We departed as scheduled on the 5th of September. We headed two D'Iberville (Biloxi). As always we were greeted with the warmest of greetings (that might be the reason we never stay any place to long - I can't wear out our welcome!). We rented our first of many cars. For a pittance of $15 per day more I could rent a XTS Cadillac. There is something to say about traveling in style. While there we were wondering about our friends in Texas. Soon to find out we needed to worry about our own selves and our house that we had left behind. I in my normal self was instigating our friends that Hurricane Irma was coming into the golf and heading towards them. Short version of this story - we have been informed our house is standing. The worry part is that we were told that during our 2016 trip. Come to find out when we returned home. All of the neighbors lost power for three days - we lost power for three weeks. We were greeted with a stench.
For those mature individuals who visit Biloxi and the casino's while there. The Beau Rivage Casino has an eight dollar lunch buffet that you can not beat. Surprising that was the only casino we participated with during our stay. On the Friday it was time for us to start heading north and out of the path of Irma.
Our next stop was a small town off of the Columbia river in Kentucky called Cadiz. We would stay with some really great people who had become our friends while he was my boss in Belgium. As we sat on their back porch deer would come up into their yard and graze. The great thing about being at their place is that they have no phone or internet access. So we had too do that old fashion thing of communicating - which seems to be a lost art these days!
On the Monday we took a short jaunt across to Bolling Green. Most people know of this place do to the Corvette Museum and factory (closed at present). But, they have a new adventure there. You can drive a new corvette on their slalom track. It was worth every penny. Once I star up loading pictures you will be able to see it. What a fantastic experience. Didn't even miss the factory tour after that. That brings us up to the end of the first week.
On the Tuesday of the second week we start heading towards Indianapolis IN. I know being a Baltimorian and my team packing up and leaving in the middle of the night. you would think I would want to stay a way from the place. Well there is this gentleman I use to work with for a short time while I was stationed at Keesler AFB. Hadn't seen him over twenty five years. He was a great host and showed us all around the Indianapolis area.
On the Thursday we started heading towards Elk Hart IN. Beside the corvette drive. This was another must on our trip. I had scheduled a trip around the factory where our motor home was manufactured. Oh before I go any further for those who say there are no jobs. I've seen plenty of places screaming for help and they are union jobs (pay well). It was really informative on the process of how a motorhome is put together.
Friday afternoon we headed west of Chicago and up towards the UP (Upper Peninsula) of MI. It has had been 25 years since Joan & I left here. We left in a motorhome and came back in a motorhome. So far we have been able to visit the base of my last Air Force assignment and our house here. The people were and still are the most friendliest. Today marks the second week of our trip.
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