Last Day in Bloomington

 8-15-2021 - Sunday

Before we left Cathy's last night, she tried to fix my shift key on the computer.  I forgot to post that picture.

Today our only plan was a cook-out at our campsite for Joe M.'s birthday.  We went into town for a late breakfast and a grocery stop.  I-hop had a 20-25 minute wait, but we waited it out.  There are a lot of students returning to IU and their parents were taking them to I-hop before leaving them here, I guess.  And like everywhere else, I-hop was short-staffed.  The manager was bussing tables, and the host taking names said if they had enough wait staff, they could have had everyone in line seated and fed.  I told him I felt sorry for him, trying to run a business without enough help.  The grocery store was crowded with students too, stocking up for their first week.  But by the time we finished up there and got back to camp, it was going on 2:00.  We had a restful afternoon though.  Occasionally it would drizzle just a little, but the temperature stayed in the 70s and it was very pleasant, even into the evening.

Joe and Cathy brought some wood, so Joe F got a fire started shortly after their arrival.  It was a struggle, and took most of a bottle of charcoal lighter, but he finally got it going and we got to enjoy it for several hours. 

 Joe grilled hamburgers and hot dogs (he REALLY grilled the hot dogs), and I fixed some stuff.  Once the food was ready, we all dove in.

We even had a little carrot cake to celebrate Joe M.s birthday.  We did have a little intrigue going on -- the camper over by the woods was drawing attention because people walking by could hear an alarm going off inside.  While I was taking a nap, Joe noticed several park officials walking around over there, but then they left.  While we were all sitting around the campfire, another camper lady walked over there like she was on a mission.  When she passed by our campsite, she asked if we had seen those people.  She said that alarm had been going by for more than 12 hours.  Apparently she called the officials again because they showed back up, walked around it.  Then they left.  Then the owner of the camper walked up from the lake, with his wife.  She backed away from it while he went inside.  A little while later, he walked past our campsite on his way to the restroom, and stopped and talked on his way back.  He said apparently his wife had accidently his the button on the gas stove when she finished cooking breakfast, and turned the gas on a little.  But all was well, they sat outside for a long time but eventually went back in.  So no harm, no foul, I guess.

It was a very pleasant evening to sit outside.  And a nice day all around.  We are leaving this area tomorrow but Joe and Cathy really showed us a good time here -- we never knew much about this part of Indiana and they are great tour guides.  Now on to our next adventure.