Travelog post for: Carl

Well, after a breakfast that Melissa called "Early Grave Breakfast," my hosts decided to go to Marietta to the flea market.



Goodness gracious! See the 'Welcome to Ohio' sign? That means that I've visited another state! Only 47 more to go! This bridge crosses the Ohio River, which serves as the border of WV and OH.



Our first stop was the flea market. It is a bit unsavory. And filthy. Our hosts made no purchases and were sad they drove all that way for a big building full of worthless junk 



Here we are driving down the main street in Marietta. It's a really nice town, quaint and the buildings are older.

Here are some "fun facts" about Marietta:

-Founded in 1788, Marietta is the oldest city in Ohio.
-The population was 14,515 at the 2000 census.
-Marietta is the home of the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival, which brings dozens of sternwheelers to the banks of the Ohio River.



Speaking of sternwheelers, this is the Becky Thatcher. It is permanently docked in the Muskingum River because it is for sale. It used to be a restaurant. I tried to commandeer it, but believe me, it isn't going anywhere.



We stopped by the box office to try to buy tickets aboard the Becky Thatcher, but no one was there.



Here is a fun cannon we found.



Look at this! There were blue and silver pinwheels all over the place!



There were 1552 of them. They were placed on the lawn to raise awareness for child abuse and neglect. There was one pinwheel for every reported case in 2006. I hope it works!





Here I am on the bank of the Ohio River. This time it's West Virginia that is behind me. You can see the bridge we were riding on earlier in the background



And here we are going back across the bridge home. It's been a really long day!


XOXO,
Crazy Carl