AUGUST 1, 2014
SHIPSHEWANA, INDIANA

We crossed into Indiana from Michigan and drove the remaining few miles to Shipshewana.  The trip down was uneventful.  No fantastic new scenery or historic sites were discovered along the way.

But, as soon as we crossed into Indiana we began to see the caution signs for the horse drawn buggies, the wide marked shoulders and the piles of horse poo on the side of the road.

Then, Nancy grabbed the camera as an Amish buggy appeared.  They were all over the place!  Some were buggies, some were wagons.  We even encountered some ladies on bicycles pulling small wagons behind.

We are heading for the Elkhart County Fairgrounds tomorrow for the F.R.O.G. Rally. (Forest River Owner's Group).  A lot of our friends will be there and we should have a really fun week.  We'll let you know what we are enjoying and seeing.

    Notice the yellow sign on the right and the wide, marked
    shoulder lane.

   This enterprizing wagon owner has a set of upholstered
   bucket seats from a car or truck.

   Travel can be a family affair.  A single horse pulls this open
   wagon with four children while number five rides behind on
   his bicycle.

    This is the style of buggy that was predominant.  Black,
    semi enclosed with a single horse.

   They even have what appears to be a license plate on the
   back.