After we left Indianapolis, we had to stop to get one of motor home tires checked which had a slow leak caused by another nail in the tire (the first one was discovered when we were in Maine). We arrived at Indian Springs Campground on November 3rd after a five hour drive from Indianapolis. The campground had two addresses, one in Indiana and one in Ohio, so part of the campground was in each state so were not sure which state we were camping. We think we stayed in Ohio but we used the exercise room which was located in Indiana. The campground was situated on a lake and was home to many full timers but had few spots for those travelers who needed a week or less, since the amenities were few.

We stopped in Ohio to visit my sister and her family that lives in Harrison, OH which was 15 minutes from Indian Springs Campground. It was nice visiting with my sister who I only get to see a couple of times per year. We went out to eat, had a shopping night and enjoyed a night out while she watched Zachary and Carson. Brian and I do not get many “date nights” so we enjoyed dinner and a visit to a casino in Indiana. The dinner was nice but this was my first and most likely last trip to a casino, too much smoke and the possibility of getting “hooked” into thinking that the next pull on the slot machine will produce a large amount of money, turning my 25 cents into millions (ha ha!).

We also visited the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio next to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The boys really enjoyed the museum especially the interactive area where they were able to fly a helicopter, land an air craft carrier and wear a space suit. There was a reproduction of the Wright Brother’s 1909 Military Flyer which contained original parts donated by the heirs of Wright estate. We saw the original flyer in Washington, DC at the National Air and Space Museum, when we visited there in June. Dayton was an hour’s drive from the campground and we spent most of the day walking through the air hangers visiting the exhibits, our day ended with dinner at La Rosa’s Italian restaurant. We enjoyed an Italian dinner consisting of several half price appetizers and one dinner which Brian and I shared.

While in Ohio we planned on another museum which would be our last site seeing adventure of 2009. We decided that The Creation Museum would be our last museum which was located in Petersburg, Kentucky, only 15 minutes from our campground. The museum brings the Bible to life starting with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden through present day, relating Biblical history to every day life. There were very realistic looking dinosaurs, wax figures that seemed to be watching you as you passed and Carson’s favorite place a petting zoo. Our trip to the Creation Museum was a reminder of the enormous amount of information that is written in the Bible and how easy it is to forget small details that impact our Christian lives. Walking through a replica of the Noah’s Ark, the Garden of Eden and many other areas of the museum really made you think about Adam and Eve, the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil and how one small bite changed the world and our lives.

Our time in Ohio was enjoyable but it was really nice thinking about returning to North Carolina to see family and friends.

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