Pleasant. That's The Point

We spent last Thursday through Sunday camping with The Cardinal Gulfstreamers, the RV club that Sue and I belong to. All the members have RV's that are manufactured by Gulfstream Coach and the Cardinal reference is because the club is based in Ohio and the cardinal is our state bird.

We were camped at Krodell Park, close to the town of Point Pleasant, WV. We also spent time across the Ohio River in Gallipolis, OH. ("City of the Gauls" because it was settled by people from France).

We were quite busy and the weather was just great. Sunny, not too hot and no rain at all. We toured a tavern in Gallipolis that was visited by The Marquis de Lafayette, Louis Phillippe (before he was King of France) and Jenny Lind, The Swedish Nightingale, among others. Other activities included a wine tasting party and pasta dinner at The Merry Family Winery, a tour of a replica of Fort Randolph, which was actually on the grounds of Krodell Park where we were camped, and a visit to this year's Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant. The Mothman Festival has been held for more than 40 years and attracts some very "interesting" people (not counting the members of our club). I have included a link in the "Check Out These Blogs" column for those who might want to find out more about "Mothman". The flood wall along the river in Point Pleasant is in the process of being decorated with murals showing the history of the area. You will see some of the murals in the slideshow.

Here are a few pictures