#TimeShare - Day 8 Conclusion

Casa Del Schmidbauer

We only had a few hours to go for our final day of the trip, so this will be short.

We packed up and made our way down the street to Tudor's Biscuit World.  Couldn't leave the South without one of their breakfasts--the "Ron" and an Apple Biscuit.

Onto Pennsylvania, and Washington, where George and Tom set up a university.  They celebrated with a dance.

Pushing on to the Buckeye State, with a stop in Cambridge to see a local glass factory.  Mosser Glass makes decorative pieces you might buy in a local store.  It's quite the operation in back of the gift shop.

Well, that does it.  1719 miles and 8 days later, we returned home.  Lots of fun, although it was a bit more damp than we would have liked.  Now, where to go next?  We do have a 30 year anniversary coming up in the fall...

Go West, Boomers! Day 12 and Wrap-up

Location: Casa de Schmidbauer
Distance Traveled: 3.722 miles

The final day of any road trip is anticlimactic, as you drive through more and more familiar territory. We did drive back roads across Indiana and into Ohio, which helped.

However, there wasn’t a lot to see. A couple “attractions” proved to be a bust. The only place we took photos was in Batesville, IN—the home of a major casket making company. They also have a cuckoo clock tower. One the hour, you’re supposed to see the two workers below the clock saw logs, but despite our perfect timing, it must have broken down (the photo was taken later).

There was also an art installation involving umbrellas.

We had a good if nondescript lunch, then moved on into Ohio and home.

Overall, it was a fun road trip, giving Mindy and I some time to ourselves and fully relax. The hotels ranged from fair to very good, while there were some fantastic attractions and meals. Hard to complain about it. I think both of us were over all the driving by the end, though.

Where to next? It will be sometime next year, and we have some ideas—stay tuned. Meanwhile, the next episode of “From the Pop Culture Bunker” will be a travelogue of this trip. Thanks for following us. #gowestboomers

Atlanta to the Coast - Addendum

One place we didn’t make it to on the trip was Ashville, OH. We had planned to stop there, but the site would have been closed by the time we arrived.

I had read about the world’s oldest working traffic light several years ago, and our tour took us very close to it. It wasn’t until Mindy did some research that we determined it was only 25 minutes from our house!

So, we just completed a quick trip down to check it out, at Ohio’s Small Town Museum in Ashville. The manager took us on a guided tour of the place, and had a lot of interesting info. Here’s the traffic light in question. It was originally installed in 1932, and was taken down for maintenance in the 80’s. Unfortunately, the state wouldn’t let them put it back in operation, since the colorblind couldn’t use it.

More interesting exhibits there…

A flag from around the time Ohio became the 17tth state.

Roy Rogers worked in the town at the local cannery. He got fired for always singing on the job…

A local theater (in the same spot as the museum), which died with the talkies.

All in all, a worthwhile jaunt to see the light and the other exhibits. That’s all, folks!

Bayou Wedding Tour - Day 12 (Finale)

Reporting from home…

The final day of most trips is uneventful, and this one was no exception. We went over familiar roads we’ve traveled dozens of times—so there’s little to report.

We were home for several hours before I remembered I needed to dash off a blog entry. Here’s the final picture…

So, just over 3,000 miles and 62 hours of driving this trip, covering 12 states. It was a lot of fun, but we’re glad we’re back home.

Hopefully, there will be a little less of a delay before my next blog entry.

#BayouWeddingTour