Nappanee, IN

We had to drive to Nappanee, IN today to get the inverter for our motorhome repaired. The inverter weighed 180 pounds so it was going to be hard to ship.  Duf decided it would be easier to take it out and drive it over to IN. 

We left home at 2:30 and hit downtown Chicago around 3:30 AM. We thought we would miss all the rush hour traffic, but we were wrong, it was just like mid-day in Chicago. I hate traffic and the tension so I slept and Duf successfully fought the Jeep through the traffic made up mostly of semis. When we got to Indiana we hit construction and roads closed with detours, but we still arrived in Napanee about 4 1/2 hours after leaving home.

Upon arriving we found Solar Energy Systems right away but the sign said the office was closed. We drove around back and Al, a Amish guy, came out and spoke with us. He told us the office was in a big meeting, but he had heard Brian talking about our part and he was sure he would be the one fixing it. Since Al was just waiting for the meeting to end he took the inverter in to diagnose and begin working on the problem.

While Al was working we had a delicious breakfast in an Amish restaurant. After breakfast we walked all around town checking out the Epic Art Adventure traveling Statue display. The statues were amazing and looked like real people doing normal things.

While we were on the hunt to find all the statues Al called to say he had fixed our inverter and we could pick it up.

We returned to SES and Al brought out the inverter. We had to pay the $795.00 but Entegra said they would reimburse us. Al asked if we had noticed the new statues around town and we discussed them. He told us a funny story about his wife. His wife drove him to work the other day, in their buggy, and she saw the guy taking a picture and wondered if he was taking a picture of an Amish person, they do not like this. Al said he acted real tough and pulled their buggy over as if to confront the photographer. His wife was getting upset, but then she realized it was a statue and hit him in the arm! 

When we left we noticed Al’s horse and buggy parked in the parking lot right along with the cars.

On the return trip We hit Chicago around 1:00 and it was just as busy as it was at 3 AM and the traffic was still mostly semis. Again, I napped as Duf fought the traffic. We were home before 2:30.

 Cheapest and tastiest breakfast for two ever!