Heading West

From Cleveland, at 12:30PM we pull out in Mzungu, a 2014 Advanced RV Sprinter motor home with a 4-cylinder engine, 7-speed transmission, VB air suspension and a roof full of low profile, high efficiency solar panels.  We are heading for Arizona, with several scheduled stops in between.  It is 26 degrees F, with snow flurries.  No spring here yet.  Out of Columbus, OH, as we head west on I-70, some sunshine breaks through the scattered clouds and the empty, straw-colored, cut fields lay flat with the remnants of last fall’s hay and grains.  I drive for three hours, enjoying the quiet after the hectic effort of getting ready to hit the road.  Mike catches up on emails.  In Terre Haute at El Camino Real, we eat a satisfying Mexican meal.  About 8:30PM we stop in Montrose, IL at a city campground 300 feet off the I-70 exit, between a small lake, a cemetery and the sewage treatment plant. We are the only ones there.  We face the lake.