Carlyle, Illinois--A Stop Along the Route

Since we spent time sightseeing in Vincennes, we got a late start to our next stop. Looking at the map we decided to stop at Carlyle, Illinois. The Army Corps of Engineers has several campgrounds around Lake Carlyle, but we chose to stay at a Harvest Host member. Plus, it would give us another night using our solar--which we put to good use in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To ensure we had a picture of our campsite, Bob and I both snapped several! This is a view of Sol from Bretz Wildlife Lodge and Winery.

Here is another view of our site for the night. This one was taken from the back patio of the lodge.

And this is the back of the lodge. The manager told us we were a day late---there was a big festival the day before we arrived, complete with live music and wine tastings. I did take advantage of a wine tasting in the lodge after we registered.

We enjoyed our night at Bretz, but we were anxious to move on to Springfield, Illinois, where we would spend one week sightseeing.

See you in Springfield!