Indiana, Day 3

Today we drove to Warsaw, Indiana, to meet Joe & Marty Chandler from Fort Wayne, Indiana, at The Boathouse Restaurant. The Boathouse Restaurant and shops are located on Winona Lake near Warsaw in a very attractive development.

Joe Chandler was Dean's best friend in high school, Joe & Dean were in the Air Force together, Joe introduced Dean to his wife, Jeri, and was best man at Dean's wedding . . . Dean & Joe have been friends for over 60 years.

Joe's wife, Marty, worked for a home builder in Fort Wayne, Indiana, for many years as a Home Designer and Interior Decorator . . . so she and Carole also have a lot in common.






For lunch Joe ordered nachos and cheese . . . and was completely overwhelmed by the size of the plate and the pile of cheese covered nachos . . . not to mention the number of jalapenos and the bowl of salsa included. Can you imagine a restaurant serving a lunch plate that big? Needless to say, Joe ended lunch with a big carry-out box.















As usual when meeting friends, we all ate too much again. But it was a very nice restaurant in pleasant surroundings. This photo shows Carole & I on the left and Joe & Marty on the right.

After lunch, all of us walked and browsed at some of the unique shops and galleries in the Boathouse complex. It sure was nice to see Joe & Marty again.

Late in the afternoon, we drove back to "The Bus" in Elkhart, where Carole "crashed" . . . she was exhausted . . . maybe we need to slow down the pace.