We found a wonderful campground in Monroe Michigan.  Harbortown rv campground and resort.  I would have loved to stay there longer.  Very clean and well maintained.  It had go carts, putt putt golf, batting cages, and a pool.  It was very family friendly, which was the only downside … packs of kids running around making noise (I sound like an old fuddy duddy).
We were not sure what we were going to do the next day except get farther down the road.  We started to do some research that night and found the Henry Ford Museum was only 30 minutes away … not very far out of our way and it got good reviews on trip advisor I.  We had gotten in late that evening and showered and went to bed …so in the morning we did our laundry, took showers and got ready to go.  I had to do the unpleasant job of emptying the black and Greg water.  So I got the hose out and layer it out.  I took the cap off the dump pipe on the RV.  Well aparantly the values on both the black and Greg water were open.  The contents began spewing out all over the ground.  I quickly attached the hose which had not yet been put into the dump hole.  So I then had to open the hole in the ground and put the hose in it while the contents were spewing all over.  I got it done and miraculously didn’t get that much on me.  It was some pretty anxious moments.  I got cleaned  we finished the laundry and we hit the road.
The Henry Ford Museum was simply Fabulous.  See Bunny’s review.
After the museum I wanted to go back to Harbor town and play … but Miss commonsense made note of the fact that we have to keep moving to stay on schedule.  Harbourtown was a great stop and reasonably price at $40 … But we hit the road for the next Casino. They kicked us out of the museum at 5 pm. We set our sights for Firekeepers Casino in Battle Creek Michigan. It was only an hour n half drive and 104 miles. We got in and parked in the RV portion of the parking lot. We made the trek across three separate parking lots and found our way into the casino. We talk with the head of security and explained what we were doing and they told us we were parked in the wrong spot and we would have to move the RV to another lot if we were gonna stay the night. It was Saturday night and the place was packed. We hit the bar for some drinks and headed to the nonsmoking section. We played a little slots and decided to call it quits for the night. We moved the RV to the lot they instructed us to stay in …. and called it a night. The next morning I got up and opened the door and there was a sign on the lamp post right in front of the RV “No Camping” …. We made our way over the 3 parking lots to the casino for our morning coffee before we hit the road for the next stop .’… Notre Dame …

We got to the casino around 5:30.  We were shooting for 5:25 which was post time for the first horse race.  We sat down at the bar with 5 mins to post ti me for the 2nd race.  I had already said I was going to bet the 2 horse when we get there.  I hussled over and bet the 2 horse to win.  IT WON.  We won $6. Oh boy!  Mostly the drinks were inexpensive,we were playing jacks or better video poker and betting the horse races … Life Was Good …. We hadn’t eaten all day and the drinks were going down fast so we ventured out for food.  Small cafe full of fried foods or the $18 buffet.  We were both starving and decided we could do the buffet justice.  BIG mistake.by the end of the last horse race we were like beached whales sitting at the table … Going .. Why did we do that.  We were miserable the rest of the night and both of us vowed that it will be our last casino buffet ….

A beautiful sunset walking out of the casino.

We started the day at the Presque Isle downs and casino.  We left there at 10 am.  Gassed up and headed for the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland Ohio.  It was 1 hour n 37 mins or 99 miles distance.

Chuck Berry’s jacket and Guitar.
The exhibit was surprisingly good. We got there at 1 pm and they kicked us out at 5:30.

Our next planned stop was a casino in downtown Cleveland which was a short drive from the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Well it was downtown Cleveland and rush hour. Not only that but the Indians were playing in the stadium next to be the casino we were planning to stay at. We quickly switched plans and were lucky enough to make a quick exit of the downtown area and we then went to Harbortown RV park in Monroe Michigan.  It was a 2 hour drive. Looking forward to a good shower and a chance to do laundry. We haven’t seen a washer and dryer since day 3 of the trip. Running a little low on important items.

We started the day in the parking lot at the Seneca Niagra Casino.  Which is only a half mile from Niagra Falls American side.  We had a pretty tense moment on the way to the falls.  We had to go under a 12 ft high over pass.  We really don’t know how high the motorhome actually is. We have looked thru all the literature but nothing spells out how high it is.  We need to call and ask … We just haven’t done that.  Anyway,  I had read about this on one of the travel forums and they said to keep in the left hand lane and you will be fine.  We did make it thru..
The falls were spectacular .. See other posts for pics
We then left Niagra falls and began the journey to our next destination.  We got a little ways away and saw a sign which read 11 ft 8 in over pass ahead. What do we do now????  We went thru the overpass very slowly listening for contact, but we did make it under without any damage.  We think they measure the over pass at the lowest point.  So while the right side maybe short the left side can be much taller.  Still made for some tense moments.
The next stop wes Presque Isle Downs and Casino.  115 miles and 2 hours away.  Halfway there we hit a torrential downpour.  The rain stopped once we got there but after we went to bed it started up again and rained also all night long.

…with the fact that the photo Marty posted under his Niagara Falls header is NOT of Niagara Falls?

More later. We are pooped!

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We spent the morning and part of the afternoon at the akwesasne casino … See other post.  We left that casino at 2 pm.  Our desti ation was Seneca Niagra Casino just a half mile from Niagra falls.  Drive time was 5 hours and 35 mins.  That’s by Google maps.  We didn’t get in til 9 pm.  That 7 hours.  We ran into torrential rains and some tough traffic conditions.  But we saw some wonder areas of the country.  We drove past Syracuse, Rochester and some aamish countryside.

Yes, we’ve joined the ranks of the nation’s casino campers. Next thing you know we’ll get a CB…

Our first stop was the Akwesasne  (aqua-sauce-knee) Mohawk casino right over the New York border. What a great place! Huge nonsmoking area, great happy hour, nice folks. Used their fitness room (watched Price is Right, just like at home – sheesh, we really are getting old),  hung out in the hot tub and got a decent shower before hitting the road.

Here are a couple of photos of the inside of the rv. The first one is where we eat 🙂 and where Bunny sleeps (it converts to a bed). The second one is the galley. 🙂 It is small! But we’re getting used to it..

Next stop is Seneca Niagara (rhymes with Viagra which, we’re guessing, most of these folks are taking; average age must be 70) Casino. We’ll stay there a night then see the falls on the Maid of the Mist. Marty’s doing a great job driving!

Today is the start of our big RV rental adventure. First we have to drive the rental car fromquebec to the RV rental company.  2 1\2 hours.  We pick up the RV and then drive 8 miles to drop off the rental car.  Then its another 2 hours drive time to our first overnight stop with the RV at akwesasne NY,USA.