July 19 - Left the family, and on to Moraine View State Park, LeRoy, IL

  We said all of our good-byes to all of the family.  We needed to do a few errands before we left the Saugatuck area, and then stopped on our way at the only Whole Foods on our route--near Hammond/Gary Indiana.  After a week of vacationing, I needed to stock back up my RV refrigerator.  Then we hit traffic on Route 80, so we sort of took a back road over to Illinois.  I was amazed at how many corn farms there are in Illinois!  And how big and flat the corn fields are!  And how straight the roads through the corn fields are!
  So, what would have been a 4 hour journey, actually took us all day.  When we arrived at the Moraine View State Park, there was a sign into the horse camp.  Since there was no other camping sign, we pulled in there.  Some guy with a horse and trailer said just find a spot and pull in.  But, it was really hot, humid and these spots had no shade, no lake, and just outhouses.  This did NOT look like the photos online.  Then the fellow came over and said since we didn't have a horse, perhaps we were in the wrong part of the Park.  Fortunately, that was the case.
  We drove further on to a very nice State Park.  A large lake, had a beautiful road surrounding it, with a beach area, campgrounds, trails, and a marina with a restaurant.  Unfortunately, it was SO hot and humid, many folks stayed home.  We had a campsite right on the edge of the lake, and it had a wonderful, continuous  strong breeze, that allowed us to sit outside for a bit.  But, we had the air condition turned on inside the RV, which allowed us to be comfortable and sleep well.

Moraine View State Park campsite photo: