Creation tour trip - Day four

7 am: Up and eat 'em...I mean at 'em. Another delicious buffet breakfast!
7:31 am: A good ol' truckin' song comes to mind this morning. Adapting new words to the melody it would go something like this: "Roll on coachie. Roll on crew. Roll on driver like we asked you to do. Roll on dinos. Roll on!"
7:42 am: Crossin' the Ohio River and "The Sun's Comin' Up In the Morning" over fog shrouded fields.
Calvin Wallin, brother of the mayor of Brainerd, presented our devotions today. He recalled for us many of the experiences we'd had yesterday at the Creation Museum and presented a piece of paper with a squiggle drawn on it. He said that over time the molecules of ink would migrate around on the page and eventually become a beautiful sheet of music. Oh yes, it would take a few million years, but it would happen. Just like evolution teaches regarding our natural world. Yeah sure it will, Cal. Following this lesson we had a time of prayer for several gravely ill or grieving people we knew and for whom we'd received special requests.
The daily blog report was read aloud as we climbed up the Ohio bluff country to the rolling farmlands of Indiana dotted with buildings ancient and modern. The sky is clear and the air a crisp, calm 54 degrees. Golden fields of soy beans alternate with yellow-green fields of corn. Sliced and sectioned by strips of trees.
The coach is again quieter this morning as we drink in the view or examine the insides of our eyelids. A low growling sound sneaks up on us from the rear. Lions? Tigers? Bears? Oh my! It's guys snoring. And a few gals, too. They've been lulled to dreamland by the murmur of ladies' voices sharing with one another the news of their worlds and doubtless solving all its problems as well.













9 am: Arrive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to tour the museum and watch an historical video of the track. Next year they celebrate their centennial.
10 am: Depart "The Brickyard" to continue our homeward trek.
11:16 am: Arrive in Zionsville, IN
Shop and browse the quaint stores along the old brick street. We take in lunch where we choose. The blogger gets her kitty and doggie fix with some of the pets who own shops in the neighborhood. Charlie, the big ten year old tiger and white cat, for instance, owns the jewelery store run by his human lady for the past six years. Several other four legged owners employ their humans in a similar fashion up and down the street. It remains clear and sunny with an easy breeze and 68 degrees. Two stuffed kitties are adopted and make their way aboard the coach to eventually take up residence with the Wolf's menagerie in MN.
2:04 pm: Depart to cover some of the remaining distance home.
3:17 pm: RS at the Pilot truck stop in Covington, IN.
3:34 pm: Depart under the same clear sky we've seen for days. It's 77 degrees and calm.
4:00 pm: Time for the daily game.
This time we have to match landmarks with their initials such as Same Old Lady, i.e. Statue of Liberty. There are 25 matches and the blogger was the only one to get them all correct! It was extra special that 25 is one of her favorite numbers. It being her birth date and also her dad's birth year. She won the giant Tootsie Roll candy bar. Immediately she thought of Cindy the Cop and made an offer of it to her in exchange for forever amnesty from penalty for speaking the "b" word. Though at first reluctant to accept her terms, when it was put in terms of "Give it to your granddaughter." She began to cave. Yet resisted saying Katrina's mom wouldn't like her doing that. Finally, she was convinced when the point was made that that is what grandmas are for. And she could give it to her just before Katrina left to go HOME from grandma's. That way Cindy wouldn't have to deal with the resulting sugar high. Now this blogger can say bus as often and as loudly as she wishes with no repercussions. And she has 27 witnesses to the amnesty agreement to back her up!!!
4:28 pm: Game over!! Passing between Urbana and Rantoul, IL.
5:43 pm: RS We reach El Paso. Wait a minute! Isn't that Texas? Did we miss a turn somewhere? We were supposed to be northbound but it is getting hotter, too. I sure hope this driver knows what he's doing. We don't need another "detour". Especially not one that long!! At least we can get a snack here and get back on track. The blogger made free use of the word bus as she walked among her fellow dinos encouraging them to get on the bus. "Hurry and board the bus." "The bus is about to leave." "Jump on the bus!!!"
6:06 pm Back on standard time (making it 5:06) and back on the road again.
5:56 pm: Arrive at the La Quinta Inn in Peru.
We must still be off track somehow. How we get all the way to Peru?? Ohhhhh...Illinois!! We still have just a few high clouds and haze and it's risen to 79 degrees.
7:45 pm: Return from dinner with most going to for Chinese cuisine tonight. Two held out for more homestyle fare and did the IHOP!! A long relaxing, yet invigorating swim and multiple dips into the spa made for a great finish to a beautiful day!! Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite!! We'll be sleeping in our own beds tomorrow night.