Thursday, July 27th, 2023

Starting mileage: 11,389, Distance travelled: 231

Miles walked: 2 miles

We got a bit of a slow start this morning and drove to Wooster, OH where we had birthday dinner plans for David’s Uncle Alton. We stopped first at the College of Wooster, David’s alma mater to walk through the campus and reminisce about his crazy college days.

We drove to David’s Aunt Verna’s house, the same house his father grew up in. We met Aunt Verna, Aunt Sharon and Uncle Alton, their son Rob and his wife, Angel. We also met Verna’s three adorable dogs, Cupcake, Moe, and Trixie. We had a delicious home-cooked dinner and a wonderful visit with the family. David really enjoyed reconnecting, pleased by how comfortable the conversation was, even after 30 years. Brady and Laura enjoyed hearing the stories from dad’s childhood. David had some touching moments reminiscing with Verna about the regular Saturday night visits he had with her and Dick during his college years that left him with a lump in his throat as we left.

After dinner we headed to our LAST RV park stay of the trip, a small, well-maintained, family run spot just outside of Akron, Countryside Campground.