Ramada Inn - South Bend

After driving for another 2 hours, it was 10 PM eastern time. We were on our 4th state of the day. I was beat and we decided to stay in South Bend. I've always wanted to see the University of Notre Dame, so was was our best chance. There wasn't much to look at for this time of night. Upon checking in, we crashed for the night.

We'll see what the mystique is all about in the morning.

... entered the automobile business. They first built an electric car followed by a gasoline automobile. They also manufactured commercial trucks, military vehicles, coupes, Presidential vehicles, and the most popular compact car – the 1959 Lark. In April 1962, they introduced the Avanti. Unfortunately, due to the competition of the Big 3 automobile manufacturers, the Avanti is the only Studebaker car still in existence today. However, it is now manufactured in Canada.

... of a game with bands, fight songs, mascots and cheerleaders in an interactive setting. The Museum also includes The Training Center which tests mental and physical skills required for every football offensive and defensive position. At Gridiron Plaza, you can throw a couple of passes or kick a field goal.

A separate section of the museum is the Press Box which includes the Heisman Gallery. Unfortunately, this section was closed the day we visited the museum.

... the Grotto, the Golden Dome of the Main Building, and Touchdown Jesus. We were also allowed to take pictures on the grass in the end zone on the football field. How awesome is that??

University of Notre Dame is where faith, history, academics and football come together.

... dune. But unlike the desert, abundant rain in Northwest Indiana allows plants to grow on the dunes. Marram grass, also called dune grass, can survive on bare, wind-blown sand. Its roots literally hold the dunes in place. As a result, Mount Baldy's appearance changes daily. It will look differently next month, next year, and every year thereafter. With time, a succession of other plants will grow. Today, black oak trees cover ...

... T” Ford. It’s the oldest travel trailer in the world.

The museum showcases old RVs, tent trailers, conversion vans and motor homes. In addition, the museum also displays a 2009 5th wheel and motor home. In other words, it holds the oldest to the newest.

After leaving South Bend this morning, Daniel and I went to the very bottom of Michigan and visited a little beach town called New Buffalo. It was a very nice quaint town and had a little beach that everyone was at. We had to get in just to say that we've been in lake Michigan, so we put on some running shorts (which got us some awkward looks) and jumped in. After we took some pictures and ate some lunch there, we booked a hotel in Chicago and jumped in our cars heading west.

we leave the bustling metropolis
of south bend, indiana to embark upon the long journey home. some 2200
miles away my home sits, nestled in a canyon in the santa monica
mountain range just inland from the southern california coast. the
city of angels, surrounded by mountains and ocean, lies in wait,
embraced in the marine layer circling from santa catalina island.

Penn State verses Notre Dame

... There were many many people sleeping all over the shopping mall still grasping their goodie loaded bags. I wandered in and out of the stores trying to think of what I would do with these things even if I had a home to put them in. And since when did there become enough variety of toothpaste for it to warrant an entire isle in the drugstore. I mean, whitening, ultra, floride, extra, gel, sparkly, cavity protection ...