Return to Athens

I left you when we were camping outside of Cincinnati. It was a beautiful setting.  There were a few scattered campers around and a lovely lake.  At night we saw more fireflies than I have ever seen before and they twinkled all night!  I now know where the idea for fairy lights comes from. 

We packed up the tent and drove to the shower building where we saw two maintanence men taking the water heater away!  No showers:(

After camping in 90 degree heat I was really looking forward to a rinse.  Oh well, a quick wash and off to Athens!

The campus of Ohio University has really grown in 40 years!  The main green is still the same, but many buildings have been expanded, repurposed , or rebuilt. We needed a map to find things!  The new student center is gorgeous and goes from "down the hill" up to the green.  Shively Hall has been redone and is airconditioned.  We got a tour because it was open for Orientation! No more giant window fans!  

For those of you who were there, the golf course is still behind the South Green- although I don't know if it is utilized at night anymore.  

We visited Stewart MacDonald, the instrument makers, and checked in on the Hillel - but it was closed for the summer . 

14 Brown Avenue, our home for 2 years was there , but it is a different house!  Not as cute and clearly a student rental. 

In the evening we had dinner at a great brewery, Jackie O's.  On the way back to the car we heard music and found the Athens Community Band playing a concert!  A lovely end to our evening in Athens.

We camped out a Stroud's Run state park.  It was pretty, but there were only 3 spots taken out of 81.  It felt pretty deserted.  Pit toilets that were gross, no showers, and iffy water. To add insult to injury, it started to rain just as we were finishing breakfast. We threw everything into the car and headed for Cleveland - hoping that our friend Linds  would take in this bedraggled couple .