Kinda late getting this post out. Quietly, we've started moving north as campgrounds are opened up and allow overnight stops. Not all do and many are closed. We've made stops in Manchester, TN and Cave City, KY. We'll try to go to Indianapolis, IN tomorrow. If Elkhart, IN opens up, we'll continue on to there on Tuesday. Biggest fear is that we go to a RV park and told we have to stay for two weeks before we can leave.
We have maintenance and repair appointments in & around Elkhart beginning Thursday. The shops are encouraging us to come if at all possible. We've planned to move out of the trailer next Sunday for the following week's appointments. We plan to stay in local hotels. Funny how hotels are open, but campgrounds aren't. When going to a hotel, you have to go inside, talk with a person manning the desk, get a room key, exchange a pen to sign a receipt, and stay in a room you're not sure who cleaned or who stayed in it the night before. In an RV, late arrival procedures are in place. You talk by phone, payment handled on line (usually by a reservation). Nothing changes hand. Receipts are emailed to you. Restrooms may or may not be closed. You know who slept in your bed the night before, and you're responsible for cleaning/sanitizing your rig & vehicle. Not all campgrounds are doing the late arrival thing, but contact with campground staff is minimized at all we've stopped at for the night.
Visiting Walmart is getting more draconian as we head north. The Glasgow, KY Walmart looked like a cheap attempt to create a Disney ride line with appropriate directional arrows and red tape where each person is suppose to stand. Only one person per family unit can enter the store per security located at the line entrance. Aisles have arrows pointing directions you must take down the aisle with the now common red tape reminding you of the social distancing spacing.
Donna chose me to go into the Glasgow Walmart. Reminded me of the NAS Oceana commissary in Virginia Beach. You think that one person per family unit was being followed? Nope. Some were smart enough for each member to have their own cart, but they traveled as a single unit and discussed each product selection at length while they and their carts blocked the aisles. People were respectful of the social distancing, though. When people found the aisles blocked while trying to follow the suggested directional arrows, they blew those arrows off.
When I came out, I desperately wanted to reach people higher in state government and remind them that while I know all this is done to protect us baby boomers and such, many of those baby boomers they're trying to protect were taught to shoot communists. No matter how righteous your intentions, you're not immune to the consequences of your decisions. I totally get why people are protesting.
No new word on what's happening with us and Voyageurs this summer. We're aware that all boat tours are canceled. We understand that the hotel at Kettle Falls is open for fuel only this summer. We're beginning to wonder if we're even needed. We've planned to wait in the Duluth or Two Harbors area of Minnesota if campgrounds are open. My guess is that we'll go north from Indiana to Wisconsin and stop somewhere there. We know the Madison KOA is open, so that's an option. We'll see.
That wraps up our status and my rant. Thanks for dropping by checking up on us. Until next week, David
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