Wed 20 Sep
Horribly long drive. Google only listed it as 5-1/2 hours, but it took us a lot longer. The RV's transmission was malfunctioning, continually up-and-down-shifting for no apparent reason. And then toward the end of the trip, the ABS light came on. After spending over ten thousand dollars getting all the brakes redone, that was an insult added to injury.
Mississippi River at Memphis:
And traffic was atrocious, from the moment we set out until the moment we arrived. We ended up at:
REVIEW Cave Country RV Park
Sweet little country RV park
I'm not particularly fond of RV parks in general, but this is an exceptionally nice specimen of one. The sites are side-by-side, crowded together, but you have all the space you need; picnic table, fire pit. The manager was exceptionally nice and went out of her way to explain all the amenities--pool, washer/dryer, game room, fitness room, dog park, and so on. I didn't see a playground.
We had a gravel surface, level, excellent layout and connections for full hookup.
The utilities worked well. The Wi-Fi was odd--the old, original address worked fine, even though she warned me that it was slow and crowded. But the five or six new access points failed to assign an IP address for my phone; my computer connected but couldn't use the internet.
It was convenient to get to from I-65. The traffic noise and the occasional train in the distance was annoying, but not unbearable. There were lots of trees, flowers and green space all around. McDonalds and Cracker Barrel in walking distance.
The other campers were quiet and may have been pleasant enough. But we didn't interact with any of them or particularly want to. There was at least one jerk with a flag proclaiming his stupidity for the world to see. Can't stop stupid.
Sadly, at odd intervals there was an awful sewer smell at our site. Also, a lot of very loud trains came through not far away. They went fast, so the noise was short-lived and bearable. (Plus, I like trains)
They had a large fenced dog park. Also, a big field and a lot of trees over by the train tracks where birdwatching was superb. Several fall warblers flitted around.
We ate dinner at El Matzalan Bar and Grill. It was okay but confirmed our prejudice--you just can't get good Mexican food north or east of Texas.
Soybean fields, common to western Kentucky
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