Inching our Way Back Home

Inch by inch friends, we are moving south inch by inch! We arrived to "Ohian" lands safe and sound, taking an overnight break at Geneva, Ohio, just about 4 hrs away from Niagara. We’ve learned that breaking the driving distances makes it more manageable for a family trip this long. Dipping into Lake Erie for a little bit was fun and refreshing before getting a restful evening in preparation for our drive to our main stop in Ohio: Hocking Hills. 

Dave loves this State Park. We stayed at Campbell’s Cove RV park, which was great. Beautifully maintained, stuffed and designed. They get our “Best bath house family award”. Their swimming hole and beach were also fantastic! The site was located in Logan, not far from the State Park. We chose it because the full hook ups and the nearby restaurant, including the Olde Dutch Restaurant which is a family buffet our family loves, our pig out place in Ohio. 

Visiting Hocking Hills was great. The first day we went on to check out some of its main attractions: The Canyons. The biggest and most popular being Old Man’s cave. It is a beautiful hike down the canyon. You get to enjoy incredible views in this hike. Trees growing out of rocky cliffs and defying gravity, water trickling down from many different corners, the zigzagging river at the bottom, scenic bridges and staircases. It was quite an experience!

We also got explored "Whispering Cave" which was the longest hike we went on this park, It was quite scenic, but moderately strenuous. So we called that a day.

One of the brightest highlights of this stop is that we actually got to meet Dave’s extended relatives who live in the area for an impromptu family reunion. Most of them we had not seen in many years, so it was lovely to reconnect, catch up a little and make memories pigging out together. Ha!

The next day we went to Cypress Falls where we enjoyed the waterfalls and reminiscing our visit about 5 years before. It’s amazing to look at the pictures and see how much the kids have grown. Look for yourselves! It was quite heartwarming to bring Evelyn with us now. She enjoyed this stop very much, because there were butterflies flying around. I guess they were part of the welcome committee!

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One of our favorite attractions in Hocking Hills is the disc golf courses. The one we chose was nestled among hilly terrain, so it’s beautiful for us to spend a day enjoying the beauty of nature while working on perfecting our aim and hitting the chains. It feels like a hike with entertainment built in. Plus I already mentioned that everybody except me is quite competitive in the family. I am the cheerleader.

The last day we went to explore the local Amish market, the craft and the hardware shops. We also got introduced to the game of “Wormburner”, which Dave described as Croquette in steroids. We are grateful for the memories we’re taking home with us. We are starting to feel the exhaustion of being for such a long time on the road though. We appreciate prayers for continued safe travels and stamina as we move on to our next stop in KY! Thank you for reading friends!