Set off late morning to explore the area. Our plan was to see some covered bridges and small towns. Mansfield was our first stop - not much action there - the townspeople are getting ready for the annual covered bridge festival that covers a whole big area and draws about 2 million people in 10 days - I'm glad we avoided that!
We got on a country road and started driving - there are thousands of acres covered with corn stalks that are to be harvested and also soy beans. This is a very serene place and exactly what you would think a farm area would be like. I really enjoyed it. So we looked at the map and took a little detour to Bridgeton, the County Seat. Beautiful huge county courthouse in the middle of a town square of which many old buildings have been restored. Went in to a few antique shops and then I spotted a bakery; the owners are former Northwesterners from Portland, Oregon. We had a nice conversation with them and we decided to have lunch there - stuft green pepper, cole slaw, homemade roll and cake for $4.95.
We stopped at a few more small towns. The roads wind thru fields of crops and have some crazy twists and turns - you never know what's up the next rise of the hill. Some of the roads are like roller coasters. So my perception of Indiana has changed a lot - this area that we are in has been a pleasant surprise. I thought the land would be flat and there would be nothing to see; turned out to be a fun day. Tomorrow morning we head for The Windy City. - Joyce
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