FMCA Convention - Bowling Green OH

We spent the last 6 days attending the "Bowling Green Bash" which was a terrific (Family Motor Coach Assn)convention. With over twenty seven hundred motorhomes there, you can imagine how much room and co-ordination it took to handle them all!! We were blessed with nice weather and they provided entertainment every night but Wednesday (anticipating a severe storm....that never happened). Oh well! We are now "Westward Ho" for home. We'll keep in touch.

Ohio's covered bridge

While making one of our scenic drives we came upon Ohio's longest covered bridge. It being 370' long and used by bicyclists, pedestrians, plus horse amd buggy driven by the Amish. Tomorrow we will leave for Bowling Green, OH for the FMCA convention.

Amish country - Ohio

A unique Amish clothes dryer!





The west end of an east bound horse and buggy.








We've seen many of these "on the roads".

Pedestrian covered bridge.









The owners are in the store shopping.








Monday and Tuesday were spent touring and learning about the Amish people in the several communities currently surrounding us. To read and hear about them is one thing, but to witness first hand how they live and meet them personally is quite special! As you can tell from our selection of many pictures we took, we had a good time. We asked and searched for the opportunity of finding a covered bridge. Well... the little pedestrian bridge is the closest thing so far that we've been expecting. Oh well!!! Also, we were treated to a horse and buggy ride - Judy sat up front with the driver and got a 'good' shoot of our horse power. Great time and more to come before we head towards the FMCA Convention in Bowling Green Ohio Sat. morning. See you again!!

Mohican Pow-Wow, Loudonville OH

We both feel so fortunate being able to attend this authentic pow wow!! We were there on the 10th and 11th. Both days were filled with dancing, musicians, singing, vendors, delicious food, and the storyteller standing with Judy. As you can tell by the pictures, their costumes were extremely elaborate!!! Words are hard to come by in describing them! To sum it up, we thoroughly enjoyed every minute of both days. And, if that's not enough, our campsite (within easy walking distance) was one of the best during our trip! What a great time!!!!!! Next week we're visiting the surrounding Amish communities. See you later.

Canton Ohio

We arrived in Mogadore on 7/7, a small town north of Canton, for a 2-night stay. During this time we toured the NFL Hall of Fame (of course), as well as the Goodyear Rubber Museum. Don't know what I'm going to do with all this knowledge, but it was interesting. We were surprised to learn about the Goodyear Blimp Factory building - not too far from where we camped. (The third picture) Finally, we went to Harry London's Chocolate Factory for still another tour. After that we hit the road for the Mohican Reservation RV Park. This is truly beautiful, and we will be staying 9 days. We'll have lots to share with you!! Until then..........

Pittsburg PA

Mountain Top RV Park is just that.....on top of a mountain and what a view! While here we met a very nice couple (Bob and Joanne, pictured with their dog, Mickey), and they invited us to go to the "Strip" (market) one day. A great experience, rain and all, which consisted of approx. 3 blocks of sidewalk vendors and stores to browse through. As you can tell, the skies were 'black' with rain clouds and it did that.....RAIN almost every day. The 4th of July was spent cleaning the RV without fireworks until Sunday the 5th. Oh well. Nice but we don't know why. Anyway, it was a very enjoyable stay!!! We're now on our way to Ohio. See you later.