Gnorm had a
tuff two days of travel as we headed to our next stop over. We planned a Flying J stop over a little more than half way to our Indiana multi-day stop. The first day’s drive was foggy but cool. Stopping at Flying J was noisy and too many moving vehicles for
Gnorm to “stretch his feet!” Coach bound,
Gnorm dealt with his “confinement” as a real trouper.
When we finally set camp for three nights in the New Lisbon CG,
Gnorm couldn't hold back his excitement. He “bolted” out the camper door and did a “nose plant” on the soft green grass of the campground.
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He scurried over to check out a couple of the local BBQ cookers on hand.
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We lost site of
Gnorm for just a few seconds. At first, we feared the worst; we thought he may have been absconded by another camper (but there is only us and a couple workers here). Or, he was headed for I-70. It turned out,
Gnorm headed for a picturesque view of the campground’s pond. We
couldn’t help but feel,
Gnorm has a hint of patriotism in him; he wanted to admire the large flags that were proudly displayed.
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We took
Gnorm along with us to visit our friends Darlene and Buzz. Darlene and Buzz winter in the same campground as we do. They also have a very inquisitive dog, Winston. Winston gives new meaning to “in your face!” As you can see, it was a “slobbering” event for
Gnorm.
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Winston
didn’t care to share any of his toys with
Gnorm so we thought it best to return
Gnorm to the peace and quiet of the
HHR.
What a day! The next morning, we “packed up”
Gnorm and headed out with Darlene and Buzz for what turned out to be a most interesting day.
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Buzz took us through some of the farm country in the area and we literally stumbled upon a superb tourist attraction, Wilbur Wright’s birthplace. Buzz grew up in the area and treated
Gnorm to a day of exploration and surprise.
Gnorm got to go face to face with a helicopter.
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He
couldn’t resist a turn on the mower
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and almost got a ride on a fixed wing airplane… but the pilot ignored his plea for a ride.
Gnorm got to check out the stove Wilbur Wright’s mom cooked on
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and even managed to “hang out” with a couple of “dumb clucks!”
Gnorm even tried his hand at the controls of the Wright’s “trainer”
flyer. This turned out to be quite a day for
Gnorm.
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We stopped to check out a never-ending field of soy beans and we nearly lost him. He bolted out of the car and into the soy plants. He
didn’t get far. He was so overwhelmed with the smell of the rich soil, he got light headed and we simply corralled him into his private “hideaway!”
Gnorm is really getting into this travel thing, and he
doesn’t even mind that Pat or Dave have to carry him around the attractions with all of the people looking at him!