We made it to Carthage last night about 6 p.m. CDT. It was a long day of driving through some very weird weather in Ohio. In fact, we had a major wake up on Tuesday morning as a line of severe thunderstorms moved through the Columbus area at about 5 a.m. Sleeping was finished. The visit with Ralph and family was very nice … including some very good pizza for dinner (finally!). We parked in front of their house (as well as on the side yard of a neighbors. Much of their family arrived during the evening and we had a great visit.

Jim and family were already at the campground in Carthage when we arrived. The thunderstorms continue … some of them quite significant. We’ve spent the day at the Carthage Visitor’s Center and at the Hancock County Museum (well worth the visit). We drove up to Nauvoo and made reservations for temple sessions and then back to the campground. Nina and the grandkids are at the pool swimming while I’ve run back into town to get some lettuce and do a quick check on email. I’d sure vote for it to either cool down or significantly decrease in humidity!