Day 1 - Terre Haute, IN

We finished loading and left Columbus a little before noon.  The day was overcast and cool until just before we pulled out.  The sun broke through and stayed with us the rest of the day.  The temperature reached the mid-70s.

Our 249 mile route was really simple:  I-270S to I-70, I-70W to Terre Haute.  This was a good way to get started because it gave Carol some time to refresh her GPS and campground directory skills ... she's the navigator you see, Dick just follows her instructions (sometimes).

Yes, there is much to discover

Observations
The Indiana portion of I-70 is pretty rough.  There are sections that have been resurfaced. But, much of it is crumbling asphalt applied over concrete.  

Cross-wind gusts tossed us around a bit when we drove through Indianapolis.

Campground
We stayed at the Terre Haute KOA on October 6, 2010 during the return from our Northwest trip and liked it a lot.  We've stopped there for a do-over.

This KOA has lots of activities for kids
... and a restaurant

Site #39

The restaurant serves breakfast, dinner and
24 flavors of soft serve ice cream

Tomorrow
We have two goals for tomorrow.  Breakfast at the KOA restaurant and then to find Pomona, IL.  More on the Pomona story ... tomorrow.