We started our grand adventure on the wrong road and end up taking a "short cut" that added about 20 minutes to our drive. We finally got on the right road and made it with out incedent to Toledo before more driving folly happened. We were trying to avoid the toll road that is the major road going east to west and the ramp was closed to the road that we wanted to be on. We wondered around for about 1/2 hour in Toledo before giving up and just getting on the @#%^ road.
Since it was our first time on the toll road we were not sure how much the toll would be and how we would have to pay the toll nor which class of vehicle we were in 1st 2nd or 3rd class. We thought that we had $3 cash so we decided to go for as far as that would take us assuming that we were the most expensive class of vehicle. When we decided to exit the toll road, Paul realized that we had spent $2 earlier in the week and the toll ended up being $1.55. We only had $1.50 and the lady taking the money gave us the dirtiest look and made us feel like we were ripping of the state of Ohio.
The rest of the drive was uneventful and we reached Kirland at around 1 pm. It is a beautiful place. The LDS Church has spent a lot of money restoring the NK Whitney store, the sawmill, ashery and other surrounding buildings. The give tours and we really enjoyed to 2 hours that we spent there. We then headed over to the Kirtland Temple and took a tour of that as well. It has also been reacently restored and it is amazing to think of all the time and energy that it took for the pioneers to build such a beautiful building. Many of Paul's ancestors helped and that made it very special for Paul.We then headed back to Toledo to spend the rest of the evening and following day with Steve and Camille. This time we knew we didn't have any cash so we decided to take other road to get there besides the toll road. All went well until we reached Toledo. It seems as if all the roads are under construction and closed. We finally found our way to the Oler's home at around 7:30pm.
There is a place in Toledo that Paul has been talking about since Camille and Steve moved there....Tony Packo's. If you know MASH then you know that Tony Packo's is Clinger's favorite place to eat. They are known for there fried pickles and hotdogs. So off we went to Tony Packo's for dinner. The fried pickles were really quite good. Paul was in heaven and even got a new hat there. I am not dying to go back, but it sure made Paul's day.
The next day we went with Camille and Steve to a Farm there that have wonderful Red Haven Peaches and we decided to buy a half bushel and freeze them.
We ate lunch then said goodby to Camille and Steve. Thankfully we were able to find Kalamazoo without any further incidents. I am dreaming of the day that I will no longer feel lost every day but maybe only once a month. I don't see that in the near future.
When we got home. Max decided that he really needed to join in the fun. He was sticky and wet from head to toe, but he sure had fun.
