RV McCurdy's, Brad and Diane: Sugar Creek CG, Indiana

Wednesday 9/17 we're at the Sugar Creek CG in Crawfordsville, IN. to relax and do some unwinding. Not bad for a lazy day, some laundry done, a trip to the grocery store and then home for chicken on the grill. It was a nice day to hang out here at the CG and just enjoy the day, beautiful weather and a nice creek behind us.

Thursday is another stay put day. We worked on changing our mailing addresses and planning our next more. We were originally supposed to move today, but with the rainy forecast we decided to stay put. About 1:00 we headed out to check out some more of the area, first a hair dresser for me, then off to check out the KOA CG, we did good staying where we are. We did our daily geocache, stopped at a vegetable stand then time for some more touring through town. We were heading down this one street when we ran across some neat looking homes, so around the block to check them out again. On our way around the back we ran across this museum, the Lew Wallace museum. They close at 5:00 and it is already 4:00, so we decided to return tomorrow. After that we head home, but stopped at the local Moose Lodge on our way, planning on eating out tomorrow night so we needed to see if they have dinners. After that, back home, burgers on the grill and some sitting under the awning talking away the evening.

The Lew Wallace Study

Today we got up, more laundry and then about 11:00 AM a hair cut for me, yea. After that a quick bite for lunch, then off to the 'General Lew Wallace Study and Museum'. It really was interesting, he built the study for himself in the 1890's, which they referred to as the 'original man cave'. It was meant to be very private, with no windows and a moat around part of it, which he even stocked with fish. This is where he wrote 'Ben-Hur' and it used to be call the 'Ben-Hur Museum'. The guide was interesting, very informative and seemed to have an real interest in the preservation of the Study although the house and the rest of the original property was no longer in tact. While there he told us about some more of his family, or actually his wife's family, the sister's house the 'Lane Place' was just down the street and also open for touring, so off we go to the 'Lane Place'. This was a grand place and most of the furniture it was original from the last 1800, early 1900. For a small town they sure do have their share of museums. After that, back home to tend to Rudy, then off to the Moose for dinner. The people were very friendly and welcoming, and not only that, the food was good. We hung out there until about 8:00 then headed home, a little TV, blogging and bed will be following shortly.