Plain might be Better

October 14-16/2016.  Weather - it has been a warm fall in Ontario.  A couple of nights we had close to frost and then last night it was a hard ground covering frost!  Oh boy; that means it's time to hitch up and go.  Remember we are in the 2- 30 club.   We either go 230 miles or are off the road at 2:30 pm.  Today was just a tick under.   Crossed the Ambassador Bridge at Windsor/Detroit and checked in at Shipshewana South Campground about 2:30.   I know we are so comfy with that!  

The Amish farms are so clean and neat. 

Not in a buggy but on their bicycles - The Amish are very Eco Friendly

Last spring we were in Northern Indiana area but were unable to ride the motorcycle as it rained on and off the whole week.  We just had to come back.

Amish farmers at work

It is such a "plainly" beautiful area.  Plain as in a peaceful, simpler way of life.  Saturday in Ontario is a bustling hectic day.  Those that work all week are out shopping and doing their errands.   Not here.    Most merchants we visited today were closed by Saturday noon and will be Sunday as well; in fact we it took us a while to find a place to stop and have a bite to eat this afternoon.  Small town America, we love it!  Northern Indiana knows how to enjoy a weekend.  I think we could learn something from this???

Pumpkin Tree on the Main Street in Wakarusa .  Sign says "No Roundabout"

We found a tourist book that highlighted the "Heritage Trail".   It meanders through the countryside following this route: Shipshewana, Bristol, Middlebury, Elkhart, Wakarusa, Nappanee, Goshen and back to Shipshe, about 90 miles.  You can see the Amish in daily life, explore the markets, view the Quilt Gardens, and step back in time.   Plain might not only be beautiful but actually be better:)

Flowers planted in the pattern of a Quilt.  There are about 30 gardens on the Heritage Trail.