Lincoln

By the end of our travels, we expect to be much smarter.  We are learning something new (or remembering things we learned a long time ago) at every stop.  We both thought Illinois is where Abraham Lincoln came from.  Apparently he was born in Hogenville Kentucky and didn’t get to Illinois until he was 21.  The park is really in the middle of nowhere.  In the middle of the woods is this large memorial.  Very surprising. 

We’re finding that we’re not as connected as we used to be.  At this point I’m enjoying the fact.  Internet is only at campsites that have it (maybe ¾) plus have it working (less) and many times requires going to the office to stay within the range (1/2 of the working campgrounds).  Cell phone service is much spottier than I expected.  Plus, utilizes vary.  Most of the time we have electricity and we might have water, sewer, and cable.  We’re still learning what we can run off our batteries when we don’t have electricity.