It's 8.30 in the morning and it has been raining all night and still is. It's very cold, the temperature in the 40ies the last two days. I started to sleep under the covers to keep Mom warm and I know she appreciates that.

Thursday morning we left my favorite place here so far, and I had to say goodbye to my new friends which was sad, but Mom promised we'll see them again.

We were heading to the repair shop to get the drain for the gray water fixed and cocky Mom thought she knew the way without the help from that lady in the box on the window. hahahaha she got lost !!!!! 

It took a few extra hours to get there so she missed the appointment and we had to wait until after lunch.

She tried to defend herself by blaming it on all the construction and having to stop and wait while this monster passed

Problem fixed and filled water tank we continued on to meet up with a gang of RVers but planned to sleep over somewhere on the way. 

Again Mom screwed up with the box lady when she typed the address to an RV parking place and we ended up at someone's house? It was God's house, and we weren't invited.

Finally, Mom decided to use coordinates for directions and typed the place where the meeting was taking place, and boxlady said 4hours to the destination, and since it doesn't get dark before 10.30PM Mom decided to go for it.

The last few miles were on a road that was the with of Lucy so we were lucky not meeting anyone.

We arrived at 10.00 and went to sleep. At 4 Mom got up and the entire floor was wet?????????? I heard a few bad words, blaming mice and so on.........Mom expected a disaster to find the problem, but when another RVer looked it was as easy as needing a new faucet. Mom says Lucy is getting even for being left alone for 3 years.

First day here we had sunshine but cold wind, 

Mom and I went for a long walk in the woods again, I wasn't sure about it because there are a lot of sounds I do not recognize so I sat down and tried not to take another step.

Mom convinced me to go on and I learned to really like it..................there are 1000000 scents to explore here

all that green on the ground is wild blueberries, but they aren't ready yet

we are at Sweden's largest lake, Vänern,  which is the largest lake in the European Union and the third largest lake in all of Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia

Vänern covers an area of 5,655 km² (2,183 sq mi). Its surface is 44 m (144 ft) above sea level and it is on average 27 m (89 ft) deep. The maximum depth of the lake is 106 m (348 ft).

Sportfishing in Vänern is free and unregulated, both from the shore and from boats (with some restrictions, e.g a maximum of three salmon or trout per person per day) 

If the rain stops Mom is going fishing she says

Friday more RVers are joining in and a very obnoxious girl named Harriet (pomeranian) growled at me if I as much as tried to take a whiff?  An older German Shepard didn't pay much attention to me but he had a cat friend who showed me some interest

People are gathering and it's getting noisy, so I preferred to sit in Lucy and watch 

in the afternoon they started some games, first, we followed a track to answer a bunch of questions and I joined in for that. Later everybody moved into the barn and it was getting really noisy.

Now they were stacking empty beer cans from the wall. Mom made 8 and so did this lady

Games are to continue today so we do not know what team won yet.

This sign was on the barn wall, it says 

WARNING seniors off lead may not be fed...........doesn't say anything about dogs so I'm ok

Like I said it was getting quite noisy in there but Mom brought me out in her lap to keep warm because of the freezing temperature( Good thing we have heat in Lucy.)

This song??? I recognized some words as being the kind I always hear, and Mom thought she heard that melody before but only partly?

Moose everything is very popular here and this is a liqueur

can anyone explain why there's a beer opener here?  Mom says it's because beer is a diuretic ...........but isn't this taking it to an extreme?

Being up since 4 am (mopping water) we made it an early evening and we both slept so well listening to the rain beating on the roof.

Looks like it's going to rain all day so I suppose the party will continue in the barn today

  We'll stay here another night and then we'll drive into town for a new faucet.

If all goes according to a very loose plan, we'll go to Norway soon.

All is good Henry,

we're still at the same place we arrived at, and as far as I'm concerned I don't mind staying here forever because I truly enjoy the freedom of being in the country with hardly any restrictions.

(Mom says I'll be changing my mind as soon as the winter arrives)

Despite this beautiful freedom, there are still  a few things I'm not allowed, and one of them is not barking at the horses

It's hard not to because that's what I do and this is the first time I've seen such a beast, so I bolted after him, and the girl riding told the horse to stomp his foot? that was scary

we're still waiting for the repair shop to call and tell Mom when we can have this thing fixed on Lucy before we can make a long trip. It's a drain thingy that's broken so we're using a water jug for now.

Yesterday we took a long great walk by the river and now I was forced to wear the lead again I tried to protest by sitting down pretending I was too tired to walk .....................Mom saw right through that trick and pulled me along

Snowdrops are one of the wildflowers that announce spring is on its way  

Bumblebees have also awakened from the winter rest, I tried to catch one but was stopped ???

we walked through the village which has been getting smaller and smaller since the young people moves away in a lack of work opportunities. it's a sad development but it's happening in all of Sweden's rural areas.

Mom and Elvy tried out some window shopping 

this town's early industrial history was closely connected to timber and logging. Soon after the railway, was built the first sawmill in Danielssågen started. In the years following many sawmills were built: Dalasågen 1892, at that time the largest sawmill in Sweden. Brosågen 1893.
Population in 2010 was 2026 people on a 1590 square mile, in other words, there's plenty of room for me to explore.

1907 Vansbro became a hub for the railroad connections and the town grew. The train station is now a protected building despite no more passenger traffic. it was built 1899

According to Mom, this town has the best bakery in the world, and their pastries are to die for (Mom is going to get fat)

Ove bought "fika" and it was very difficult to make a choice here

"fika" is a Swedish tradition and is happening at 9 at 1 at 3 and as often as they meet people to chat

I have to say I do prefer a cold beer instead of all that coffee

Most of the day Mom is laying around in the sun reading a book 

too much relaxing I say and I force Mom off her butt to throw me the ball. Mom says she'll invent some tool that 

I can use on my own,  Like a thing that I can put my ball in to shoot it far for me to run.

I say that after all those pastries she can use the exercise to hit some balls for me............right? 

Today is sunny and warm so I suppose it'll be more book reading and with luck, I get to chase my ball again.

all is great 

wet kisses from me Henry

Five days in Sweden and so far I love everything about it. I'm free to roam and haven't been restricted in a lead since we got here, jaay 

The trip to get here was exhausting, at least for Mom I just slept in my bag for the entire night and half a day. Mom was worried I would need to relieve myself and in Atlanta, we went to a so-called restroom for dogs. There was a fake fire hydrant and a green rug? I have manners and know not to pee on the carpet so I waited until Stockholm where I was let out of the bag but there was nothing but concrete and no grass. Mom thought the terminal looked like a building that belonged in a far away communist country, gray and very depressing. Very disappointing to see she said.

Next, we got on a train heading North and at the final destination our friends were waiting and finally, I was free.

We're living in a much bigger car this time and I'm told this is going to be our home for a few months which seems ok to me

The first evening we were sitting outside in a cozy gazebo cooking and I used my ability to hypnotize people with my eyes so I get to taste. 

every day we take walks in the woods and the scents I pick up .................it's all new and fascinating  

Mom couldn't wait to try out her new fishing rod and the lures she had bought but she thought it was too cold and too windy so she soon gave up and will wait until it gets warmer.

first flowers of spring 

this is my friend Ove and he says this is great gym equipment although very old fashion 

Last night Mom explained to me that during this vacation I'll have to work for my keep ????  

I don't mind helping out, but what can I do?  so Mom explained I have to watch Lucy when she has to run errands.

Ok, but who's Lucy? 

Lucy is our home for now she explained and my job is to keep guard over her which I'll be glad to do. 

It's an easy job I can do while napping. My first time was last night while Mom and her friends went out to eat. 

She said it was fantastic but didn't bring me as much as a taste, and I had worked for hours.

What's up with that Mom? 

Steak on a plank and for dessert fried camembert with cloudberries whipped cream and icecream

MOM, you had a pup cup on a plate and ate it without sharing ..........I'm telling Jennifer on you 

Breakfast in Lucy is good and I do get to taste some of the delicious cheese that Mom has been longing for

I truly enjoy Mom's puppy country and I can't wait to see what will happen next.

Here I am King of the Hill

All is well, wet kisses to you all 

Good Morning long time no see, 

I'm not sure what's exactly going on yet, but it's something exciting for sure.

Seems to me there's a lot more than usual going on, Mom is running around like a chicken without a head and writing all kinds of "have to do" lists

One morning Mom dropped me off at the spa to get a bath and a haircut. I cry and make a fuss when she leaves, but that's just an act to make her feel bad because as soon she's gone I'm happy with the spa lady and give her lots of kisses.

Mom was super happy with my cut, and I know I'm the most handsome pup in the world 

Next, I had to go see Dr. Grigsby who checked me from head to tail and signed all kinds of papers.......hmmm I do like him and his nurses a lot, they are always so happy to see me. 

I'm not very fond of the stick up my butt though but I'm tolerating it since it's something necessary they do to make sure I'm at the right temperature. 

Why can't they just ask me?

To make up for all of these horrible visits Mom took me to a restaurant and let me order whatever I wanted. I did order a large hamburger patty but for some reason I only got a few small pieces Mom ate the rest?

Back home I'm watching Mom putting stuff in a big box, taking it all out, and doing it again and again? 

She said we were going on a long plane ride to visit the country she lived in as a puppy, and that I'm going to meet her friends who surely will spoil me rotten.

Sounds ok to me, I love long rides, but not sure about this plane thing yet.

Lilly is jealous and tries to sneak into one of the boxes to come along, but Mom says she'll have to stay home and keep an eye on Dad.

All I know is that on Tuesday evening we'll be heading out for a new adventure, and I'm excited about it. Not as crazy excited as Mom but still excited 

Mom said we are not arriving in her puppy country until Wednesday evening ?? 

What !!     guess we're going to the moon? I will update as soon as I know more,

until then ............Sayorana 

Finally, I got Mom to help me with my story. She has been doing nothing but sitting around looking at the view and relaxing with friends not giving me much time at all but luckily for me I found a box loaded with toys to destroy.

Anyway here's my story.

We stayed in a very nice place in Nashville which is the capital of Tennessee and home to Vanderbilt University. Legendary country music venues include the Grand Ole Opry House, home of the famous “Grand Ole Opry” stage and radio show.

Next to the hotel was a great Mexican restaurant where we had a delicious supper.................well, not exactly WE, 

I did get a few of those crackers but apparently, that green stuff isn't good for me and it's Moms favorite so she didn't share

Monday morning we went to Broadway Historic District, which, is probably best known for the many music and tourism-related businesses that remain in this area. Known as Lower Broad, this section of Broadway has for decades attracted country music fans to its honky-tonk bars. Several of the street’s furniture and hardware stores played a key role in Nashville’s economy in the late nineteenth century; many of these have been adaptively reused as restaurants catering to locals and tourists alike. The Ernest Tubb Record Shop, at 417 Broadway, was the site of the second-longest running radio show in history, the Midnight Jamboree, still broadcast on Saturday nights on WSM Radio

We parked by Bridgestone Arena which has a seating capacity of 17,159 for ice-hockey 19,395 for basketball, 10,000 for half-house concerts 18,500 for end-stage concerts, and 20,000 for center-stage concerts, depending on the configuration used. It has also hosted several professional wrestling events and a boxing card since its opening.

It's 9 am on a Monday and bars are already open and bands are playing...............It's not very crowded yet but it's hot so we went into a shop that sells cowboy boots. Mom LOVES the scent of leather and she admired these gorgeous boots which she wishes she could fit into, but she has flip-flop feet and could never fit into those pointy boots.

The most expensive was Cayman and snake skins

I met a cowboy here that picked me up and never wanted to let me go he wanted to keep me.................noway that will ever happen

It's getting very hot so I walked into a bar and told Mom I was thirsty....................no bars she said, it's 9am Monday...........so what? I insisted

Music is good so come on Mom 

She relented and I got my own stool and she ordered a beer for us.....................I took one lick and Ewwww what kind is this?  It's an alcohol-free beer because we're driving Mom said ...................What do you mean WE? I'm not driving I said. .........but nope copilots cant drink alcohol either......................ooh shucks

A  very ornate leather jacket that probably weigh a ton

Neon signs were already lit and doing their best to make people come in and enjoy the parties. 

Mom said if she was 30 years younger we would have stayed to join in...................

Personally, I'm glad she's too old for it because to me it's very loud

OH, and everywhere we went we had to leave our weapons outside....................

Mom, do we really have any?...........no she says...............you're my protector she said, and that made me very proud

After walking up and down Broadway it was time for me to put my vest on and get to work............We were at Grand Ole Opry

We joined a tour and we looked at many artists dressing rooms, but Mom doesn't know too many singers and she forgot the names so there's no telling who stayed where.

This was Tammy Wynette's Rolls Royce

she was born Virginia Wynette Pugh (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was a country music singer-songwriter and musician and was one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers during the late 1960s and first half of the 1970s. 

Wynette was called the "First Lady of Country Music", and her best-known song is "Stand by your man" Many of her hits dealt with themes of loneliness, divorce, and the difficulties of life and relationships

lots of glitter and glam

we did get our picture taken at the stage where all these famous people have been performing and Mom wished she could sing while standing there.

I'm glad she didn't because I've heard how bad she is when we're alone in the car and she tries to sing along to Abba

The place is huge and it must feel amazing to stand there with an audience of 4372 people

Finally a guy that Mom recognizes..............and wasn't he playing at that bar with gross beer?

Yupp, it was his song, but not him because he went over the rainbow bridge in 2003

This is the view Mom has been watching the last few days and I have to agree it's pretty and relaxing

Oh, I forgot............we did stay at a nice place in Nashville but in the morning we noticed this happened and that annoyed the crap of Mom so I had to cool her down with "it can be fixed"

All is well 

Henry

Up early again and it looks like it'll be a gorgeous day

I thought we weren't going to any big cities? but now I hear we're going to Indianapolis?? What's up with that Mom?

Well, we aren't really going to the city, we're going to Speedway, which is a town with a separate governmental unit within Indianapolis with its own town council, police department, fire department, street department, parks and recreation department, water and wastewater utilities, school system, and public library. The population was 11,812 at the 2010 U.S Census. .........

Constructed in 1909, it is the second purpose-built, banked oval racing circuit after Brooklands and the first to be called a 'speedway'. It is the third-oldest permanent automobile race track in the world, behind Brooklands and the Milwaukee Mile. With a permanent seating capacity of 257,325, it is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.

I put my vest on and we were off on a tour around this place.

I thought we have seen enough cars Mom? 

The track was closed because BMW had a driving school event.

Indianapolis businessman Carl G Fisher first envisioned building the speedway in 1905 after assisting friends racing in France and seeing that Europe held the upper hand in automobile design and craftsmanship. Fisher began thinking of a better means of testing cars before delivering them to consumers. At the time, racing was just getting started on horse tracks and public roads. Fisher noticed how dangerous and ill-suited the makeshift courses were for racing and testing. He also argued that spectators did not get their money's worth, as they were able to get only a brief glimpse of cars speeding down a linear road.

Fisher proposed building a circular track 3 to 5 miles (5 to 8 km) long with smooth 100–150-foot-wide (30–45 m) surfaces. Such a track would give manufacturers a chance to test cars at sustained speeds and give drivers a chance to learn their limits. Fisher predicted speeds could reach up to 120 mph (190 km/h) on a 5-mile (8 km) course. He visited the Brooklands circuit outside London in 1907, and after viewing the banked layout it solidified his determination to build the speedway. With dozens of carmakers and suppliers in Indiana, Fisher proclaimed, "Indianapolis is going to be the world's greatest center of horseless carriage manufacturer, what could be more logical than building the world's greatest racetrack right here?

Here was a map of the world and they wanted us to put a pin in our hometown, and Mom proudly stuck a pink pin in her puppy town, the first visitor from her country,and another in mine

The Pagoda is one of the most recognizable structures at the Speedway and in worldwide motorsports.

The current Pagoda was built during the massive construction project from 1998-2000 at IMS that included the original, 2.605-mile road course, Formula One-style pit side garages, and media center. The Pagoda towers in its magnificence centered on the start-finish line. It has nine tiers or viewing levels and reaches a height of 153 feet, equal to a 13-story building. The flagpole on top extends to 199 feet.

There are state-of-the-art facilities for race control, safety, timing and scoring, and radio broadcast booths. We sat at the booth but had no one to congratulate on winning the race

the guy with the flags have to climb up to stand in this cage 35ft in the air............not a job for Mom

After the tour, we went to the museum and we did get the opportunity to sit in a car and get the feel of how cramped and low it is.

I preferred this seat

Mom decided to try out driving in this simulator and found out it was much harder than it looks. Good thing it was a simulator because she crashed several times driving over 150 miles/hour

   the showroom had many cars new and old................I came to the conclusion that Mom is driving our Chevy faster than the racers in 1930......

 the longest Indy 500 was the very first one in 1911, taking almost seven hours, which is understandable given the average race speed was about 75 miles per hour then. However, a typical Indy 500 takes about three to four hours depending on weather and the number of caution flags.

completely exhausted after winning on a brutally hot day Bill Vukovichis caught in a private moment after the 1954 race.  While the use of relief drivers was common in those days Vukovich drove the 500 miles alone

I could tell Mom was looking for someone special, and yes she found him.......the best looking dude to ever win the race..(according to her) is a Swede

a really old gas pump, even older than Mom .................

The Borg-Warner Trophy pays tribute to many of the most revered drivers in auto racing history year-round, but during the month of May, it becomes the focal point for the drivers attempting to qualify for the 500-mile race It is a reminder of the glory and tradition associated with winning the fabled event.

With victory comes the honor of having one’s face sculpted onto the trophy. Separate squares are affixed to its sterling silver body, on which each winner’s face, name, and winning year are permanently etched. A silversmith is commissioned each year to create the new champion’s portrait/sculpture in bas-relief for placement on the trophy.

and yes, here's Moms guy in silver

As usual, I behaved exemplary in my vest and I'm so ready to get out of it because I do not get any love from people with it on?  What's wrong? don't I look as cute with it on?

Mom explained it's because I'm busy working and can't be disturbed..................Oh? have they not heard about multi-tasking?

Back to our car, this guy showed up and he was so proud of his car he wanted Mom to sit in for a picture

We're now at a junk hotel (according to Mom)in the middle of Indiana. It's getting a little too hot for camping.................maybe we should turn back North? Canada is opening the borders 

Don't know what's happening tomorrow ?? I'll keep you updated

All is well

 I wish people would be honest about their WiFi connections so I could update more often. We do have wifi in the car but it's not fast enough to upload pictures, so now we're in a good old Mc Donalds.

According to Mom, they do have great coffee.

So we left Kalamazoo and headed for Lake Michigan and to a town called Holland.

It's a very cute little town with lots of gorgeous planters and statues

This flower is growing everywhere up here, we don't know what it is because even though they look like hydrangeas they aren't. Mom thinks they smell like pee??? but they sure are gorgeous to look at

If the shoe fits I sits

Continuing south along Lake Michigan we found a great little town named South Haven where we took a long walk along a pier.

This was a typical tourist town with all the Tshirt and nick nack shops. There was a great specialty shop for me and Mom was tempted to buy this flag because it almost looked like me. But after a second thought, she didn't because she always considered these flags a tad tacky.

We watched the boaters for a while, and they did have a cruise on the lake that would have let me go along, but Mom opted against it  since what more is there to see from the water............

Still a great place that we may visit again.

Continuing south we stopped to look at the dunes and I got an icecream

Now we're pretty close to Chicago but thankfully for me, Mom is not interested in the big cities. She says they're all the same..........tall buildings and a lot of noise.

We spent a night at Walmart parking next to this guy

Somewhere here Mom got a hold of a brochure that was showing garden quilting with flowers exhibit...............and THAT was right up her alley it's a must-see, so off we went.

What a huge disappointment ..................this was it????

We did have plans to stop in to visit Pete Buttigieg in South Bend but he was probably too busy to meet so we we kept going to a campsite to spend the night.

Here we met this couple that camped almost like we do

We are in Indiana now

The lady at this camp was great and advised us to visit this Amish town Shipshewana and that was quite interesting. It was close to the amp soi we arrived very early. 

   
Mom has heard a rumor about the Amish and puppy mills and the first thing we see and hear is puppies barking.

I wasn't very interested but of course, Mom had to pet and reach into the pen where 10 pups jumped up and scratched her arm which is now bloody.  See, I've never done that.................... let us get out of here OK

Mom wanted to take them all, but NO No no 

This town is very interesting (to Mom) I don't like the poop all over ( My predecessor Buttons loved it he ate it like oatmeal) 

We spent a lot of time here because Mom was looking for something authentic Amish, but like everywhere else most of the stuff was the same made in China nicknacks.

She looked long and hard on this shirt, but I put my paw  down again and said no

The Amish community are famous for their quilts so there was a lot of fabric shops and believe it or not Mom resisted...........I'm so proud of her. She really tried to get the pattern for this quilt, but the lady said it was for classes only.

This quilt Mom already made but in different colors

A sweet town with the most gorgeous flower arrangments everywhere, and this was Moms favorite

This lady didn't want her picture taken

As hard as we looked we couldn't find anything authentic Amish made so when Mom saw all the buggies on a row we stopped there. It was a supermarket

Mom went inside to look and everything was sold in bulk .............huge bags of stuff

This girl is carefully stocking the shelves with???

And ladies are packing the groceries in their buggies 

A very interesting town and Mom was so impressed with the horses that held their heads high and seemed so proud trotting along. 

As a matter of fact, Mom stopped several times on the road to look at them trotting by seemingly tireless

.
   At another town close by they seemed to want to copy the Amish style, but it was just fancy and expensive

There was a car show there and a lot of gorgeous cars, but after the Ford museum, we were a little car tired but did do a quick walk around.

Leaving this town heading south we pass a lot of cornfields and at times Mom thinks the GPS got sick because some of these roads can possibly be on any map? 

We followed the Lincoln Historic byway for a while 

And stopped in this town filled with murals on almost every wall. (guess these towns try hard to appeal to tourists like us)

I know somebody that would really like this on their roof

We're still in Indiana in a town called Muncie and we're not far from Indianapolis...............I know it's a big city, but I think Mom may have a plan here.

This little girl made Mom smile

It's almost 10 am so we're back on the road shortly, all is well

Monday night Mom decided to look for an inexpensive motel because we were in a larger city. The neighborhood of the hotel was located in an "iffy" area but the bed!!!!!! wow .............Mom was worried about losing me in this giant bed.............she really didn't have to worry, because I like to snuggle as close as I can

In the morning it was time for me to put my vest on and go to work. We were going to the Henry Ford museum.

Henry Ford founded the museum on October 21, 1929, and the 523,000 square-foot building was designed by architect Robert O. Derrick.

From the Model T to the civil rights icon Rosa Parks bus, the Henry Ford Museum highlights a wide range of great exhibits that people from all over the world thoroughly enjoy

This is a picture of the factory from a tower and shows part of the 2000 acres.

We did walk around looking down at workers assembling trucks but we weren't allowed any pictures there

This is the lobby of the factory 

Mom took so many pictures of cars and tried to remember background stories but her memory stinks so for more information She said to tell you to use google and Wikipedia.....................kind of rude me thinks

There were a lot of airplanes there too

Richard Byrd flew this airplane toward the North Pole on May 9, 1926. Though Byrd generally is credited with reaching the pole, controversy remains. Edsel Ford financed the expedition, and Byrd acknowledged his patron by naming the plane after Ford's daughter Josephine.

aeronautical engineer Arthur Raymond flew cross-country aboard a Ford trimotor in 1932
He remembered it well, "That trip was an experience I'll never forget. They gave us cotton to stuff in our ears, the Tin Goose was so noisy The thing vibrated so much it shook the eyeglasses right off your nose. In order to talk with the guy across the aisle, you had to shout at the top of your lungs.The higher we went to get over the mountains, the colder it got inside the cabin.My feet nearly froze. The lavatory in the tail was so small that you could barely squeeze through the door

The leather-upholstered wicker back chairs were as comfortable as lawn furniture, and they were so narrow they pinched....when the plane landed on a puddle splotched runway, a spray of mud sucked in by the cabin air vents splattered everybody...........Mom promised they fixed all that stuff by the time I'll be flying to Sweden.

at this exhibit, they were showing a film about how they used to walk on the wing to show off.................... Knowing Mom's crazy ways I made sure to put my paw down so she wouldn't get any stupid ideas of trying it. There WAS a room where you could try out how it feels.............

more cars and cars and cars

this thing is another car????

Mom would LOVE to have this camper, but we probably couldn't have been driving as far as we have now

American 50ies nostalgia

Mom was looking at this bike for a very loooooong time, and I think I noticed a smile and maybe a little wet in her eyes.............wonder what THAT was all about?....................if it only was red Mom sighed 

cars cars cars

There were trains there too and this was a BEAST. 

#1601 was one of the first ten 2-6-6-6locomotives built for the Chesapeake &Ohio by Lima in 1941.
Designed to work over Allegheny Mountains on C&O's Clifton forge Division
The locomotives were named "Alleghenies" and of only 60  built this is one of the only two to survive.

We walked and walked and walked, this place is huge. As usual, I was on my best behavior trotting along with Mom wearing my west. I was surprised that no one came to pet me like they usually do? Mom said it's because I'm working and people respect your vest ................oh well, can we take it off then? not until we're out of here she said, or I would have to stay in the car.........ok I'll wear it

racecars 

there was also a section of old farm equipment, and if it wasn't for signs telling what it was used for Mom would have no clue.

two pictures are steam engines used for ????

this gigantic contraption was a tomato picking machine ????

and the cast iron stoves looked awesome, so ornate and practical to heat and cook on in the old days

The first Wienermobile was created by Oscar Mayer's nephew, Carl G. Mayer, in 1936.

Wienermobiles are in current use by the Oscar Mayer company. Wienermobile drivers are known as Hotdoggers and often hand out toy whistles, which are shaped like a Wiener.

There are six of them currently driving around the US, according to Oscar Mayer. The Wienermobile from 1969 had a

Chevrolet motorhome frame and Ford Thunderbird tail.

Mom notices an ad where they are looking for drivers...............sounds like fun Mom let's apply.......

 

 

 

My feet are getting tired and so is Moms so it's time to leave this 523 000 square feet museum despite I'm sure

we missed seeing a lot of things here.

OH, as the grand finale, here are some of the president's cars

     

 

Back to the car and Mom called a dear old friend from our home in Florida. They used to be neighbors and my predecessor Buttons used to run to their house for bacon all the time. He even got some sent in the mail once.................

Sounds like my kind of people for sure

 

 

We had supper together and after a great visit, we were on our way going west. Sun was going down in Moms eyes 

so she pulled over and slept well.

Now we are at a great outdoor cafe in Kalamazoo ...............and the only reason we are here is that Mom likes

to say Kalamazoo  Kalamazee

 

The sky is blue and the sun is shining and Mom had great coffee and a ham sandwich at this wonderful water street cafe

that's very dog-friendly. They served me a cup of ice cream

 

all is well

Henry