{"id":3408,"date":"2018-09-09T18:17:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T23:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2018-09-10T08:09:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T13:09:57","slug":"erie-pa-past-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/09\/09\/erie-pa-past-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie, PA &#038; past days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We left Maine on Thursday 6 Sept after a two day extension.\u00a0 We wanted to stay longer but potential plans and weather said it was time to leave.\u00a0 That very long day we drove 575 miles to Verona, NY.\u00a0 SAM chipped in for a 2 hour long drive when I was really tired of driving after 6 hours.\u00a0 When we cleared the Boston corridor SAM said she would drive and I was ready for a stop.\u00a0 As she drove, I faded into and out of dream paradise until I was finally awake.\u00a0 With my urgent inputs for this correction or that she said it was my time to drive.\u00a0 I finished up with a 1.5 hour sprint to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turningstone.com\/accommodation\/the-villages-rv-park\">Verona Villages\u00a0 RV Park<\/a>.\u00a0 We both rested well for 2 days and headed out for Erie, PA.<\/p>\n<p>The trip to Erie, Pa and our next rv park was uneventful 4 hour plus\/minus.\u00a0 We arrive at exit 18 and turned right to Piscque Iles RV park. It was easy to find and we started to check i<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3414  alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_5b966c677b6db.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_5b966c677b6db.png 612w, http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_5b966c677b6db-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>n but I decided to call the number in the phone.\u00a0 Guess what?\u00a0 Wrong RV park.\u00a0 I left, tails between our legs, and went to<a href=\"https:\/\/westhavenrvpark.com\/\"> West Haven RV Park<\/a> which is a mom n pop.\u00a0 It is a nice place and they upgraded us for the confusion.\u00a0 A restful night ensued.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Sunday, we ate in the RV and about 1000+ we left for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/43.1096509,-75.6085282\/Presque+Isle+Passage+RV+Park+%26+Cabin+Rentals,+6300+Sterrettania+Rd,+Fairview,+PA+16415\/@42.1359226,-80.1330339,13z\/am=t\/data=!4m10!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x88327c783e51249b:0xf5a0213f1bbd7b81!2m2!1d-80.185902!2d42.021581!3e0\">Presque Isle State Park<\/a> 6 miles to the NE on 832.\u00a0 Wow, what a nice and free state park.\u00a0 Lots of activities and much to see. We headed for lunch about 1400 hrs at a local place.\u00a0 On the way in, it started to rain and rain and rain up to this very minute of 1900 hours.\u00a0 It looks like an all nighter and tomorrow too.\u00a0 Thanks Heaven they have 17 local OTA TV stations &#8211; including PBS.\u00a0 I watched the obligatory woodworking programs this morning and very much enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p>Monday morning 0730: Raining intermittent hard right now &#8211; a remnant of TS Gordon.\u00a0 All Sunday afternoon from 1400 hrs it rained hard and very hard overnight.\u00a0 I awoke in a panic dreaming we were floating ans sinking in the mud.\u00a0 A quick check outside showed it was only a dream.\u00a0 SAM was up at 0530 with a whisper that she was taking Abby out for a nature call.\u00a0 After that it was no going back to sleep so I raised myself out of bed and started trying to find a site to camp at Sandusky, OH.\u00a0 I found a couple likely ones but Crystal Rock Campground looks like the best access for us since we will be there only 2 nights.\u00a0 We have been in this area several times but as sailors, aviators but now the RV is a new way.\u00a0 In any case, we leave tomorrow AM for the short drive of 3 hours or the other option is to just go all the way to Indiana depending on campground reservations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We made reservations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapees.com\/benefits\/rv-parking\/escapees-rainbow-parks\/livingston-tx\/\">Escapee&#8217;s Rainbow&#8217;s End Livingston<\/a> campground for the month of Nov 15 to Dec 17 and blocked out January and February too.\u00a0 I do not remember the exact dates so I have to call them back today but I need to notify Marc and block it into my smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We left Maine on Thursday 6 Sept after a two day extension.\u00a0 We wanted to stay longer but potential plans and weather said it was time to leave.\u00a0 That very long day we drove 575 miles to Verona, NY.\u00a0 SAM chipped in for a 2 hour long drive when I was really tired of driving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3408"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3408"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3415,"href":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3408\/revisions\/3415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.charleswmoore.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}