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Illinois trip
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:59 pm
by The Wiz
Leaving Friday for my granddaughter's HS graduation in Dekalb, IL with stops in Knoxville and Indianapolis. Can't be believe that little squirt is a graduate. And then she's off and majoring in robotics at a college that I can't remember the name of. She's already built three In HS. Do some shooting with her dad, get stupid with sis, and visit some friends. Then it is up to northern Wisconsin to visit the wife's kin on the reservation ( dad, 85) for a couple days Then back to Illinois to visit her sister in another city. Stay with her for day or two. After that we head back to NC with stops in Cincinnati and Cherokee,NC. Wife is excited about that stop in Cherokee to learn more of their culture. Should be fun.
Re: Illinois trip
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 7:59 pm
by Mags
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Quite a trip there. Looks fun. Enjoy, make memories and have a safe one.
The Wiz wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 6:59 pm
Leaving Friday for my granddaughter's HS graduation in Dekalb, IL with stops in Knoxville and Indianapolis. Can't be believe that little squirt is a graduate. And then she's off and majoring in robotics at a college that I can't remember the name of. She's already built three In HS. Do some shooting with her dad, get stupid with sis, and visit some friends. Then it is up to northern Wisconsin to visit the wife's kin on the reservation ( dad, 85) for a couple days Then back to Illinois to visit her sister in another city. Stay with her for day or two. After that we head back to NC with stops in Cincinnati and Cherokee,NC. Wife is excited about that stop in Cherokee to learn more of their culture. Should be fun.
Re: Illinois trip
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:17 pm
by JEBar
nice trip indeed .... my home town of Sylva is 20 miles east of Cherokee .... for history and culture, the
Oconaluftee Indian Village is about the best Cherokee has to offer
http://visitcherokeenc.com/play/attract ... n-village/
Re: Illinois trip
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 9:27 pm
by BigAl52
Have a safe trip Wiz and most of all a great time. Take us along in pictures to if you think of it.
Re: Illinois trip
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 10:03 pm
by markiver54
Hey Wiz..keep your wallet in your pocket in Cherokee...
Re: Illinois trip
Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 10:59 am
by PatientWolf
Enjoy your trip. I grew up in Il and went to college in Wisconsin.
When I can I make it up to Eau Claire to deer hunt with my brother. He’s got some monsters up there.
Re: Illinois trip
Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 7:00 pm
by The Wiz
Made it to Knoxville with a stop in Ashville. Dropped some $$ there. Left Knoxville, took a ton of pictures of the mountains and things were gong smoothly until we hit Lexington and some construction on the interstate that took about 45 minutes get through that. And then about 40 miles short of Indie the state HP shut down the whole interstate. Diverted all north bound traffic onto side roads. Don't know why yet. What should have been 5 hr trip turn into 7. Whew! All's good now. In our room now in Brownsburg, In. Had dinner at Bob Evans, neck rub by Flora, and fix'n to visit the pool downstairs. Next up Courtland,IL. and my son.
Oh yea, I hear you Mark, about Cherokee. I think my wife blew half her budget at Ashville but you know how budgets go when your on road trips.
Re: Illinois trip
Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 8:41 pm
by markiver54
The Wiz wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2019 7:00 pm
Made it to Knoxville with a stop in Ashville. Dropped some $$ there. Left Knoxville, took a ton of pictures of the mountains and things were gong smoothly until we hit Lexington and some construction on the interstate that took about 45 minutes get through that. And then about 40 miles short of Indie the state HP shut down the whole interstate. Diverted all north bound traffic onto side roads. Don't know why yet. What should have been 5 hr trip turn into 7. Whew! All's good now. In our room now in Brownsburg, In. Had dinner at Bob Evans, neck rub by Flora, and fix'n to visit the pool downstairs. Next up Courtland,IL. and my son.
Oh yea, I hear you Mark, about Cherokee. I think my wife blew half her budget at Ashville but you know how budgets go when your on road trips.
Ahhh, what the heck, it's all about traveling and having fun, right!
Just save some for on down the road and enjoy! Safe travels to ya...watch out for the idiots...lot of them out there these days.
