Blogs from Indiana, United States, North America - page 33

We got a early start on Saturday morning, finishing a lot of last minute packing and loading of the Outback, our transportation for this trip. Doug and I had stayed up relatively late working on preparations for the trip, so we were dragging at first. It was a nice morning - the sun was out and it was warm, but with the promise of getting hot and sticky before the day was over. We finally loaded the last bag, said good-bye to the cats one last time, double-checked the lights were off and doors & windows locked, snapped a picture of the three of us and took off. We were stocked up with bottled water and a variety of snacks to help save money and reduce the number of stop we had to make. We ... read more

MaryAnne teaches at the EMT school in Bloomington and since there was a class in session she needed to be there for a few hours Saturday morning. The Air Evac helicopter was landing for training purposes and so the timing of my visit couldn't have been better. The crew spent nearly an hour answering questions and allowing students to get in and around the helicopter. The class size is about 20 students...all ages, including a retired American Airlines pilot starting a new career! The school houses the students as they go through their two week training. Here are a few pictures from the day. ... read more

30/04/07 - 02/05/07 Shipshewana, Northern Indiana With a week of the rental car left and in Chicago already we decided to head out of town for a few days, whichever way the wind would carry us and see the surrounding area for a while. The wind first took us north up the North Shore Drive into a very prosperous residential district with mansions and lake houses for the wealthy Chicagoans (is that a word?) to strut their stuff. We got so lost within the rabbit warren of the North Shore that we had finally had to ask directions to the Interstate from the bunch of Fireman chilling outside their fire station (much to Jen’s delight!!) We had planned to grab an extra state to notch up on our belts and nip into Wisconsin to Milwaukee but ... read more

Well, well, well, I finally made it back to good ol' Indiana. And while I'm still experiencing nasty reverse culture shock, I thought I would hold on to my travel blog for one more entry and entertain the loyal few with my adventures driving across country (Marcheta this is for you!). Back in the States & lovely Laguna Beach, I spent two days soaking up the California sunshine (well, that's a total lie...I rather hid from everyone, but my wonderful girlfriends...no need to deal with the "quality" men in California anymore ;). It was wonderful seeing the friends & of course, spending lots of quality time at The Saloon...I cannot even begin to say how much I am going to miss everyone at the bar--you made the place home for me. I promise I'll be ... read more

Believe it or not, Mike actually rolled out of bed shortly after the alarm went off at 5.30 am! Anyone who knows Mike, knows that he is NOT a morning person. I got up and Mike announced that we was sleeping til 6. I figured as much but as I was getting ready in the other bathroom, I heard the shower go on in the other bathroom! WOW!!!!! I was ready in my usual 15 mins and got the rest of the stuff into the truck and RV. Kitties settled in quite nicely after about 15 mins of crying! Jazzy is much better than Misty who is the big MOUNTAIN kitty!! WE were on the road by 7 pm. It took us 2 days to get this MOFO packed and I am sure we brought too ... read more