Leaving Day

Monday, November 16, 2009 up and at’em this Monday morning getting things ready for our travel day, but it won't happen until the afternoon. Last minute things are being stuffed back into every crevice that shines a light. After putting the car on the dolly and parking the motor home out front of Jane and Al’s home, our departure time was 2pm. We waved our good-byes as we turned onto the main street and headed south on highway 3 toward Greenfield, Indiana. We traveled 113 miles and arrived at the Wal-Mart parking lot around 5pm. Calling my beautiful daughter Katie, we made arrangements for her to come and pick us up. This was one of a handful Wal-Mart’s which wouldn’t allow semis or RV’s to stay in their parking lot overnight. Actually, it was a city ordinance by the city of Greenfield, you are only allowed to park for two hours, then you have to move on. So I talked to the security guard and smoozed him into allowing us another hour or so. Rhonda and I went back to Katie’s apartment picking up my new son-in-law (Kevin) and my granddaughter Ally so we all could go out to dinner. We went right next door to where the motor home was parked, to an O’Charlies Restaurant. It was a really good dinner and we had a nice visit with them. I want to thank Kevin again for buying dinner. (Just a quick note to my new son-in-law; it’s all over now, you don’t have to butter me up) 
It was rather late when we took off from the Greenfield area requiring our lights to be turned on for the motor home. I rarely travel at night since I try to follow the RV’ers 2X4 rule of travel: which means – 200 miles or 4 o’clock in the afternoon whichever comes first; then you should be stopped for the night. I found out my running lights and dashboard lights were not working, giving me another reason not to travel at night. It was still raining and had been all day and night at least our windshield wipers were still working; but we were tired of this weather. We finally settled in at the Avon, Wal-Mart on the Westside of town and ready ourselves for a good night’s sleep.