Due to the remnants of Ian hitting the New England area it was raining when we departed on Saturday October 1st. Because the rain was supposed to get heavy mid morning, we left earlier than we had planned, around 9:00 a.m. which as it turned out, allowed us to drive out of the rain.

Our first stop would be at Arrowhead Marina and RV Park in Schenectady so we could visit Rob’s Dad. Pretty ride along the Mass Pike with all of the leaves changing color. Arriving a little before 1 p.m., we were surprised to see that they were in the process of removing the docks from the water. In the office, Wendy (owner) assigned us to pull thru site #48 but when we navigated to that site, there was a truck parked on it. Brad (owner) came walking over and said that he had parked there because of the pot luck they were having for all of the people who had helped them remove the docks. He told us to choose either site #49 or #50. We picked site #50.

Once settled in, we headed over to see Dad at Avila Retirement Community. Good to see him, he is doing quite well considering his age (93). We went to supper in the dining room where I had the honey steak and Rob had the brisket. Food is always good here.

On Sunday, October 2nd, we went to brunch at Avila where I had the Pesto Eggs Benedict which was very good, and Rob had corned beef hash, eggs and a pancake. Afterward we spent the afternoon with Bob, fixing various things in his apartment.

On Monday, October 3rd, morning we went out to breakfast (just the two of us) at J & T’s Cafe which was a short distance from Arrowhead. Good breakfast with decent prices and good service.

After breakfast we packed up, and leaving Arrowhead behind, headed to Misty Mountain Campground in Cuba, NY where I had made a reservation on site #35. When I made the reservation using RoverPass, being a Monday night, the implication was the Passport America rate was valid (in all other cases we have experienced, the weekend is Friday and Saturday nights, Sunday thru Thursday are weeknights). However, upon our arrival the owner refused to give us the PPA rate. If there had been an easy alternative we would have walked. The regular rate is $60 which is ridiculous for this campground. Full hookup, but tightly packed mostly dirt sites with no amenities. On top of that the layout is less than ideal. Rob missed pulling into site #35 because of the way the first few campers were situated. But getting back to site #35 would have required exiting back out to the state highway and finding a place to make a U-turn, so I ended up calling the office. We were told that we could stay on site #38 instead. It was an expensive, but quiet night. While this is a convenient overnight stop, at $60, next time we will find an alternative.

Leaving Cuba and our not so well spent $60 behind, our next destination was a Sun RV Resort. One we had stayed at several times before, Geneva On The Lake in Geneva, OH, a Passport America resort. It was a quiet and pleasant one night stay, on a significantly better site, for half the price.

The next morning, Wednesday October 5, we broke camp and headed over to a local restaurant which we like, Mary’s Diner which is very convenient because we can park the coach with tow next to the restaurant while having breakfast. I had a Denver omelet ($9.99) which was very good and Rob had the Country Steak with sausage gravy ($8.99) which he enjoyed.

After leaving there around 11 a.m. it was an uneventful drive until a short distance west of Cincinnati, traffic was backed up because a truck had jack knifed. Fortunately it only caused us a 15 minute delay.

We have also stayed at our next stop several times before. Sauder Village in Archbold, OH where we spent one night on back in site 39. Besides the campground, Sauder Village also has a historic village, a museum, farms & gardens, a restaurant, a bakery, a soda fountain and more. Even though we have been here several times, we’ve never taken the time to explore any of those amenities.

Since we had an appointment on Friday October 7th at Spartan Chassis in Charlotte, MI (pronounced Shar-Lot by the locals) to have some general service performed, we planned to arrive Thursday October 6th the night before our appointment. I-69 was a horrendously rough ride, going both to and from Spartan. They have resurfaced the northbound lanes, but it is not open yet. South bound it is better after the I-94 intersection.

We were up and ready at 7am on Friday October 7 to greet our service tech. Since Covid, Spartan Chassis clients have been allowed to stay on board during service, which for us was very convenient because of Sparky. Cats are much more comfortable (and so are we) if we get to stay aboard. Service went well and was completed around 4:30 pm.

On Saturday October 8, before we left Spartan, we went to Eaton Place in downtown Charlotte for breakfast, which as per past experiences, was very good.

Our next stop would be a one night stay at “The Mothership”, Entegra in Middlebury, IN.