September 13th, we left Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to travel toward Charleston West Virginia. It was a Sunday and we didn't want to be traveling too much so we didn't drive all the way. We stayed at a KOA Campground in Flatwoods, West Virginia that was affiliated with a hotel next door. Because it was part of the hotel we got to use all their facilities so Kathleen took the kids swimming in an indoor pool and she and Andrew worked out at the workout room. It was a beautiful area in the mountains. We loved driving to our campsite seeing all the deer in our campground. On September 14th, we left Flatwoods and drove to Charlestown. We ended up parking the RV and our Jeep in front of a house in a residential area close to the capitol. As we were getting out an older couple came from their backyard wondering what the noise was. The lady said that her sister from California had a motor home like ours and she thought that maybe she was here to surprise her. She and her husband then came over to talk to us for quite some time. We introduced ourselves and they did too. Chuck and Betty then gave us a tour of their amazing garden throughout their entire yard and they even gave us a tour of their home. They were a very nice couple. We walked the few blocks to the capitol building. It was a beautiful capitol. West Virginia is a beautiful state. We feel in love with it. We then drove three hours to Columbus, Ohio. We were on a quick pace to IL and while on the way we needed to visit 5 state capitols so we couldn’t stay long in any one of them. We talked to Thomas today. He graduated from recruit to seaman. This means he’s completed basic and will be graduating on Friday as planned. We are so proud of him.
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