On the Road to Massachusetts (with a few stops along the way)

We left Pipestone on Saturday morning, the 21st.  Or, at least we tried to!  We had stopped at McDonalds for coffee and when we came out, the tire pressure system for the trailer tires said we had two tires with low air pressure (about 50 lbs and should be 80).  So we drove over to Amdahls garage and had them checked out.  Couldn't find a leak anywhere so we aired them up to 80 and took off.

We drove all the way to Davenport, IA. (430 miles) and had no more tire issues along the way.  One of those unexplainable things, I guess.  Spent the night in a nice county park and the next day, drove to Allendale, MI. (350 miles).  Nice lighthouse along the way at one of the rest stops.

In Allendale we visited with friends (Bennie and Marie Benson) who were camp hosting at a KOA Campground there.  

We originally met them in Alaska and found out that they were from Allen, TX so we became immediate friends. Marie had an excellent dinner prepared for us and then we played several games of cards.

The next morning we left for Indianapolis, IN. (284 miles) to meet up with Judy's sister, Pam and her husband, Steve, who were visiting their son and daughter-in-law, (Matt and Jenelle) and their twin boys, Marcus and Graydon.

We found our campground in Ciero, IN. and then drove into town to meet up with everyone at the motel where Pam and Steve were staying.  Stephanie and Jesse had also driven down from Minneapolis.  

We had dinner in the lobby (Pam had made chili and corn bread) and then sat around and talked.

The next day Pam and Steve brought the twins out to the campground for the day.  We took them to the playground, threw stones in the river, had lunch by the campfire, and had smores after.  I think they had a great time.

We crunched up newspaper to start the fire.

The boys were looking for twigs to help get the fire started.

Got it going good.

Waited for the logs to catch on fire.

Watched our hot dogs and grilled cheese sandwiches to cook.

Got the table set.  A couple next to us gave us half a watermelon from their garden.

Some alone time, I guess.

We filled a bucket with water,

 and the boys helped me put the fire out by sprinkling water on the coals.

The couple that gave us the watermelon were in a Cardinal 5th wheel.  Judy liked the picture of a cardinal on the side of the trailer.

Later that day we cleaned up and drove in to Indianapolis to meet up with Matt and Jenelle and Stephanie and Jesse for supper at a brewery/pizza restaurant.

Matt is a professor at Butler College and he was giving a recital on Tuesday night which is the main reason we made it a point to include them in our travels.

This is the cover of his CD.

For each of his songs (which he wrote), Jenelle's brother had created a picture which is shown on the screen behind Matt.

It was a fantastic performance played to a full house!!