yeah, it's still hot but we did some sight-seeing

Catching up a bit here ---

Here I am, driving the rv.  Probably looks more scary to the folks trying to pass me...

And Smokey looks like this --- flat as she can get on her daddy's lap, head hanging over his legs, catching all of the air conditioning she can get.

 As before mentioned, it's so dry here.  The cornfields are half brown, not a good color for corn...

The generator "went out" yesterday.  sigh.  It isn't urgent now, but we depend on that for air conditioning ---- very important!!! --- when we don't have a campsite with electricity.  The guest host at the campground recommended an RV/generator shop a few miles away.  They worked us in today and worked miracles!  Their bill was a miracle, too.  Love small town middle America.  We are up and running.  While they worked on the RV, we visited the little town they are in, Greenville, IL.  Such a beautiful small town.  Look at the bank... cute, huh?  Especially for a painting instead of real folks.

This is one of the main streets, as seen from the county courthouse.

Can't say it wasn't hot.  This is before noon (yes, I've got on that damned boot). I saw 108 indicated on the car thermometer on our way back from picking up the rv.

Later in the afternoon, after the temperature dropped to only 102, we explored (by car) more of the park.  There is a nice marina here for sailboats.  It seems that Carlyle Lake is popular with the sailors due to a combination of wide open water, low surrounding terrain, and strong winds.  The lakes touts itself as one of the Midwest's most popular sailing lakes, home of regional and national regattas.  It was nice to see sailboats again.

Here is the shallow dam that created the lake.  Lots of fishing going on here!

Last but not least, we couldn't leave out the local wildlife.

We plan to leave tomorrow for 400 miles and an overnight in Perry State Park in Kansas.  Plodding ever onward!