We lived in Effingham, Illinois for 11 years prior to moving to northern Illinois, plus we have a daughter, son in law, and grandson (Sean) that live in this area. So, this gives us a chance to connect with some old friends and family.
We are staying at Camp Lakewood in Effingham. The camp ground is located on a small lake, Lake Pauline, and is mostly shaded and all gravel. The shade is good because it offers some relief from the heat, but it is bad because acorns and leaves fall of the slide tops and can cause problems when retracting the slides. The campground is almost all gravel and that's good when it rains as there is no mud to contend with. But, it is also bad because it makes the campground look like a large parking lot.
Here's our campsite number 7A.
As you can see from the above photo, we have a view of a fence when looking out of the large window in the back of our 5th wheel, and we can't see the lake from our site. All of the lake view sites that would accommodate our rig were taken when we arrived. Later, we would move to another site with a beautiful view of the lake.
I had lunch with some of the people that I worked with at Fedders (Tom, Jill, and Mark). We discussed the old days and got caught up on what everyone is doing now.
We also had a nice visit with the first couple we met when we first moved here in 1995, Bob and Vicki. they have three sons, one is the same age as our son, Kobie, and one is a year younger. So, we were involved in many sports activities together. We also got together a few times with Bob and Carol for a walk, meals, and games.
August 6, 2012
Finally a lake view spot opened up and we moved to site 21. Check out these pictures.
Camper Kallie.
Here's a shot of what we see looking out of our back window now!
Here's another shot of Lake Pauline
Our next stop is probably going to be Lake Carlyle about 60 miles south of Effingham. More on that later.
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