We pulled into the campground in Monticello about 1pm and the site they assigned to us was already taken so we moved to a different area and lo & behold the next site over was Gary & Suzanne in their HitchHiker! Rather than spend just one night we decided to stay for three nights and do some sight seeing with them. That's their rig on the right.
On Sunday we went to Delphi where the county has a very nice historical site set in the 1830s and 40s. We took a ride on a canal boat and the fellow who narrated the ride was a lifelong resident who was born in 1940 in a farm house by the canal and still lives there. He told us stories of growing up and playing by the canal.
The stone furnace was used to heat limestone for 6 or 7 days until it turned into powder which was then used for plaster.
We then took a tour of the Case house. Mr. Case was 30 years old and a contractor who built part of the canal, a plank road and local government buildings.
It's hot here today!
