Friday & Saturday, Sept 25 & 26 - Days 11 & 12

 Friday - Kathy went to Hamilton Lake, Indiana to spend some time with her sister Judy. Its about 30 miles from the campground. I stayed at the camper and did some maintenance in the AM. During the afternoon 15-20 campers pulled in for the weekend.

In the evening we met family at the Moose Lodge in Fremont, Indiana, for fish. For years we have went to the Moose for fish on Friday nights when we were in the Coldwater area. Perhaps our taste buds have changed, but neither Kathy nor I thought the fish was as good as we remembered.

Saturday - I took a walk first thing in the morning. There were at least a dozen kids trying to wear out the campground's playground equipment. 20 minutes later, as I was getting back to our camper, there wasn't a kid in sight at the playground. I think they must have all heard the call, "BREAKFAST". 

We drove over to Sturgis, MI for lunch at Maria's Mexican restaurant. Our meals were excellent!

It was a beautiful day again. Farmers were out in the fields.

A few days ago my brother-in-law was telling me about the recent sale of a couple of 70 parcels of farm ground, near him in NW Ohio. The ground sold for around $6,000/acre. No farmer can make money farming $6,000/acre ground. The only justification for these insane land prices is constant government subsidies. There must be over a million dollars worth of farm equipment in the photos above and they don't even show the two combines.

Leaves are starting to change colors. It has been dry here and we were surprised to see some reds.

Kathy took the above photos through my dirty truck windshield. The red color in the photo directly above was much more pronounced.

We then drove out north of Coldwater, a direction we had not been. The north side used to be where all the merchant growth seemed headed. It is now pretty dead. All the merchant growth (Walmart, Meijer, Home Depot, etc.) are all on the east side of town. We were on old Hwy US 27 coming back into town when we noticed a sight we had not seen for years. The steeple of the First Presbyterian Church can be seen from several miles when driving into Coldwater from the north.

In the evening we went out to Mom's for a hot dog roast. We enjoyed the campfire until dark. From left to right, Colton, my brother's grandson, Mom, David, Kathy, his wife, Kathy, my wife and my empty chair.

A highlight of the evening was a ride around the east side of Coldwater Lake in my brothers 51 year old Chevelle. Once out in the country a hole shot and trip up to 120 mph was exhilarating. He has some type of radial tires that have a phenomenal bite when launching. 

I forgot to take a photo of it but below are photos from a couple of  years ago.

Today's little hopped up, turbo'd, rice burners might be quicker, but they will never come close to matching the excitement produced by a good ole American V8.

God  is good, may He bless you and yours.

PS. Still no word on when our new axles will arrive and be installed. God must want us to stay here for a few more days before heading to the Blue Ridge Parkway.