Day 2 - Travel Day from Milton WV to Lynnville IN – 301 miles through WV, KY, and IN

It was a pleasant day today except for the hideous heat and humidity. We were up at 7:30, packed, and left the campground at 8:45. The drive was a fairly easy one, and the scenery went from the small mountains to rolling hills. We stopped at 9:30 for gas and breakfast at a Flying J.

We made a couple of other rest area stops. It was almost difficult to keep the RV cool in the awful heat, but it was bearable. Traveling across I64 in southern Indiana is a lot of rolling hills nothingness. We arrived at Lynnville RV Park about 4. Lynnville is a tiny town – maybe 800 people. In 1964 the Peabody Coal Company gave Lynnville 1100 acres of strip mined land and lakes as a water supply and for recreation. It is no longer used as a water supply. The campground has 24 sites with electricity, water, and sewer for only $20.

When we arrived it was 96 degrees with a heat index of 106, so we only hooked up the electricity and turned on both air conditioners. It took about an hour for us to cool off. We also entered central time zone somewhere along the way. Bill took a nap, and I chatted with Mandy.

We are still having trouble with the satellite locking on, but we have figured out a workaround that takes a few minutes but seems to work.

Bill was going to grill steaks, but it was just too hot, so we went to Thara Jean’s Place in downtown Lynnville. It was listed as one of two restaurants in town. I was hoping for a breaded tenderloin (a blast from my past!), and it was on the menu. It was wonderful. They pound their own pork and make them there in the restaurant. It was huge – 2” larger than the bun. I was a very happy camper. Bill got catfish which wasn’t bad even though he said it had a bit too much breading. We brought home a fresh blackberry cobbler and picked up a small carton of ice cream on the way home. That was good, too!