US-51 – IL
We loved traveling US highways. On this trip we went right up the middle of IL on US-51.
We had long time Navy friends (the Dooles) that traveled with us about 50% of the time. Betty’s family lives at Peoria. We had wintered together for awhile at St. Petersburg, FL. We left a little early and our friends went to IL and we went to Jacksonville, FL for a couple of weeks. We then worked our way to I-57 until we connected with US-51, then I-74 to Peoria. We spent a couple weeks there before heading up to I-80 for our trip west.
We found a really nice CG at Okaw Valley, IL where we rested for a couple of days and got our laundry washed. In Peoria our friends were staying at an old mobile home park that had some sites renovated to hold RV trailers. They had us a site beside them.
Pictures; 1. – US-51, IL countryside --- 2. Quick stop, Okaw Valley CG --- 3 Peoria mobile home/RV Park. Park
Full Timer notables: At that stop in Peoria we replaced the awful mattress that came with the trailer for something a lot more comfortable.