May 27 … Sun – Went to church in Monticello and then yet another trip to the RV supply store, a.k.a. Walmart. It was rainy in the morning but later in the day the weather turned out nice and sunny. We watched the Indy 500 (it meant a lot more since we were just there)! The weather cleared up around 430p.
May 26 … Sat – Rain off and on most of the day. We hung out at the park and went to the fitness center that afternoon.
May 25 … Fri – Today we took a drive through the country-side to the town of Logansport, IN.
May 24 … Thur – Headed to Lafayette for Dixie’s 930a m. eye dr. follow up appt. From there we drove into Indianapolis, or more specifically, the town of Speedway, the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Today was a time-trial day so we watched the cars do their thing as their time determined their start location in the field. We also walked around “gasoline alley” or as they’re calling it now, “ethanol alley” since the cars run on 100% ethanol fuel these days. We watched a team practice a pit stop tire change several times. We then toured the Hall of Fame Museum which is on the grounds of the Speedway. Every car that has won the race since its inception in 1911 is on display as well as all the winning drivers. We also watched a short documentary film of the history of the track and the races over the years. We also visited the AAA display booth where they had an Indy car simulator set up. Mike took a turn at it and drove it four laps without crashing into a wall. We had a great time – there’s nothing quite like the sound of a race car going around the track!
May 23 … Wed – Hung out at the park. Went to the gym.
May 22 … Tue – Today we drove into Monticello. Dixie did laundry while I went to the library and used their free internet connection. When we returned to the park, we learned that park management had begun informing people that, even though the sewer lines were still not repaired, they could move to the more desirable sites by the lake. Although the better sites were already taken (we got back before noon) we did get a site that has a partial view of the water.
