RVers DO This ONE Thing To Find Local GEMS // Maumee Bay State Park OHIO

🌉Stan and Rhonda from Over The Hill Adventures have finally finished their amazing journey exploring Pure Michigan. In this episode of Rally Bound & Beyond, with sad hearts they cross over the Michigan/Ohio border headed for Maumee Bay State Park near Toledo, Ohio. Minutes before arriving, they cross over the Maumee River on the beautiful Veterans Glass City Skyway Bridge. Caught totally off guard, when they enter Maumee Bay State Park, they are met with beautiful wildlife dancing across the meadow. They discover that Maumee Bay is located on the shores of Lake Erie. It’s one of the largest and most beautiful state parks they have ever been too. They compare it to their favorite state park, Fall Creek Falls State Park in Tennessee.

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Remember we went to the the motor home Hall of Fame and they had that one up in the front oh my gosh well I don’t remember that with a sh carpet oh that one y good call babe it’s been a long long long travel day would never think

It’s going to be 6 and 1/2 hours if it says 6 and 1/2 hours but you don’t think it’s going to be 8 hours or more we’re down to into the last half hour it’s been it was pretty good until we hit on like an arbor area but I

Think that’s what it was right I don’t know and then lot of road construction so had to get through that the dogs have been amazing they have done so well but I think they’re so ready to get out Kobe’s been standing up back there for the longest time I was able to get

Work done I got an newsletter out and if you guys haven’t signed up for our newsletter we just do it monthly and we send it out end of the month beginning of the month just kind of depends when we what we uh are able to get to it

Especially if we’re TR traveling it’s a little harder but sign up you can go to our website um and that’s over theill adventures. lifee go to the website and then just sign up for our newsletter you’ll see it right there on the front page we’ love to have you uh join us and

Then you can even reply to that email and um we can you know be in touch that way so anyhow almost there we should be getting into Ohio here real shortly I don’t know where the state line is but I’ll tell you Michigan is sending kicking us out of here because these

Roads are they’re really bouncy I’m like I’ve had enough have you had enough babe I’ve had enough of these roads I’ll tell you that yeah it’s good we’re done we’re done um yeah we’re arriving it’s going to be like 6:00 and this is really late for us we usually are like pulling

In by to talk to our kids we’re going to see them in a couple days we’re not quite in their area yet but we’ll be up here for a couple days we were hoping to meet up with another friend found out he was out of town so so Rick Kessler we’re

Going to miss you this time but we’ll we’ll we missed him last time we were in the area but we’ll we’ll catch up with him uh we actually got an opportunity to be interviewed by Rick Kesler through his new podcast at the camp site and through was kind of through RV business magazine

So he showed up at the at the rally and surprised us and we got to meet him face to face for the first time and he’s the subscriber he’s also fellow owner of a 2500 RL imagine 2500 and crazy so we um got to meet him and we were hoping to

Spend a little more time getting to know him and his wife but that’s just it’s not going to work out this time around but he suggested that we try this mommy Bay State Park and we’re going to do that somebody else had mentioned it at

The rally so we’re giving it a try and going to just enjoy our day tomorrow and then um Wednesday we head out so it’s September 25th today and uh we actually have a surprise for you guys too but we’re not going to tell you right now

You got to stay stay tuned we’ll share but it’s something that it’s going to take place on our way back as we’re heading back to our home base in the cabu what are you laughing about what are you laughing when this thing comes out a going to be a surprise yeah that’s

True all right well someone from New York is calling spam spamela calling look at this we made it thank you Lord Governor Mike dewine camping area left look it bike trail babe nice there’s Wildlife what the heck wow do I uh campsites are available so is this the

Campground let’s go straight what we got um Park store straight what is say registered campers with passes okay unregistered and visitors Straight Ahead we don’t have a pass so we’re going to go get our pass looking for site seven so we’re at 2 so we had to get a they had their little

Registration uh kiosk was closed so we had to just get a self- registration card and we could proceed to our site so we got to fill that out get that back to the box and uh but we’re anxious just to get settled okay we’re in site 7 or

Level oh gosh well we still have to just level it you know that way and um but we’re look at this look at our backyard not great there are a lot of little bugs a lot of little knots but we’ll get we’ll get some things going hopefully deter

Them a little bit but we made it all right you guys this looks fun looks like there’s a bike trail and we already saw all the deer we’re going to have a good time all right well good night we’ll see you guys in the morning good

Morning we uh it’s almost noon yeah I know gosh it’s nice to not have to get up and Rush anywhere so we went all the way from manque upper peninsula in Michigan to Toledo Ohio last night which was almost what 8 and 1/2 hours yeah by the time just because of traffic got

Here oh yeah hit traffic and made stops of course you know and all that gas so how are we going to say this we’re at Mommy mhm mommi Bay State Park State park and it’s really nice we were fortunate to get it nice I don’t know how we scored this

Full hookup spot made some magic and diligence once you know it space number seven yeah was the only one that we saw open that was a full hookup site there was hundreds of electric sites electric only but this was the only full hookup when we looked and it was like well when

We first looked there wasn’t even a full hookup and all of a sudden it was there so we just felt very fortunate we were going to grab we grabbed it up and uh we’re here for two nights so last night and one more night and then we’re going

To go head to Alum Creek State Park and we’re going to have a little bit of family time yeah there so that’s going to be real nice we’re going to go scope out the the state park for you guys right now we’re going to take our bikes

And there was a bike trail and um we want to show it off a little bit it’s really beautiful it’s gorgeous gorgeous yeah I think the city is like what less than 30 minutes away and then uh the only thing we we got out of the truck

Last night we got attacked by these little Natty bugs and I think they’re out again I think my face got eaten up here my eye I don’t know anyway know what they are but it’s beautiful what what’s bug you know you can’t Camp without bug bites right right it’s all part of it

Wow look at that oh my God that’s really beautiful okay this place is gigantic look at you got a golf course to the right Nature Center to the right registration straight in a marina then you have the lodge Straight Ahead there’s Cottages off to the right somewhere this is

Incredible this about the biggest state park I ever seen in my life all right these are the Cottages look at the what that’s pretty darn nice wow oh my goodness that’s the cuteness he’s following he sees himself he’s in love Stan he loves himself unfortunately this is upside down he loves himself wow

That a big long neck I never realized how long their necks are look at that guy they long and they’re very fast too a common snapping turtle isn’t strong enough to amputate your fingers however it doesn’t mean that the bite cannot seriously hurt you thank cute oh my

Gosh this is called a reunion cabin look at that Lodge and Conference Center this is the back side of the lodge is that gorgeous cornhole we’re doing a scavenger hunt have you heard anybody talk about that yet no if you’re any chance you are from west of the Mississippi yes joking right

West of the Mississippi yeah we’re from Arizona okay so this is fun stuff doing like oh how fun we’re doing like a team scavenger the hardest one he has his dri of the Mississippi absolutely it is seven points for us yay you Thum if you’re not safe with you know if you don’t

Feel we will delete it as soon as this thing’s over with what church you guys are have to Community Church outside of Detroit we don’t hit take a picture of someone St from the west of the Mississippi can you if anybody asks okay is she there you go oh awesome thank so

Fun you rock Pastor he’s sitting at the table over he’s like the judge of this there’s five of our teams like running around like knocking off we’ got two hours to do these 34 things can we help you with anything else don’t give anybody any information nobody else knows we’re from New

York got a white any that’s all we got to get is a fish croppie that is so we cing is this a retreat for you guys is it a retreat yeah come on babe you got to make this happen with your pink this is fun all right so they had

To write an original worship song photo of the entire team posing in such a way that represents a a Bible verse this is so fun oh D oh a human pyramid how’d that work we did it that’s great a refle photo of reflection of the entire team

So the last thing on their list is a fish so they have to get a fish and that’s what stand is trying to help out here oh my gosh oh a fish oh good luck you knock him off too you knocked him off you knocked him off

You knock him off too the bucket hurry hurry hurry in the bucket though that’s count did you count the hook on the hook knock him off knock him off put can you put him you want me to put him on Robert yeah for us that’s all right it’s a fish we don’t

Want to hurt the Lord just G this enough right sorry this is quicking like to say I’ve been praying wait do we you have to get us all in with the assist oh my gosh you this is awesome you guys what a blessing oh my gosh

We’re so blessed to meet you guys this is a blessing I’m so I love it well thanks for subscribing too so they’re running over look at them oh my gosh so they’re from right outside of of Detroit in Michigan so they come here like every year they’re they’re all staff for their

Church so now we got to go findim thank you again for all your help we’re going to go through sites 55 through 75 electric only got water and a dump station sure yeah let’s go through the Dum station there’s your trash hoses provided for your convenience look at that Stan saw a lot

Of people with the full hookups who didn’t have their hoses out so that could be why you can get your water right here City water left handle and wait don’t pump okay so here is our sight seven look at that got our bike ride in

And got the dogs ready to go we’re going to take them for a walk but isn’t that fabulous there is so much space in between all of the SES um this just been it was so quiet last night yeah across the way I mean like way over there look at all that

Space in between the two sites crazy behind us just grass and you can just see the backyards of everybody down there so Ohio Style no fences green grass is that awesome full hookups over there fabulous s’s taking me out to dinner we didn’t realize there was a a

Restaurant in the lodge until this morning after our bike ride and we were talking to those folks that were doing the scavenger hunt and we thought yeah that sounds good we’re going to go to dinner and so you guys know how I’ve always said that Fall Creek Falls is my

Favorite state campground in Tennessee in Tennessee I think this the close second yeah I can’t think of a massive state park with activities like this one I you know I just this place just keeps going and going and going a lot has happened on this street hasn’t it yeah a lot I think

We’re just you know what I think I’m doing I think I’m preparing physically and mentally for a seven-year-old a 2-year-old and a what is he 9mon old so excited so excited I just know it’s going to be go go go you know and uh so yesterday it I don’t know last year when

We came out to see him in the trailer uh our she was five at the time or just turned just turned six and she wouldn’t stay with us in the trailer so our granddaughter and she’s is like nope not without Mom and Dad you know so this

Time we’re like well we’re not going to push it but I really have high hopes you know maybe she’ll she’ll do it she’s seven now and I was talking to her mom on the phone and she said uh ask ask in the background ask Omi cuz she calls me

We’re Ma and and opa but she calls me Omi which I love very much she’s kind of named me that since she could talk and uh she says askie where will I sleep if I was to stay with them so we were telling her how the dining room table

You know the dinette turns into a bed and so I think she got super excited about that so of course I’m looking at little like cute you know we got to make sure we have the s’more makers and the I think there’s the Jiffy Pop um holder

That you can hold over the fire and everything I want to make it extra special for her so I’m excited let us know in the comments if you guys camp with your your your grandkids um your little ones how that goes we always camp

But we T camped we did have the class A for 2 years when our kids were probably 12 13 13 12 and probably what would that put five and six five and seven something like that they were really young but uh the the conversion van and they were really super little in the

Conversion van so we’ve always we’ve always enjoyed when we can travel with the kids so looking forward to it so um give me some ideas in the comments for the next time we camp with our kids cuz I know this is just the beginning can you imagine having all eight of them oh

No I think we got the best view in the house just kidding stop cuz look this oh man but we’re right by the fountain well sorry about the vacuuming oh yeah of course I decided to pick up the camera when the vacuum’s going but they just opened at 5:00 it’s like 5:20

We were the first ones in and there’s one other couple so um gosh we’re getting all kinds of attention so far this is good guys yes can’t believe this place these are Pub pretzels with cheese and cheese I’m going to do is honey mustard going double dip I think the

Honey Mustard’s better M they’re so good oh my gosh do the double dip oh my go do the double dip this place is really nice we are like in a state park you guys this is amazing there’s a lodge there’s golf course I mean a beach I I don’t

Know we’re kind of Blown Away I didn’t take a bite almost fish and chips that’s good she gave him Double T sauce M and then I got the garlic butter chicken woohoo green beans K don’t look at that that’s an amoretto sour oh my gosh they’re

Huge all right cheers baby so this is our bartender right so thank you Amy they so good we were like shocked at the size of the am sours we’re like oh my gosh they’re so so yummy it’s oh good I’m so so so good this is Tina she’s our

Our waitress extraordinaire down the road is a family-owned farm called flight’s pumpkin farm f l e TZ at all Northwest Ohio it’s like a secret that people love their doughnuts are all homemade and it’s just a beautiful site it’s not big so you have your own cozy place to go and they have

Apple cider slushes that are of this world and my my family comes home from New York City just to have the shredded chicken sandwich I keep telling you sandwiches too I keep telling you you got to talk to the locals for the big secrets so today is our travel day we

Are going to head to Alum Creek State Park in Westerville Ohio um we’re getting some propane filled and it was just kind of cool because we were sitting here and the sign says download our app we’re at Tractor Supply and so we thought well let’s give that a try I don’t know if

You refill your propane attractor Supply but you pull up you got to go in notify somebody kind of wait I mean it’s never that long but we just realized this really deep thing so we got the app on our phone and then it says here ready for your propane refill so we clicked

There and then it it’s uh you know picks up where we’re at of course and then it says uh request refill when you arrive at one of our stores simply notify us that you’re outside and we’ll come out to help you with propane refill press

The button and off you go that is so cool so you don’t even have to get out of the car uh to go in the store and wait and they actually take your card right there so you can pay pay for the gas uh and off you go so super

Convenient we just thought we would share that with you we’re going to do that we’re going to hit the Walmart uh we’re going to refill our water bottle we always do that that has really been a game changer for us refilling that water bottle uh we just take it into Walmart

It’s always at the back of the store kind of near the groceries the the dairy and whatnot water their drinks and things like that so we’ll refill that again it costs like $2.30 to refill our 5 gallon water bottle then of course we have our little pump on top makes it super

Convenient and easy we use it all the time you know to refill our water bags we refill the the dog water the coffee water everything used for cooking our our water bottles and whatnot so um just a couple tips so then we’re going to take care of that and then we’re going

To head over to that doughnut place that pumpkin farm that our waitress Tina was telling us about last night so she was showing us pictures of these things you guys are not going to believe what these look like I mean we try to steer clear from that stuff but we got too tempted

Last night looking at those photos we’ve got to give it a shot plus it’s just like a little local Farm I I guess it’s not something we want to miss and uh then we’re going to fuel up that way with sugar and go back get ready and head out I smell Donuts

Those are the specials today chocolate that’s it chocolate you’re not getting that caramel apple thing oh they have a maple donut they fill the chocolate in with oh my gosh look at that goodness I had trouble just getting the one I I wanted a pumpkin I wanted a

Maple donut hey we’re going to eat it here I might have to go back no why are why are you eating my my donut that is your dut right there we’re probably going to share this one too well you might as well share the chocolate one too

Wow see how you are what’s mine is yours and what’s mine is mine isn’t that the way it is what alib Baba there’s such a little goat there little little guy right over there he’s going ding ding ding ding ding ding what he doing

We get to go see the little goat and do the corn maze and do the no we’re not doing the corn maze we ain’t got no time for this babe I have to eat this with a fork don’t make fun this this has been here since 1906 these are the Little Gems you

Find when you talk to the locals when you talk to the locals okay just remember I didn’t have very much of this I just want to let you know and it’s almost gone so you were busy over there eating that one yeah I got distracted but then you

Went in for the kill I might have to go get my pumpkin donut yeah let us know what would you have ordered the special how would they know they don’t know the menu I think I showed them the menu oh they had pumpkin Donuts they had the maple okay these Donuts are are

Different Donuts they’re just different they’re look good I’m going to just scrape the paper you heard of cheese paper this is called dut paper had to I had to grab it if I didn’t it would have been he right this he left me this one he left me this

One look how TIY hi guys hi hi push to the cuz you’re not as cute as they are huh you think we could forgotten about huh yeah yeah oh my go