We took our Argosy out for it’s first trip of the year last weekend. We went to the 1000 Trails Indian Creek campground, which is about 45 minutes away from home. There were a total of three RVs there, and I think one of the cabins was also occupied.
We decided to refrain from hooking up to the water, so we wouldn’t have to re-winterize. We went ahead and used the sinks and toilet (we had a gallon jug of water to flush with), as those were easy to re-winterize when we were done. This arrangement worked out OK, except it was a pain in the butt to do dishes.
We brought the cats along as well. All I can say about this is that we need to get their body clocks readjusted so they sleep more at night, so WE can sleep more at night.
We ran into some condensation issues as well. Cooking, especially using the propane stove & oven, as well as breathing conspired to produce a lot of moisture on the windows. I also found out that the plastic wheel wells sweated, when my sheets got wet after touching them.
We had fun taking in the local sights:
The Tree in the Courthouse Roof, Greensburg, IN
There has been a tree growing out of the County Courthouse in Greensburg, IN since the early 1870’s. It is a Large Tooth Aspen, and nobody knows how it got started there. Rumor has it that the current tree is actually the 18th tree to grow there, as they plant new ones when the old ones die.
The World’s Largest Rocking Chair, outside of Franklin, IN
What can you say – it’s a damn big rocking chair! Confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records, it sits outside a small furniture store. The salesperson inside sounded a bit surprised when we told he we came just to see the rocker…
The Grave in the Middle of the Road, also outside of Franklin, IN
Just up the street from the World’s Largest Rocker, down road 400 South, you come to the following sign:
The Ertel Cellars Winery, Batesville, IN
A nice little winery. About 1/3 of their wines are made from locally grown grapes. They have the usual sweet wines you normally find in this area, but they also had several dry reds that were very nice.They also have a restaurant that, although we didn’t eat there, looked nice and had reasonable prices.
And Weberding’s Wood Carving Shop Batesville, IN
Located in Batesville, IN, Weberdings has been in business since the 1940’s. They produce hand crafted custom furniture as well ad carvings. Their shop has a lot of neat items and they do carving demonstrations during the week.
You can view more photos from our trip HERE.
We have barely begun to cover the sights in SE Indiana. Stay tuned for more from Two On The Road!
Dave
