All On Board for the Weekend

On Saturday Ted and Dan took a group of six nephews to the Gun Range for Sporting Clay and Skeet shooting.  They had a great time and said the view was fantastic.  While they were gone I hung around the villas visiting with everyone coming and going. Burgers had been grilled, wrapped in foil and put in a roaster for a "grab and go" lunch.  By the end of the afternoon, the roaster was empty.

Festivities Saturday evening in the pavilion included a fried chicken dinner, Trivia which I played, Texas Holdem, charades, corn hole and jewelry making for the little kids.  Everyone had plenty to eat and drink plus many people to visit with into the wee hours of the morning.  

Our mother was the oldest of the six Ruhe children of Al and Lucille Ruhe.  

There was a hot breakfast served at the villas at 9 am on Sunday.  Those leaving had to vacate their lodgings by 11.  Twenty of us were staying over until Monday and we agreed to meet at the Marina Cafe for dinner.  

My brother Kim and his wife Marion went to check out and an error had been made checking them in a day later than they actually did.  The desk insisted they had another night’s stay and she could not give them a refund.  So they stayed the 4th night for the price of 3!  Why argue?

They joined us in a trip to Trough Creek State Park.  There are lots of trails but most involve a lot of "low level rock climbing" so we limited our escapade to the Swinging Bridge, Rainbow Falls, Balanced Rock and the Ice Mine. 

We visited the campground, the shooting venue because of the view, and then drove a bit to the Raystown Dam and Hawn’s Overlook.  

We returned in time for a freshen up, or in my case a 45 minute nap, before heading to the Marina Cafe.  They sat us at three tables for dinner.  I have eaten w-a-y too much and will need to get on the straight and narrow once we leave our last visiting stop which is Cincinnati.  

We stayed up fairly late around our last campfire but still managed to close up and dump for an 8:45 am departure from the park.  Our truck driving friend Rob came through again with excellent directions, suitable for our big rig, to I-80 in Ohio.  

Our only stops were for fuel once and a few rest area potty stops.  It is good to move around a bit.  We are spending tonight, Monday, near Sandusky and will hopefully pull into Addison Oaks, 15 miles from the kids, around noon or a bit after tomorrow.