Today we headed for Indiana and Ohio. Our first stop was at Deam Lake in Indiana to find some beach sand for Hailee. She gave us a list of items to find for her on our trip. Beach sand was one of the items on the list. Deam Lake was beautiful, I could have stayed there all day.
Next we stopped at Huber Winery also in Indiana. It was a great winery. Carl was in his glory! We had a wine tasting and then bought some of their great wine. We were concerned about bringing the wine into Canada because of the customs. I had a great idea to have all the wine shipped to our NY hotel (they couldn't ship to RI). The winery shipped all the wine we purchased at their winery PLUS all the bottles we bought from other wineries. All of our wine will arrive in Auburn, NY on Thursday.
We ate lunch at the Mug N Bun drive-in. It was fun. We turned on our lights and they came out to our truck to get our order. Our lunch was brought out on a tray and hooked onto our window. It was just like the A&W root beer drive In's from long ago. We drove to the Indy 500 Motor Speedway and then continued on to Ohio. We arrived at our hotel at 9:45 PM. After a quick swim and jacuzzi, we got ready for bed. Carl is already asleep and I am going now. We have to wake up early to get a head start for Niagara Falls tomorrow.
Our plans have changed for tomorrow. We decided not to stop at the Henry Ford Museum just outside of Detroit, MI. We have been warned by several people who know about Michigan that Detroit is not a safe area. Even though the museum is well worth seeing, we have been told to be very very careful of the area, especially because we are tourists with money. We decided not to take any chances, so we will just drive straight to Niagara Falls. Talk to you tomorrow. Good night.
About Me
- Maureen
- East Providence, RI, United States
- I am the proud gramma of a beautiful 10-year- old girl named Hailee. Her Pappa and I started this site so she can follow us as we travel throughout different states on our vacations. Now that she is older and we are able to travel the country with her, this will be a site for all of our friends and family to join us on our adventures throughout the USA
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
DAY 3 KENTUCKY AND INDIANA
Hi Everyone,
Today we started our day by going to 9am mass. Would you believe that we were at mass for 2 hours!!!! We went to St. William's Church which holds an alternative type of catholic Sunday mass. They have only 1 mass per week at 9am on Sundays. There are no statues or crucifix. The priest has an altar in the middle of the room and we all sit in a circle around him in folding chairs. There is an 11-piece band (drums, piano, 3 different type of guitars and bongos plus vocalists) There were 2 homilies by a man and a woman and lots of up-beat music. At the sign of the peace, we all got up and walked around hugging and kissing EVERYONE! This took at least 10 minutes. We held hands during the mass at different points and at the part were we offer prayer intentions, people got up one by one to ask special prayers for themselves or others. Carl got up and asked for a special prayer request. At the Eucharist, the priest offers wine in huge cobalt blue wine goblets and large pita breads cut up into bite size pieces in what looked like a large ceramic pasta dish. We all wore name tags and he offered the bread to us by our name. After everyone had received communion, they came by with the rest of the pita bread and gave us all hand fulls as seconds. At the very end of mass, people come up one by one and give announcements about their families, extend invitations to their homes for dinners and asked for rides to places they need to get to. THIS WAS THE MOST UNIQUE AND SPIRITUAL MASS I HAVE EVERY ATTENDED IN ALL MY YEARS. IT WAS BY FAR THE BEST THING WE DID TODAY.
We had lunch at Lynn's Paradise Cafe which was also a very unique place. I think I am getting hooked on Fried Green Tomatoes. Emily is going to have to make this for me when I get home.
We went back to Louisville Slugger Museum and had a great time. That place is awesome and I don't even like baseball!!!!
We took a short ride to Indiana for ice cream and to look at the Kentucky skyline over the Ohio River. There is a bridge that connects KY to IN. Carl decided he wanted to cross this bridge by foot so he could say he walked from Indiana to Kentucky. So he did. He said it was breathtaking.
Other things we did today was go to Kaelin's where the very first cheeseburger was created in 1934. We visited Colonel Sander's grave site. We were fascinated to learn that he and his wife were born in September (her birthday was today) and they both died in December (him on Matt's birth date). We found strawberry cake like the one Lee makes and brought some back to the hotel for dessert. It was very good, but NO comparison to Lee's homemade cake.
Did two loads of laundry tonight (it's free at this hotel) and now going to bed. Goodnight All
Today we started our day by going to 9am mass. Would you believe that we were at mass for 2 hours!!!! We went to St. William's Church which holds an alternative type of catholic Sunday mass. They have only 1 mass per week at 9am on Sundays. There are no statues or crucifix. The priest has an altar in the middle of the room and we all sit in a circle around him in folding chairs. There is an 11-piece band (drums, piano, 3 different type of guitars and bongos plus vocalists) There were 2 homilies by a man and a woman and lots of up-beat music. At the sign of the peace, we all got up and walked around hugging and kissing EVERYONE! This took at least 10 minutes. We held hands during the mass at different points and at the part were we offer prayer intentions, people got up one by one to ask special prayers for themselves or others. Carl got up and asked for a special prayer request. At the Eucharist, the priest offers wine in huge cobalt blue wine goblets and large pita breads cut up into bite size pieces in what looked like a large ceramic pasta dish. We all wore name tags and he offered the bread to us by our name. After everyone had received communion, they came by with the rest of the pita bread and gave us all hand fulls as seconds. At the very end of mass, people come up one by one and give announcements about their families, extend invitations to their homes for dinners and asked for rides to places they need to get to. THIS WAS THE MOST UNIQUE AND SPIRITUAL MASS I HAVE EVERY ATTENDED IN ALL MY YEARS. IT WAS BY FAR THE BEST THING WE DID TODAY.
We had lunch at Lynn's Paradise Cafe which was also a very unique place. I think I am getting hooked on Fried Green Tomatoes. Emily is going to have to make this for me when I get home.
We went back to Louisville Slugger Museum and had a great time. That place is awesome and I don't even like baseball!!!!
We took a short ride to Indiana for ice cream and to look at the Kentucky skyline over the Ohio River. There is a bridge that connects KY to IN. Carl decided he wanted to cross this bridge by foot so he could say he walked from Indiana to Kentucky. So he did. He said it was breathtaking.
Other things we did today was go to Kaelin's where the very first cheeseburger was created in 1934. We visited Colonel Sander's grave site. We were fascinated to learn that he and his wife were born in September (her birthday was today) and they both died in December (him on Matt's birth date). We found strawberry cake like the one Lee makes and brought some back to the hotel for dessert. It was very good, but NO comparison to Lee's homemade cake.
Did two loads of laundry tonight (it's free at this hotel) and now going to bed. Goodnight All
DAY 2 KENTUCKY
We started our day by opening an envelope and note from Bonnie and Hailee. We would leave the kids envelopes with little gifts and notes to open everyday when we would go away on vacation. This would give them something to look forward to and not miss us so much. It's nice to see that Bonnie is carrying on the tradition. Thanks Bonnie, Hailee and Josh.
We headed to Kentucky and the weather was beautiful all day. Sunny and warm. We stopped at a vineyard for a wine tasting. At the vineyard, we came in contact with a beautiful yellow butterfly. (we have been surrounded by butterflies on this trip). The butterfly let us pick it up and hold it. It even stayed still so I could take it's picture. WEIRD!!!
We toured Louisville Slugger Museum and saw the monument of the two women who created the song "Happy Birthday to You". This song is copyright protected till 2030.
We ate dinner at the River Bend Winery and Bistro. Food was wonderful. Ending our day in a nice, comfortable, king size bed. Good Night
We headed to Kentucky and the weather was beautiful all day. Sunny and warm. We stopped at a vineyard for a wine tasting. At the vineyard, we came in contact with a beautiful yellow butterfly. (we have been surrounded by butterflies on this trip). The butterfly let us pick it up and hold it. It even stayed still so I could take it's picture. WEIRD!!!
We toured Louisville Slugger Museum and saw the monument of the two women who created the song "Happy Birthday to You". This song is copyright protected till 2030.
We ate dinner at the River Bend Winery and Bistro. Food was wonderful. Ending our day in a nice, comfortable, king size bed. Good Night
Friday, September 5, 2008
DAY 1 WEST VIRGINIA
Hi Everyone
At midnight we started our journey for our six-state road trip. At 4am we pulled over in Boontown, NJ for a little break and nap. Thanks Matt for the tinted window cling-ons -- they worked great!! We had a very nice, peaceful rest. At 9:15 am a butterfly flew into our truck. It was a nice feeling that my mom was with us on this trip. (Hailee, maybe it was the butterfly from your cocoon)
Gas is cheep here; $3.27/gl. We crossed the Mason-Dixon line which was a line between Pennsylvania and Maryland to divide the free and slave states before the war between the states.
We went through Sideling Hill which is a 350 million year old mountain in Maryland that was blasted to make a six-lane highway. The first car went through in August, 1985. We ate dinner at a gourmet restaurant in W.V. called Blossom Dairy.
Well, going to sit in the jacuzzi and go to bed.
At midnight we started our journey for our six-state road trip. At 4am we pulled over in Boontown, NJ for a little break and nap. Thanks Matt for the tinted window cling-ons -- they worked great!! We had a very nice, peaceful rest. At 9:15 am a butterfly flew into our truck. It was a nice feeling that my mom was with us on this trip. (Hailee, maybe it was the butterfly from your cocoon)
Gas is cheep here; $3.27/gl. We crossed the Mason-Dixon line which was a line between Pennsylvania and Maryland to divide the free and slave states before the war between the states.
We went through Sideling Hill which is a 350 million year old mountain in Maryland that was blasted to make a six-lane highway. The first car went through in August, 1985. We ate dinner at a gourmet restaurant in W.V. called Blossom Dairy.
Well, going to sit in the jacuzzi and go to bed.
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