Moving on to Bloomington

 8-10-2021 - Tuesday

We actually did pull out today from Mike and Rachelle's house, and made it all the way to Bloomington, 94 miles.  We got on the road about 11:20, made our way over to I-69 again but went north on it today, instead of south like we did yesterday. We arrived at the Paynetown State Recreation Area, part of Lake Monroe State Park, at 1:07, and by 1:30 had checked in and found our campsite -- electric only (30 amp), but water was accessible just one campsite over, and there is a dump station here.  Joe topped off our water tank, then backed into our "slightly sloping" spot.  The camp sites are pretty roomy, and right now the campground is practically empty.  We got the only site that was available through Friday, but we have to check out Saturday.

the lake is right behind this camper, about 50 yards from our campsite.

this will be full Friday night.

After another night of not sleeping well, Joe and I took a nap after we got set up, then hooked up with Cathy and Joe for dinner.  That was a good time, and a good meal.  They gave us some ideas of places to see in this area, then we drove back to the park.  We drove around inside the park just a little (it wasn't quite dark yet).  

This is the beach, just after dark.  a couple hangers-on still hanging, but the sky was pretty. 

a look at Lake Monroe

the marina

a couple of fishermen

I would have been a little bit jealous of the fishermen, but it was still 84 degrees and miserably humid, so I didn't really envy them -- obviously, they are more dedicated than me, and I like fishing.

Cathy had suggested renting a pontoon boat on Thursday, but it is too hot to enjoy that so we didn't pursue that idea.  They have more work to do this week, so we are on our own for a little while.  but this is a pretty interesting area, some of which I have been through years ago, so we will see what we see.  Joe and I are not opposed to a couple of days that are not busy.