Another day of driving Interstates,
I 74 East toward
Cincinnati.
Driving at 62 miles per hour along
a 70 mile per hour highway leaves
plenty of room for everyone
to pass us.
This is the easternmost
Eric & me around
Cincinnati.
Our choice is
Interstate 75 North
toward
Dayton.
Water Tower.
Mason uses this bridge to
help travelers find what
they need in this city.
This tree is interesting,
engaging....
Eric & I pass many farms.
Grove City announces itself
on this bridge.
The Dayton skyline with
southbound traffic
This way to
Interstate 70.
We continue east on our
drive to
Loudonville.
What a great torch!
It's the landmark for
an office building.
We pass
MAPFRE Stadium.
A bridge decorated with
Polaris, is a commercial
center near Columbus.
commercial center in
this region of Ohio.
I looked down from our motorhome
& got this picture of an
Amish
farmer plowing his field.
Exit 165 takes Eric & me
The
Bellville Bandstand
is a Victorian beauty.
Welcome to Loudonville.
We are about 8 miles from
Wally World Riverside Resort.
And today's drive just got complicated.... The
Wally Road/Ohio State Route 3 intersection has no signs prompting us to take a right onto Ohio 8, drive south and look for
Wally Road Scenic Byway on the left.
Many smaller roads cross
State Routes.
The road on the north side of
Ohio 8 looks abandoned.
There are no signs for Wally
World here.
Our Garmin shows that County Route 23 will lead us to Wally World. The route is windy, hilly. Our Garmin doesn't provide information on the condition of the road; if there are bridges across the road and their height; if tree branches are hanging low enough to scrape our 12-foot motorhome.
I called Wally World and was assured that this route will bring us to the Campground.
Here we are....
The gentleman who checked us in assured us that there is nothing to be done about directional road signs because Wally World is owned by a corporation and they don't "listen to the guy behind the counter."
He also told Eric and me that RVers should follow the Directions on the Wally World website. I checked out the website and
Directions are found after clicking on the Contact Us Tab.
My experience tells me that if one person is having a hard time finding Wally World, there are others driving towing trailers and driving motorhomes on roads that will not bring them to their destination. I also assume that others have had the conversation I just had with this staffer and sighed as they walked away.
Eric & I were assigned a pull
through campsite with 50 amp
electric service & a
water hookup.
The voltage is good here.
After Eric and I settled in at our campsite, I took a walk around this small, older Campground. I happened upon the Sales Office and was asked about my experience at Wally World. I told to the woman who asked that the lack of signs made it difficult to find Wally World. She gave me a business card with the Travel Resorts of America Member Service Phone Number, announced that her lunch was getting cold, and walked away.
I called the phone number I was given and wasn't given the name of a person to send a letter to and I wondered if the letter would be reviewed without being addressed to a specific individual. So, I spent my rainy day here at Wally World composing letters to the President of
Travel Resorts of America, the Vice President for Marketing and the Vice President for Sales.
Eric & I went for a drive & confirmed
that there is no sign directing
travelers to turn onto Ohio 8 South
to find the RV drivable section
of Wally Road.
I hope that Travel Resorts of America adds signs to help RVers unfamiliar with this region of rural Ohio find one of the few roads designed to carry large, often over 10 feet tall, long vehicles. The effort could help their bottom line and boost profits.
I drive for a bit.
