curvaceous" (as Ann so aptly put it) Interstate 40 was one of those white-knuckle trips.....and I wasn't even driving. We were happy to put that stretch of highway behind us.

We soon were into Kentucky and the rolling hills filled with tobacco, either drying on the racks, or yellowing in the fields ....ready to be harvested.

Our first stop on this second leg of our trip was to spend the night at a Good Sam Park just south of Cincinnati. Not only is it near the Interstate (75), but it's awfully close to a train track that may just possibly be our nemisis.

Tomorrow, we'll arrive at our destination ...and Sarah will fulfill her lifelong dream of visiting this library and "digging up bones".