Thursday, September 7, 2023

Day One - Clarksville, IN to Danville, MO

We left Add-More RV Park in Clarksville, Indiana around 9:25 a.m. and headed west on I-64. Since the motorhome had been sitting still for several months, we decided to make our first stop in Haubstadt, Indiana. The purpose was to get a bath for Dutch Star at Blue Beacon Truck wash. We also added fuel at the nearby Love's. All that was added was 84 gallons of diesel. With a clean coach and full tank of fuel, we continued westward to St. Louis.

I-64 West takes you across the Mississippi River with the Arch to your right. The new Busch Stadium sits so close to the interstate one almost feels like you can reach out and touch it. We crossed the Missouri River west of St. Louis before intersecting with I-70 and continuing west.


Our stop for the night was Lazy Day Campground in Danville, Missouri. We happened on this campground about 10 years ago. In addition to the nice, level, wide sites, some of the unique features of this campground are all the carved tree stumps. My favorite was the carving of the frogs. The Indian face was interesting in that inside the mouth were two baby owls. There were frolicking bears, raccoons, howling wolves. A few of the photos are provided below.


Entrance sign
Entrance sign

Our 2002 Newmar Dutch Star
Our 2002 Newmar Dutch Star

Frogs on rocks tree stump art
Frogs on rocks tree stump art

Fancy work done by chain saw
Fancy work done by chain saw

Three, playful raccoons
Three, playful raccoons

Wizard of Lazy Day
The Lazy Day Wizard


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