Terre Haute to Goshen, IN

Monday, June 5th

Today we got going a little later, because we had to dump tanks. We were in the process of hitching up when we saw Mike and Peg headed towards the exit. They pulled out about 15 minutes before us.

We hit the road about 9am. We made good time to Indianapolis, and then North to Peru. Hwy 31 had all been under construction every time we had gone though -- and now it was done! It was very nice.

We stopped in Peru to eat lunch, then figured out our route to Goshen. There was construction in Goshen they recommended we avoid, so we worked to get our route planned out. I thought I had it figured out, but as thing unfolded, no I did not!

We turned onto a road that would take us east before the GPS's recommended route. The GPS immediately began barking about the ROAD WAS CLOSED ON OUR ROUTE! We looked it over on the phone, and no, there was slow traffic due to construction, but it was not closed. We continued on.

We took the route I thought would take us right by the fairground, only to realize the fairground was on 34, we were 33! Argh. Tony was not happy, and neither was I. But luckily the construction was not as bad as they said, and we were able to get to the Fairgrounds easily through Goshen.

We arrived about 2pm, and got our rig weighed. They had just sprayed the gravel road with water to ease the dust, but this just created MUD that ended up on our truck and trailer as we traveled through the grounds. Boo! It looks worse than before I cleaned it in Texas!

All set up!

We were luckily able to pull-in to our site rather than back-in, since we are here a week earlier than usual. Why are we early? Well, Tony decided to take a 3-day RV Tech class, put on by Terry Cooper, the Texas RV Professor. It will be June 6-8.

After our quick setup, I did some work and then we headed out to The Blue Gate Restaurant and Bakery, in Shipshewana. Jim B, the president of the Heartland Owners Club, was hosting a "thank-you dinner" for those that help him put on the rally in various capacities. (I do all the rally graphics and rally printed product coordination.)

Dinner, courtesy of Jim B!

We had a great meal, then headed back to the rig to set up more and do a little visiting. I also worked for a good while.

Whew! What a trip to get here. But luckily, no drama or issues.