The Indianapolis, Indiana – or Indy – stop is because the FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association) has it’s International Rally here from July 12th to July 15th. We had planned to go to the Escapees Escapade and FMCA Rally which both took place in Arizona in March but due to the issues we still had with the RV and our appointment in Alvarado, Texas at REV Group combining all three was just impossible. We figured there would be more meetings we can extend, but the warranty on the RV is only 1 year.
Unfortunately the FMCA could not quite tell us what to expect when parking at the Rally Grounds concerning electricity, water and sewer hook ups, other than “get in line and we will assign a spot”. With the company running out of our RV 5 days a week and the Rally taking place from Wednesday through Saturday, combining this information with our needs just did not par.
So we decided to camp close by where our needs for full hook ups were met and the commute to the Rally would not be too difficult.
In order to find out how difficult the commute would be, especially in a large city like Indy, we took a drive to the Indiana State Fare Grounds to see what would await us on Wednesday.
Welcome to Indianapolis, Indiana. Thanks to the Mayor.
The fairgrounds are within 30 to 45 minutes from our campground, so not too bad.
Parking at the Rally looks like this
We met some nice FMCA volunteers who could tell us where to park, come Wednesday, and what to look out for. So the trip was definitely worth it.
As usual, every city or area we visit, we check for “German” places. On the way back we had to check out the Heidelberg Cafe and Gift shop.
So we went inside and were surprised about the decoration and items they have collected and sell.
They also have a small bistro area and sat down and had the typical German food (Currywurst and Leberkaese with German potatoe salad) which was really good.
We also took some Streuselkuchen (self baked) back for later today and it was absolutely delicious.