QC03-12 And home.

October 8, 2010 (Fri) Indianapolis, IN (2) - Joy and Frannie went shopping at the nearby quilt shop this morning, then we spent the rest of the day relaxing. Late in the afternoon Lee and Frannie's son, Janusz came by (Tami is away) with their two children and we all went out for Mexican food. When we got back we helped Shealee celebrate her 8th birthday.

Q070175 Lee and Frannie's driveway (x2)

October 9, 2010 (Sat) Indianapolis, IN to Wheeling, WV (321/ 8653 miles) 47/80° - True to what appears to be a tradition in this part of the Indianapolis suburbs, the price of gas jumped 20¢ a gallon while we are in town - every station, every brand! We got off at about 9:00 (clear 50°) and got gas on the way to I-465. Thanks Lee and Frannie for a great visit.

There was nothing spectacular about driving I-70. It was pretty much putting the miles behind us. We crossed the border into Ohio at about 10:30 and into West Virginia about 3:15. Our destination was the Cabela's store in Wheeling, WV where we've spent the night one other time. We bought a stuffed bear rug (we'd given them to our grandchildren for Christmas a couple of years ago and Joy wanted one for herself) and a couple of miscellaneous things - enough to earn a 30% discount - and got dinner in their "grill".

The Walmart across the road, where we stayed another time, now has low clearance barriers that kept us from even going into their parking lot. We think they are to keep big trucks out but they are also keeping RVs out - not good in our opinion. We, and probably many other RVers, had some shopping to do but had to go somewhere else.

Q070491 Camp Cabela's Wheeling, WV

October 10, 2010 (Sun) Wheeling, WV to Home (439/8974 miles) 57/80° - When we asked in Cabela's about spending the night we were told that the lights in the parking lot would be turned out during the night. They suggested that we park up near the road near the street lights if we'd feel more comfortable. We chose not to. The lights went out at 6:00am as we were preparing to leave. Strange!

We took off for I-70 before dawn thinking that breakfast in a rest area down the road would have more atmosphere than the Cabela's parking lot. It did, but not much. Oh well.

The hills in western Pennsylvania were ablaze in fall colors. Although far from the spectacular canyons along the western reaches of I-70, the landscapes were beautiful. And a wonderful welcome back to the east for us.

We stopped in Reading. PA to see grand daughter Jackie who is a freshman Albright College there. We had lunch in Applebee's and a wonderful visit. When we got home, her parents had us over for a late dinner. Thanks Jeff and Barbara, it was good not to have to worry about that after a long day.

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