Indianapolis–The State Capitol of Indiana

Getting from Cave City KY to Indianapolis was quite something. . .

Interstate 65 is a busy, busy, busy thoroughfare. . .

We had been told it was Derby Week in Louisville

by our very kind RV friends John and Judy Long,

and that traffic going through downtown Louisville

was always crazy. . .add to that Detour Signs,

Alternate Route 65 signs, and Major Construction Ahead signs,

we chose to follow the Alternate Route, and bypass Louisville. . .

doesn’t this look fun. . .barrels IN OUR LANE!

so while getting there was something of a trial,

we did have a  very, very pleasant overnight stay in Indianapolis. . .

at the lovely Lake Haven Retreat just minutes off the Loop in Indianapolis

easy pull though level sites. . .a little close to the neighbor but not bad. . .

we thought this was a little unusual. . .

in these back in sites across from us. . .the motorhomes pull in forward. . .

I guess because the utilities are on a shared pole? ? ? hmmmm. . .

anyway, for an overnite, we only hooked up the electric, so setup only took minutes. . .

and off we went to see the State Capitol of Indiana in all it’s glory

it’s another of those difficult to photograph Capitol Buildings

where everything is built in very close. . .

no way we could get a pic of us in front of it. . .

but I have included some inside pics

of the rotunda and the atrium in the album below. . .

our next stop. . .Michigan!

see you there,

Janice and Dave

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RV Tip for the Day

I’ve read on a couple of blogs now that getting into a fuel station

in the rig is quite a trial. . .

We always use truck stops, and go to the truck pumps. . .
an RV friend said. . .oh I hear the truckers don’t like it when you do that. . .

sooooo? ? ?

I’m a paying customer. . .right?

I have an app on my phone called
ALLSTAYS Big Truck Stops. . .
I think I paid $1.99 for it. . .invaluable!

Indianapolis was a Bust. . .too bad!

Several miles out on I 70 as we approached Indianapolis. . .

we began to see a huge plume of smoke. . .

which continued to get worse the closer we got to the downtown area. . .

Dave later googled it to find out that it was a downtown warehouse. . .

and required 150 firefighters to get it under control. . .

being an industrial fire fighter I’m sure Dave would have loved

to go over and give some instruction. . .

instead of needing to keep his eyes on the road. . .

and get us through the maze of downtown traffic!

Needless to say. . .exiting to go by the Indiana State House

was out of the question. . .so we discussed plan B. . .

get the motor home parked, and come back in the Jeep. . .

until we got a good look at westbound traffic. . .

ummmm. . .no thank you!

So we will return to Indianapolis at some future date

when we have even more time to explore. . .

now. . .on to Ohio. . .

Until next time,

Janice