Kentucky Horse Park - Day Four

The weather was warm and sunny today, so I spent the afternoon in and around the massive campground swimming pool.​ Beautiful! Tomorrow is the start of the three-day event that I am here to see.

Shortly after getting back from the pool, I heard someone knocking and hollering at my RV door. I opened it to a very excited lady who was smiling and yelling, "You have a Chinook!!" Yes, I do. "I have one too!", she said. And that's how I met the first of many members of the Chinook Camping Club. I had found out while searching about Chinooks on the internet that there were two clubs, Eastern, and Western, and that they quit making Chinook RVs in 2006. I, of course, had to go see her and her husband's rig, and since she turned out the be the membership VP, I gave her my membership check. I couldn't wait to go to a club rally.​

Kentucky Horse Park - Day Three

It rained really hard around noon.  I didn't mess with the propane.  Figured out that they have internet available for a fee.  I paid for internet and played on the computer until feeling really lazy, then took a nap.  Later in the day I felt guilty and went for a vigorous bike ride after the rain had stopped.  Nothing much else to tell.  Tomorrow will be more exciting...  or not.

Kentucky Horse Park - Day Two

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​Huge pool!

Today was relaxing. Rode my bike around the campground in the morning, then to the pool for a few hours of swimming and sun. Tomorrow I must try running the frige on gas again. I want to go sightseeing, but if the frige won't run without electric then I'll have to eat all the ice cream that's in the freezer. Ok... Maybe that wouldn't be so bad.

Kentucky Horse Park Campground

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​Campsite at Kentucky Horse Park Campground

I arrived at the Kentucky Horse Park Campground without incident. I'm here to attend BreyerFest on the weekend. BreyerFest is the national convention for Breyer Molding Company model horses. There will be three days of buying, selling, and trading models, and live horse demonstrations and games going on continuously in the main horse arena.  The Kentucky Horse Park is a fun place to see at any time. I wanted to bring my bike, and I hadn't figured out how I might mount it on the RV, so I just wheeled it inside. It was a bit of a pain to climb around during the 7 hour trip, but I locked it outside at the campsite once I got there. I also tried out my awning for the first time. It gave me a great sense of accomplishment to do something with my RV for the first time and have it work perfectly.​

I think I need to get my RV weighed so I know exactly how much air to put in the tires. The last trip, I think they were a little low, so I researched and found out there is a range depending on the weight they're carrying. I bumped them all up to 65psi, but the front end seems a little too responsive to bumps in the road, so I think I'll deflate the front ones a little. In the fall, I'll be going to the national LoW rally and they will have someone there weighing rigs.

Meramec Caverns State Park

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​Meramec Caverns

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​Campsite at Meramec Caverns

I arrived at Meramec Caverns State Park by noon, checked out the caverns, took the tour, and found my campsite right next to the river by 2 pm.  I took a walk along the river bank, took some pictures, then relaxed the rest of the afternoon without TV, internet connection, and almost no cell phone signal.  Very peaceful!  My RV's water system worked well, both hooked up to outside water, and using the internal tank and pump, which worked fine after the RV checkup showed that one of the valves was turned the wrong way.  I still seem to be having problems with using propane, probably because it scares me and I'm not sure how it should work. (I still haven't asked for help with it.) I turned it on, tried to light the stove, couldn't get it to light, got scared, and turned off the tank.  When I get home, I'll take it to the RV mechanic, and ask him to show me everything, and assure me there is nothing leaking or broken.  Again, this problem is probably user error.

Got up next morning and drove home without incident, except that I didn't check the route my GPS told me to take, so I ended up taking a very hilly, twisty, two-lane road for the first 50 miles.  But it was a very scenic route and my RV handled it spectacularly.  Another reason I'm glad I didn't buy the 28ft class C I was originally looking at.  Overall, I had a great trip.