STOP TWO: Steckler Grassfed Farm in Dale, Indiana

It took us longer to get here than we had hoped, but we made it just before 6pm (instead of 4:30 as planned). We are still on Eastern TIme, but very close to Central. There was road construction, lots of steep hills and again stopping for gas more than we would like.

Dinner tonight is salad with cucumbers from my garden at home, organic celery, vidalia onion, tomatoes from Old Farm Truck and best of all, filets from our Steckler meat stash. OMG this beef is DEE-licious and so tender. Jerry runs his farm much like Pollyface farms in Swope, VA and knows the methods well. We stocked up on meats for most of the rest of the trip. I am so pleased with how much the little freezer holds. (It's "bigger on the inside", too)

This little smiling pup was ridiculously adorable. He looked half doberman-half dachshund and continually smiling. We pulled up and he jumped right in the truck and sat on my seat. I quickly removed him. DO NOT want Ami detecting any dog smell next time she rides in the truck

Camping here is gorgeous (again, will add images when we get to the KOA tomorrow and have a wifi connection. (still hotspotting from my phone).  Jerry has a circular slab, just the right size for the T.A.R.D.I.S. 

We're watching an amazing sunset out the BFW (big front window). Yes, it's hot (many have asked me), but Jerry has a power hookup with just enough juice for us to run the AC, so we are cozy and cool. This is a Harvest Host spot, but for an extra $20, you can have electric, too!

AND Jerry couldn't be nicer. We got lamb, pork, chicken and beef. He also has cheese, although he is getting out of the diary business. So the cheese is that much more precious. We have some local bakery bread we brought from home that will go great with that cheese. 

Okay, so now for the mishaps of the day...  It's always somethin'

The CO alarm is still misbehaving. We think it's getting set off by road exhaust and definitely gas fumes at the our fill up stops. Every time we stop, it's beeping. Sometimes it does not come back on after we push the button. Today, it came back on after pushing the button, so I removed the fuse. The fuse is back in now and it's quiet and glowing steady green (which is good). Hopefully, keeping the fan on all night (like last night) will keep it from waking us at least.

AND the bathroom door kept opening on the road, so I grabbed one of the keys and locked it. THEN we could not get it unlocked and had to do the credit card trick to open it. (Roger's early life of crime paid off!) He will take the mechanism off and see if he can fix it, but it was a tense for a moment since we BOTH needed that door open ASAP, if you get my drift.

One of us (not me) left the closet unlatched so when we stopped for gas... Well, let's just say, DON'T DO THAT. I scooped everything up and stuffed it back in as best I could and maybe tomorrow, if we actually get an early start and get to KOA tomorrow early enough, I will repack, oh and look for the set of fuses Roger thinks he may have put in that closet as well. But my shower comes first.

Oh and we already need a new blackwater pump out hose as the existing one has pinholes, which as you can imagine, does not present a pleasant experience. (I saved the best mishap for last). Roger was very glad that we have a nice little shower.