Veedersburg closed? Huh. We took a different route than usual and didn't drive past on the way here was planning on hitting that spot on the way home. Didn't miss anything then. Was gonna get on I 74 and get off right at veedersburg but when I got to the overpass and saw all the construction barrels we passed it up
I saw the big hamster balls and that $200 hang challenge thing
We went further down Indiana 59 past Mansfield into Brazil first yesterday, and checked out their sales, discovered that area last year for the 1st time in all the time we have been coming here.
Found a guy with a LONG extension cord on a spool while in Brazil, he thought there was 125 to 150 feet of cable for $20. He was wrong. I didn't measure it out but unspooled it at the campground, I'm thinking there is about double what he said if not more. We were able to cheat the system last night because of that cord. We are camping in the non electric part of the campground, have a generator and a 12v deep cycle battery with us but the 1st night there was a huge motorhome parked right next to the shower house, we remembered there was a 2 outlet receptacle on the side of the shower house that we have charged our phones on in past years. The big rv had plugged into that outlet but didn't need as long of a cord as we would. When I saw that spool I got the idea, wondered if it would reach that outlet to our popup. It did and would reach there and back again if I wanted it to. We are across the lane and behind the shower house, was hoping they wouldn't make us unplug. At least it's black and blends in with the pavement at night.
So we were able to save our battery juice for the night. My generator has a 12v charging port, we run that during the hours that generators are allowed to keep it charged. The battery does last all night as we only use it for the blower motor in we heater. We were hoping that the roving guard wouldn't make us unplug. So far so good. The campground isn't that busy like it has been in past years for this fest.
After Brazil we hit a few local sales and made our way to Mansfield. Today is bridgeton and tomorrow we gotta head back to illinois. Usually we head further east and check out the sales out towards Morton but last year didn't impress. There's one guy at the East end of town that has a bunch of tools and such, I have most of what I need, but even my buddy who works at the campground who grew up in the next town from where I did in Illinois, says that that vendor is crazy on his prices.