I have been thinking about the above phrase all week. To me, this means, that if it ended well then it’s all good! Our adventure ended well at 2:30 pm on Saturday 6/12/21…just as we planned. No major detours in our agenda and all is very well!
After our little respite in Wisconsin, we faced the worst travel day on 6/10/21 where our route took us from Milwaukee, through Chicago and around the south side of Lake Michigan. Probably the worst roads in the US! I liken the roads to the covered wagon dirt rutted roads we traveled in Casper, Wyoming!
It was another sunny day (haven’t seen rain in almost 3 weeks!) and it took us 7 hours to go 300 miles along horrendous roads, construction and traffic! We were very happy to get to Bryan, Ohio where we were staying the night at Stony Ridge Winery. Such a peaceful place… we needed some peace at the end of THIS day!
Chicago! 
Stony Ridge Winery, Ohio 
We parked the RV by the pond and quickly commenced our unwinding. Even Harley was chilling and enjoying the kids playing in the pond. It was warm but breezy and we did some serious chillaxing. Here is the amazing sunset from the winery.
We rose on 6/11/21 with a 325 mile day in front of us and thankfully, the Ohio turnpike was a dream. The western PA turnpike was equally smooth and painless. We arrived at our final destination, another Harvest Host winery in Somerset, PA!
A welcome site to see! 
winery view from the RV
Our last stop in the longest trip we have done (longest day count and mileage count). Our final night was at Glades Pike Winery and we faced only 250 miles to home the following day. Easy Peasy….
Not so fast! Paul and I hear something rattling under the RV. UGH! @%$#
I went into the winery to check in and Paul investigated the rattle. I got back to the RV with the wonderful news that 3 of the welds broke on the shroud that covers the exhaust system. Um, What?!? So I pulled out, what I now call the RV’s first aid kit, and got some duct tape. Paul cleaned the metal piece and duct taped the 5 foot piece of metal to the support above, fortunately there were a few welds still holding. He took it all in stride and we went ahead with our evening. It was pretty cool out and we did a wine tasting then asked where we could get some dinner. There was a local restaurant 1/2 mile down the road and they had a steak special tonight…count us in! Thank you Oakhurst Grill!
After dinner, we took a driving tour of Laurel Hill State Park which was in the area and headed back to the RV to prep for the final leg of the journey. In the morning (6/12/21), Paul reinforced the duct tape with sturdy cord to hopefully ensure we made it home… and we did!
There are a few things that didn’t happen as planned but there are always some things that are just going to happen when you are driving 5,783 miles! We came home with a new pin for the tow bar, zip ties to keep the front hood down (the lock fell off early on), duct tape on the outside little door by the generator, a stone flew up and cracked the windshield plus some duct tape and chord on the undercarriage. Not to bad for the ground we covered!
Those that have seen my spreadsheet think that we are too well planned and things happen we cannot control. Well, I do know that we can’t plan for every misadventure but this spreadsheet lowers both Paul and my stress levels. Many mountainous places and most National Parks have no cell service so I always have the addresses I need at my fingertips to plug into the RV Garmin. This trip had some detours but overall it was a plan well executed!
cicadas crashed on the windshield!
Here are the statistics…
16 States traveled through (most of them we slept in) traveled both southern and northern Indiana and Illinois; Bourbon Trail; time with Jen and Nate; along the way we shared the RV with Joe, Kim and Danni; visited with Ann, Greg and Elora; 2 National Monuments and 6 National Parks; 5783 miles; 33 days and YES, we still Love each other!!
All’s Well that Ends Well! Till Next time (July 2021)..
