We had a driving day today so we left Kountry Camping RV in Racine, OH, and started down OH Hwy 7 on the north shore of the Ohio going basically west. There are lots of power plants along this section of river although not too many towns. The power must get sent elsewhere in WV and OH because there is insufficient population here to use all the electricity unless everyone has really inefficient air conditioners and refrigerators.
We crossed into WV for a while and then got on I-64 or I-67 for the run into Kentucky. Once we crossed the border into Kentucky, we left the interstate and drove southwest on what eventually became KY Hwy 11 to Slade, KY, where we got off the highway and headed for our camping spot in Natural Bridge State Park. After some confusion about where we were supposed to camp got ironed out, we pulled into our space. There is power and water but no sewer, no wi-fi, no TV, no cable TV and, most important, absolutely no phone service with our Virgin phone. No wonder they call it Virgin; nobody can ever use it.
Our Visa had been refused a few days back because some vendor we had used had a breach of some sort and today we were unable to pay our outstanding bills, which Peggy does using the phone when and if it works which is very rarely. We were only required to drive about 1/2 an hour west before we could get phone service but found when we got there that, since the Visa card had been compromised, the payment that should have been made to Virgin was not made and we spend quite a bit of time getting re-hooked up for their substandard but infuriating service. After that, we were able to pay the necessary bills and head back to Slade to make ourselves some drinks in the Invader. We also got to watch a movie called The Transporter starring Jason Statham on the DVD / TV. It was pretty crummy.
The campground is gorgeous where we are set up and we have a creek running right behind the Invader with bug flocks of different-colored butterflies hanging out near the water. Despite the crummy utilities, this place is still beautiful and the lack of services is more than outweighed by the spectacular setting. Our spot is in a deep crease in between two tall ridges and we only get direct sun for about 4 or 5 hours in the middle of the day keeping us quite cool in our shady yard.