Saturday, November 22, 2014

Day 34 - How Do


Day 34 - On the Road to the Mall of America through Wisconsin and Minnesota

 
This little segment of Renee in New in Town totally sums up how I felt when I walked out this morning. I swear -27 in Yellowstone didn't even come close
 
 

 
Wisconsin

 
Wisconsin

 
Tons of snow already
 

Our thermostat went out in the Bronco...a wee bit chilly
 

 
Lake Superior

 
More Lake Superior
 
 
Really liked Lake Superior


 
Hank's Fishing Chair



 
More Wisconsin

 
Caboose

 
Minocqua, Wisconsin

 
Minocqua, can you imagine the beauty in the summer.
 
The folks here greet you by saying, How do? So I asked how to I reply back... they said its just like saying how are you doing...



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Judy Garland birth place
 
 
 
Judy Garland Museum
 

Day 32 - The Ghosts of Hotel Millersburg

 
Day 32 - Indiana and Ohio
 
 
Lucas Oil Field where the colts play in Indiana



 

 
I fell in love with this place in Ohio known as Amish country. This sign was at the entrance of Walmart. Hitching rail for the Amish. How cool is that?
 
 
Walmart's Hitching Rail for the Amish

 
After a long drive in the cold we were ready to call it a night. We ended up staying at Hotel Millersburg.
 
 
 Hotel Millersburg welcomed its first guest in 1847.  As one of Ohio's oldest operating hotels.
 
 
When you walk through the doors of the Hotel Millersburg, it's as if you pass through a portal into the late 1800s. Period decor is abundant and a feeling of nostalgia greets you as wander through the maze of hallways and rooms. 
 
 
I asked Hank to see if the hotel had any ghost stories written since it had that old hotel feel to it. And it did. See reviews below. Do we dare stay at the haunted hotel?
 


Sitting Room

 
This historic hotel has a handful of ghost legends. According to a report, the hallway sounds noisy even when no one else is staying there, and the lights flash on and off in occupied rooms. Asking the employees about it is a good way to upset them; apparently they're not too fond of the ghost stories. Hank said it reminded him of the movie the Shining.
 
 
Trip Advisor's review of the hotel
 
"Haunted”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed July 13, 2014 via mobile

I do not believe in places being haunted because I think when a person dies, they are no longer aware of anything and cannot haunt the living, but something was strange about this hotel. The first night we stayed there I had a dream of a man, woman, and their teenage son. The second night, my friend who went to Millersburg with me dreamt about a man and woman and the description he gave of the woman was the same woman I dreamt about. In both our dreams, the people had come into our room. I was also awoken the second night by the bed shaking pretty good. I thought it was an earthquake and laid there for a minute or so when it started shaking again; this time not as hard. I turned the light on and he TV on to see if there were reports of an earthquake, but there weren't. So, even though I do not believe in hauntings, there is something strange that goes on in that hotel. I stayed in room 311.
 
 

 
 
We made it through the night...ok maybe I slept with the bathroom light on. HA
 
 
On the way out of town this is what we saw, Big Foot

Monday, November 17, 2014

Day 30 - Dessert First

Day 30 - Visiting Julie and Derek

Since, Julie could not make it down to Houston, while we were there. We decided to stop and see her and her soon to be fiancĂ© (Derek).  Today's driving consisted of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri.
 
 
Views driving through Arkansas this morning

 




 
Hank's sporting goods
 
We met Julie at Cracker Barrel for a yummy breakfast.
 
 
Sheep Toucher

 
hmmmm

 
Finally they brought her a cup

 
Sissy Time




 
 
Bentonville Arkansas the home of Walmart. They even have their own Walmart museum.
 
 
Sam Walton's Desk
 

 
Sam Walton's Office

 
To think it started out as just one store
 
 
and Walmart was born

 
Not bad at all

 
Seriously the returns are hilarious
 
 



 
Sam Walton's Truck


 
The Soda shop after the museum
  

Once we got to Sedialla Derrek wanted to take us to a great place for dinner that was a little out of the norm. He took was to an Amish restaurant out in the country. The restaurant was in a tin warehouse where they served real home cookin.

 
Nice!

 
49 Different Desserts...guess where I started first

Amazing Food

Quality of Food - 4.5
Temperature of Food - 4
Entitled to Great Service - 5 (server was always there with a pitcher, and the possibility of 49 desserts...)

 
Even Missouri has a bit of Texas

 
The strip in Sedalia
 
 We stayed with the Beard's while we were there. It was great to finally meet the family that Derek always talks about. Thanks Beard family so much for taking us in and showing us some Sedalia love.