From Fort Wayne we headed to West Lafayette. Heather (a Taylor U friend) & Harlan welcomed us to their place. We have managed to keep in touch all these years. A 3rd friend has graduated to Glory. We pulled out of Heather and Harlan’s place around 10 the next morning.
In Peru, IN, we stopped to check out Grissom Air Museum. The rain let up enough for us to complete the outside tour of planes. Inside there were more videos and displays. When it was time to leave, the heavens had opened and torrential rain was coming down. We delayed leaving for several minutes, and the rain let up. By the time we had driven a few minutes, it quit! This trip has been like that - rain, but never for long.
Driving west, we went by Effingham, IL – forever in our memory as the place the R.V. quit 2 years ago. It took a month to restore it and the engine still runs well 26,000 miles later. Thankfully, even though it does stop on occasion, on its own, it always immediately restarts! Quite exciting when you’re driving along the highway…
Based on Alexa’s recommendation, we decided to check out the St. Louis’ City Museum. There was no problem getting there, but parking was another issue. We finally pulled alongside signs that said, “parking by plate”. The parking attendant (for cars) didn’t know anything about that. After walking around the museum (& taking some pictures), we decided not to enter. It looked gloriously fun – for kids!! As we left, we noticed the parking pay machine where you enter your license plate and pay accordingly. That explained the “parking by plate” signs.
Leaving St. Louis was much more complicated. After getting on highway I-64, we realized we didn’t want to go that route. We wanted I-70. In the meantime, the gas light came on. This has only happened one other time. However, in the part of town we were there were no gas stations. Roger put “nearest gas” in his phone and also on the GPS. Every time we turned, the reaction was “you’re going the wrong way”. So, as the needle bounced on the empty mark, we wandered around town…
Finally, I just happened to glance up and saw “water works” – a car washing station – on the other side of the 6 lane road. However, in a last minute look, I also saw the word “fuel”. We made a number of turns to get there, no knowing for sure if they had gas. They did – and we thanked and praised the Lord for leading us to this “off the beaten path” gas station!
Eventually we got back on I-70 and pulled into a rest area for the night. It was a good night and we slept well. Now off to Warrenton to shop and then Columbia to park by the church we will be attending tomorrow.
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