With our bodies and minds still on Eastern Daylight Savings Time, we awoke early, and departed the campground about 6 AM, traveling south on I-57 through southern Illinois.  The further south we drove, the less populated the area was, and quite scenic with rolling hills, and cropland interspersed with forested areas.  We opted to follow the route the Garmin GPS picked out for us, and after leaving the controlled access highway, the road became more hilly and more curvy, particularly through Mark Twain National Forest.  Time was obviously not on our side, but what the heck, we were able to drive some roads and see some country neither of us had experienced before.  Arriving home at 12:30 PM, things were just like we left them some 16 days, two rallies, four campgrounds, and 3 states ago.  The water heaters were turned on for long showers, the AC turned down, the washer filled with dirty clothes, all followed by unpacking the motorhome.  My hair was long enough for a decent pony tail, but it is so fine that even the slightest wind blew the few hairs on top all over the place.  An appointment at 3:30 PM quickly solved that problem with a semi-military haircut—oh, it feels so good to have short hair again.  It’s great to be home again, but we’re already planning travel a couple of years out.  Where will we go next…
PS:  Though this is posted as being written on Wednesday evening, a post script has been added for finality to the trip.  After a good night’s rest, we washed the motorhome, finished cleaning the inside, and backed her into her parking spot for a few days.  Now, everything is as we left it.