Elkhart, IN to Myrtle Beach, SC

We spent Friday at the dealership where they replaced the shower pan and checked out the electric system. They replaced the Solenoid and said we were good to go. Since it was late in the day and they had free overnight parking, we decided to stay there for the extra night and leave the next morning. As we were setting up we discovered that our slides would not go out. Dan went back and told the serviceman who came over to check it out. After over an hour of troubleshooting and not finding a problem they told us to stay over the weekend and they would work on it on Monday. Not liking that answer, Dan convinced them to put on the old Solenoid. And thankfully that solved the problem of the slides. We were grateful that we had not driven down the road that evening and encountered the problem at a campground.

Our time in Ohio went by quickly. Visiting with friends and family took up the majority of the time. On a friend's suggestion we visited Warther Museum in Dover, OH where we learned about the life of the Warther family and saw magnificent carvings. Mooney Warther began by carving multiple sets of pliers from a block of wood.

 The museum displayed several rooms of his  64 steam locomotives carved from ebony, ivory and walnut with movable parts. 

This is a replica of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train in 1865. On a close up view you can see him in the coffin.

This is an ivory carving of the meeting of the two sides of the Great Northern Railroad.

In one display case we saw the little parts that he carved for part of a train.

The guided tour was outstanding as well as the depiction of the life of this remarkable man. He also collected over 5000 arrowheads which were arranged in his workshop. We viewed the Button House where his wife arranged her collection of 73,000 buttons in beautiful designs on the walls and ceiling. The house and gardens were also included in the tour. We're glad we took time to visit and would recommend it to anyone in the area.

Before we left Ohio we drove down to Columbus with son Dan and family  to see grandson Mitch who is a freshman at Ohio State. We got to see his dorm room and campus and had a delicious lunch at Quaker Steak & Lube.

From OH we drove through WV and MD to Front Royal, VA. near the beginning of Skyline Drive and the Shenandoah National Park. The next day we drove through part of the park and checked out possibilities for our next summer adventure. The following day we drove another section of Skyline Drive and took a hike. The scenery was beautiful with many places to pull over and admire it.

Just a few of the leaves were beginning to change color, but it was mostly still green.....lots and lots of green! The Fox Hollow Trail that we took just went down through the woods and back up again.

After our visit to Shenandoah we packed up and headed for Myrtle Beach, SC to visit with daughter Donna and family and take some walks on the beach.