Arriving Columbus, Ohio (6/14/2015)

Today was a short travel day.  We left the Air Force Base in Dayton, feeling that we had seen a lot of what Dayton had to offer, but knowing there are always more things to see that we left behind, especially the Packard Museum that was on the list.  Oh well, maybe there will be another visit to Dayton someday.  We were on the road by 9:00 a.m.  It was warm and muggy, but we only had to drive 93 miles to Delaware, Ohio, the Alum Creek State Park just north of Columbus.  With the exception of a patch of road construction and a detour that we weren't too sure about, we arrived without mishap at the campground just about noon.  We did see flags being flown in a couple of towns, in honor of Flag Day.  Joe noticed as we were leaving Dayton that we had put 4100 miles on the RV since leaving home, and the funny thing is, Dayton is actually the first agenda item on the list Collins put together. 

Something I forgot to mention about Dayton,
 "In the early 1900s, Dayton became the invention capital of the United States, with the most patents per capita. From the end of the 19th century through the 20th century, the city's influential inventions included the airplane, the cash register, the self-starting ignition for automobiles, and the pop top beverage can. The long list of inventions also includes the electric wheelchair, the stepladder and the parking meter."

This fact about Dayton being the invention capital of the U.S. was mentioned in the bike shop tour, and I never knew that so I thought I would share it.  Even today, there seems to be a lot of industry around Dayton, and throughout the part of Ohio that we've seen so far.

We are in a very nice state park, just a few steps from the Alum Creek Lake, which is a huge lake.  When full, it is 3,269 acres, and I would guess that it is full.  It also has a beach, which I think is right here in the campground.

After lunch, we all settled in, and about half of us took naps.  When I got up, I did a little cooking and baking, but it heated up the RV so badly that I think I will curtail that, at least the baking.  But then, amazingly, Joe volunteered to drive me (and whoever else) in to the Hollywood Casino in Columbus.  So Mazie and Collins accompanied us, and after a quick dinner, off we went through the country (of course, with Joe driving, it is always the long way around, a scenic drive).  The casino was very nice, non-smoking, but not very free with its $$.  I think Collins came out ahead, and Joe won $30, but that did not cover my loss, or Mazie's.  But we had a good time, and were back at the park before 10:00.

Plans are a bit open for tomorrow, so we will see what we come up with.  We do have an appointment in the afternoon for a private tour of a car museum, and we think we will do some kind of city tour.  We are here for 3 nights, so we should learn some things about Columbus.