Bloomington,evening

No pictures yet, but I'll get some up soon - promise.

OK, so picking up where I left off, we stop next at a place called Wildcat Woods Camping near Greenville, OH. Anny, Cassidy and Tesslin were waiting for us when we got there, and that was really great, meeting us on there way from Las Vegas, NM to MA. The fellow who runs the campground was super nice (and super nuts, I mean that in a good way), Todd, he let us stay for free, and, then he let Anny and the kids stay in a trailer on the grounds for free also, so we could all stay together for the evening.

The trailer had a screen porch, so we set up for dinner on the porch. The campground had a rec room, the kind we all wish we had in HS! Black lights, pin pall machines, pool table, juke box with classic rock and glow in the dark images on the walls of Pink Floyd DSotM, Led Zep, etc. He had a "wall of shame, where Mike was later able to sign his beer bottle and place it in in the que. Too much.

Anyhow, we had a great dinner, the kids all swam and played around and got to bunk together. We all went out to breakfast together in Greenville the next morning. Anny and the kids set off for the Cape and we were on to the next spot.

We made it to St. Paul, IN. stayed at a place called hidden paradise. It was a huge camping area tucked back in the woods surrounding a former quarry. Good showers. Karina and I didn't get there until after dark, as we had stopped earlier to eat at the Dutch Mill Buffet (or, to over-eat there). By the time we left it was beginning to get dark, so it was well dark by the time we reached the campground. The plus side was that we were out to see the fireflies come out by the gazillions over fields of growing corn and, even better, over fields of wheat that had been recently cut. We tried to videotape, though I am sure that it won't do the scene justice. The show rivaled the rec room (minus the classic rock). It was fun riding in the dark, little to no traffic, and blinkers on.

The next day was the ride where we are now. We rode about 65 miles and our total to date is somewhere in the 900's; pretty good! Now we just have to wrap up the other several thousand miles and that'll be that!

Tomorrow it's on to New Harmony to get ready for the 4th and the parade and all that. I'll get lots of photos of that. I actually saw a costume today, red and white stripes, blue with white stars, top hat, Karina would have looked outrageous in that for the parade, but I passed on the additional expense and we'll go with our CAMP shirts (which if you are in the east and look west towards Indiana this evening, you may be able to pick up the glow in the western sky).

We miss you all; thank you all for comments and encouragements, and we will persist and get there in just seven more weeks! SEVEN MORE! So strange, and great.