APRIL 27 - FRI. & APRIL 28 - SAT., 2012

FRI.- After about a 4 hr. drive, we came to our last campsite of this trip - Lithia Springs in Shelbyville, IL. Our campsite is right by Lake Shelbyville, a really pretty lake, but no WiFi & only 2 TV stations. After we got the RV all hooked up, it was about 3:00, so we decided to drive to Arcola, IL. to Rockhome Gardens, which I heard about which is in an Amish Village, about 30 miles away. We called first to make sure they would be open, and it was good that we did, because we found out that they open for the season May 1. So we took a drive to the next little town - called Arthur,also an Amish town. But most of the shops were closing at 5:oo and it was already after 4 when we got there. We found a little Amish deli & was able to get some cheese & bakery (which was very good)There were several Amish horse driven buggies along the road. There was a storm during the night, with lightening & thunder and lots of wind, it was even slightly swaying the RV! That was a little scary, of course Richard slept through it all! This is our last night "on the road". Tomorrow we will be home.

SAT. - Well we arrived home at about 3:00. It was a wonderful vacation. We had a great time and we saw & did so much! We thank God for a safe, healthy trip. After being gone for 2 mts., it did feel good to see home. We had a nice surprise when we opened our door, our grandsons, Matthew & Zachary had made a colorful welcome home banner for us! It brought tears to my eyes. That's what home is - family. Thanks for being with us through our blog. We hope you enjoyed reading about our adventures. So until the next time Paupers Pride goes on the road - hopefully this fall, we say so long. (still having problems getting pictures to post, but when we figure it out, we will post them.)