Saskia and Richard's RVing Adventures

Living in water a-plenty-Scotland for over 40 years, I've taken good drinking water for granted. But not all water is equal.  It’s something I’ve learned the hard way since RVing across the USA.  It’s not necessarily bad to drink, it’s just bad tasting.  I do generally use it for cooking though.  However, the well water in the Stars in Your Eyes RV Resort Park we have been staying in for nearly a month, has made it necessary for me to keep within easy access of a toilet pretty much the whole time we have been here.  Despite switching to bottled water for cooking and teeth brushing, I still have to plan any excursions to include restroom facilities. I should say that Richard remains unaffected by the water. I do wish they had warned us on our arrival that the water is not drinkable.  I wondered about the strange metallic swampy smell when I took my first shower.  Don’t get me wrong, the park is OK, though a little aged.  WiFi is pretty awful, ...

So we left the rolling hills of New York State, Pennsylvania and West Virginia behind us and crossed the great Ohio River.   My first impressions of the state of Ohio: countryside with gentle green hills well into spring.  This is fertile farming country. We spent a very interesting week in a small RV camp near Cochocton.  The Colonial Camp Ground subsists on two types of customers: weekend campers and full time workers who conduct their business in the local area.  On the whole these were younger men and couples, who spent their working weeks based from their trailers. Whether located here on a permanent basis or moving to wherever their work takes them, I’m not sure.  They worked long hours and did not seem to have time to enjoy the campground, in the way the weekend visitors did.  Adults sat chatting around their campfires in big groups, whilst their children played volleyball, horseshoes, and a popular game we have come across but whose name w...