Travel from Buckley, Michigan to Shipshewana, Indiana

We drove our coach 220 miles, about four hours of driving, from Buckley, Michigan to Shipshewana, Indiana.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:

Map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Detour due to a parade:

Detour due to parade

Downhill:

Downhill

US-131 South:

Route 131 South

Rest area:

Rest area

Nice sploot:

Nice sploot

Heavy traffic:

Heavy traffic

Grand Rapids:

Grand Rapids

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

“The Kalamazoo Promise”:

The Kalamazoo Promise

US-131 South:

US-131 South

“More to Discover in Indiana”, but where’s the pride in the sign?

More to Discover in Indiana

An Amish buggy with a trailer:

Amish buggy with a trailer

Amish buggy

Amish kids buggy

Amish buggy parking:

Amish buggy parking

Our destination:

Our destination

Pull forward to register:

Pull forward to register

Our site for one night:

Our site

Travel from St Clair to Buckley, Michigan

We drove our coach 323 miles, about five hours of driving, from St Clair to Buckley, Michigan.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading northwest:

Map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

I-69 West:

I-69 West

Rest area:

Rest area

Flint Strong water:

Flint Strong

North towards Saginaw:

North towards Saginaw

I-75 North:

I-75 North

Rest area:

Rest area

Paladin on the dash:

Paladin on the dash

Route 10 West:

Route 10 West

Speed Limit 75, Truck Speed 65, Minimum Speed 55:

Speed Limit 75, Truck Speed 65, Minimum Speed 55

Rest area:

Rest area

I like this style of passing lane, where the dotted line strongly suggests moving right:

Passing lane

Arriving at KOA:

Arriving at KOA

Travel from Ravenna, Ohio to St Clair, Michigan

We drove our coach 249 miles, about five hours of driving, from Ravenna, Ohio to St Clair, Michigan.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west then north:

Route

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

“Is your TV Antennae Down?” — okay, pedantically that should be either “are” or “antenna”:

Is your TV Antennae Down?

Leaving West Branch State Park:

Leaving West Branch State Park

High arching bridge over rail line:

High arching bridge over rail line

Ohio Turnpike I-80 West:

Ohio Turnpike I-80 West

“Trucks and slower traffic use left lane”; unusual:

Trucks and slower traffic use left lane

Large service plaza truck parking:

Large service plaza truck parking

Service plaza food court:

Service plaza food court

BK and Starbucks coffee for lunch:

BK for lunch

Paladin in his dash bed with some roadworks:

Paladin in his dash bed with some roadworks

Ohio turnpike I-80/90 West:

Ohio turnpike I-80/90 West

Another service plaza, with RV elctrical hookups!:

Another service plaza, with RV elctrical hookups!

Toll plaza:

Toll plaza

I-280 North:

I-280 North

Oregon?!

Oregon?!

Bridge over Maumee River in Toledo:

Bridge over Maumee River in Toledo

Maumee River

I-75 North:

I-75 North

“Welcome to Pure Michigan”:

Welcome to Pure Michigan

Not the best road surface:

Not the best road surface

TA fuel stop:

TA fuel stop

I-75 North:

I-75 North

“Speed limit 70, truck speed 65, minimum speed 55”:

Speed limit 70, truck speed 65, minimum speed 55

“Welcome to Thousand Trails St Clair”:

Welcome to Thousand Trails St Clair

Gate:

Gate

Our site:

Our site

Travel from Lebanon, Pennsylvania to Ravenna, Ohio

We drove our coach 323 miles, about six hours of driving, from Lebanon, Pennsylvania to Ravenna, Ohio.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:

Map

An interactive map:

Preparing to toad up:

Preparing to toad up

Geese and goslings on the road:

Geese and goslings on the road

Entering the Pennsylvania Turnpike:

Entering Pennsylvania turnpike

The first of several rather narrow toll plazas:

Toll plaza

I-76 West, aka the turnpike:

I-76 West

Another toll plaza to exit the turnpike for fuel:

Another toll plaza

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Back onto the turnpike:

Another toll plaza

Fun with zoom:

Fun with zoom

The first of several tunnels:

Tunnel

This U-Haul driver wasn’t very good at lane placement:

Tunnel

Tunnel

Out of the first tunnel and straight into the second one:

Tunnels

The third tunnel:

Tunnel

Service plaza:

Service plaza

Paladin on the dash at the service plaza:

Paladin on dash at service plaza

The fourth-and-last tunnel:

Tunnel

Tunnel

Another service plaza:

Service plaza

Bridge construction:

Bridge construction

Welcome to Ohio; a frame from the dash cam, as the photo was too obscured by rain (not that this is great):

Welcome to Ohio

Huge welcome center parking:

Service plaza

The last toll plaza:

Another toll plaza

Yay for E-ZPass:

Another toll plaza

A steep arching bridge over a rail line:

Steep arching bridge over rail line

West Branch State Park:

West Branch State Park

Check-in office:

Check-in office

Our very sloped site:

Our site

Travel from Ocean View, New Jersey to Lebanon, Pennsylvania

We drove our coach 162 miles, about three hours of driving, from Ocean View, New Jersey to Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading northwest:

Map

An interactive map:

Taking out the trash on the way out of the campground:

Taking out the trash on the way out of the campground

Tollway:

Tollway

Bridge over Great Egg Harbor Bay:

Bridge over Great Egg Harbor Bay

Walt Whitman Bridge over Delaware River:

Walt Whitman Bridge over Delaware River

Wide toll plaza:

Wide toll plaza

Philadelphia:

Philadelphia

Heavy traffic:

Heavy traffic

St John the Baptist church:

St John the Baptist church

Another toll plaza:

Another toll plaza

Very close roadworks barrier:

Very close roadworks barrier

Paladin on the dash leaving a rest area:

Paladin on the dash leaving a rest area

Another super-narrow toll plaza:

Another super-narrow toll plaza

Heading towards Hershey:

Heading towards Hershey

Chicken:

Chicken

Thousand Trails:

Thousand Trails

Following our coach to our site:

Following coach to our site

Our site:

Our site