Rick and Diane have found out that it is no longer summer! This should be obvious...the piers and boat lifts are coming out at the lake and the festivals have changed in lots of ways. One of the most obvious--the food that is served. It's not summer anymore when you can get hot beef and noodles at a festival and the ice cream truck is abandoned! Ham and beans...soup...fall is definitely in the air and at the fests!
This past weekend was a new event for Diane, although Rick had attended once before. They drove a '78 Dodge van camper from northeast Indiana to slightly southwest Indiana for the Newport Antique Auto Hill Climb. Before the discussion on the actual event....a small comment on the people watching. Anytime a festival gets visited, half the fun is people watching. An the couple of the year award goes to....
The fine young gentleman wearing a Charlie Sheen t-shirt emblazoned with the word "WINNING!" in all capital letters...holding the hand of the lovely young lady with a t-shirt that clearly showed her "baby bump" and a finger pointing at the Charlie fan saying "He knocked me up". That's another change...we've gone from "Baby on Board" or "Baby" with an arrow pointing at the belly to being proud of the phrase "knocked up" and the world of baby daddies. Sigh....
So back to the Hill Climb. This happens the first weekend in October...and a town with a population of less than 600 (and no--no zeros are missing from this...) to over 100,000 visitors. Add at least 1,000 old cars...throw in a steep hill that once was a testing ground and let the fun begin. Definitely worth the time to go. Check out www.newporthillclimb.com for photos and more information. It's great! For just a hint...the following photo gives an idea of the number of cars that are involved...This was only one street. There were LOTS more streets and lots more cars...
Till next time....
Philbert
