Kent, OH

Here is a quick update for those that are following our current trip. Monday we spent on the road. It was a full day of driving with just a fuel stop and brief stops to change seats. It was nearly six when we pulled in to Streetsboro, OH where the KOA campground is located. While it was a little snug getting into the campsite due to the proximity of trees and other campers across the road, the site itself is very nice and has a nice sense of space since it is an end lot and we do not have anyone in the site on the other side. It is a gravel pad with lawn covering the rest of the site. Really pretty nice, but we have not been spending much time there. Pat and Jan came over to greet us the first night and outlined the itinerary for the next day.

Tuesday morning we were off to see the area surrounding Kent, OH. The Cuyahoga River runs through here and there are many historic areas established in the early 1800s when the river supported transportation and industry. The Cuyahoga Valley  National Park now protects a large area along the river. We visited Brandywine Falls and the small towns of Peninsula and Boston where we had lunch and checked out one of the old river barge locks. The towpath along the canal here has been converted to a very popular bike path similar what was done along the Potomac River in the Washington, DC area. Cycling is very popular here and there are numerous bike paths. The area has a New England feel about it. Of course, no drive in the country is complete without a stop at a farm stand. And, Szalay's is as grand as they come.

We topped off the day at dinner in Hudson, OH with Pat, Jan, Pat’s brother David, and his wife Vicki. Barbara’s birthday was last week so we celebrated a bit.

Wednesday morning had us visiting Kent State University and the site of the 1970 anti-war demonstrations that resulted in the shooting deaths of four students. The afternoon is being spent catching up on chores such as laundry and baking cookies in support of a breast cancer walk Pat and Jan are involved with this weekend. It is giving me a chance to catch up on the blog, too. 

Entries might be a bit sporadic while we are here, but we will try to keep up.