Friday, we made our way to Indianapolis, IN, and stopped at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a tour. The temps were very cool in the high 30's and low 40's. Brrrrrrrrrr.
We began in the museum and enjoyed checking out the cars. Bob and the 1957 and 1958 winner, an experimental car built by George Salih. He built the car each night after work in the garage next door to his house in Whittier, CA. Driver Sam Hanks won with a record speed of 135.601 mph.
Bob's the winner!
And then his honey joins him in celebration!
This is my speed.
This gold brick was in the original racing surface laid down in 1909. It was retired at the speedway's golden anniversary with the original brick that surrounded it.
We went on a van tour with a lap around the 2 1/2 mile track.
We stopped at the pagoda, which is at the finish line and got out for pictures and learned more facts about the race track.
In the beginning it was traditional for winning drivers to 'kiss the brick' after winning back when the whole track was brick. Now only this strip shows for tradition purposes. The rest of the bricks have been covered with asphalt. We were told in the van that we could kiss the brick when we got there and the tour guide even showed us how to do that. Bob said he wouldn't kiss the brick unless he could kiss a gold brick.
Well guess what, there is a gold brick in the strip and he had to live up to his word. 1, 2, 3, . . . .
"Kiss the brick!"
Winner's Donuts!
We had a fun time and then took off to find food. We stopped at Grindstone Charley's for good food. We tried green fried tomatoes for the first time. As you can see, they were tasty.
Saturday, it was still very cold, 26º! We loaded up and headed back to Nauvoo, our two week vacation coming to a close. Along the way we stopped for gas and it was funny to see the windshield cleaner bucket had been frozen over and big chucks of the cleaner was on the driveway. We stopped in Peoria for lunch and then on to Nauvoo, happy to be back.
Sunday brought no sun but we made our way to Washington Branch anyway. We had good meetings and it was great to be back in Primary. The children are always a joy to be with. Before we knew it, it was pitch dark at 4 p.m. The clouds just kept getting darker and darker.
Temple Fact: After Brigham Young had initially left Nauvoo in February 1846, and was camped on the other side of the river, he and Heber Kimball made a trip back to Nauvoo to conduct additional church business. While there, they called a meeting in the temple to counsel anxious members. The new truss floor had just been completed in the first-floor room. The weight of the crowd caused a cracking sound as the floor settled on the truss girders underneath. The noise so frightened the people that men overreacted and broke window sashes and glass in several windows in an attempt to get out. Men plunged out and fell on the frozen ground and stones below, causing injuries. President Young could not get the crowd to calm down so he dismissed the meeting and reassembled it in a foot of snow at the grove.
From Home: Well, this looks like the crew to be with. They are having way too much fun sailing down the road. Collins is a big 3 now and having the time of his life.
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