We arrived at Ouabache (pronounced "Wabash")Trails Park on Wednesday afternoon, the day before the official start of the Gathering. We just hung around and watched people arrive for the rest of the day and on Thursday. The park was huge. The campground was small, about 35 sites, but very nice. The best thing about it, considering the hot and humid weather was that the shower house was air conditioned!
Friday was a big day. We started with breakfast at Zack's Restaurant in Fort Branch, IN, about 35 miles south of Vincennes. After breakfast, we drove back north about 4 miles to Princeton, IN where we toured the Toyota assembly plant. The used to make the Tundra there, but they're made in Texas now. This plant make the Highlander, Highlander Hybrid and Sienna. Unfortunately, we had to put our phones and cameras in a locker in the Visitors Center before entering the plant. We were driven thru the plant on a trolley. The automation and coordination of the assembly process was amazing. Each worker on the line had 78 seconds to complete their task. They change tasks every two hours to use different muscles and avoid boredom. The tour took about 90 minutes.
After the Toyota plant tour, Marsha and I visited the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park. We learned a lot about him that we didn't know. Look him up. He was a very important part of the revolutionary war.
On Saturday, we went to Dot's Place for breakfast before the guys went to the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes and the women went site seeing and toured the Windy Knoll Winery. After the museum, I struck out on my own and went to the Red Skelton Museum before going back to the campground. I spent quite a bit of time at the Red Skelton Museum, but didn't take many pictures. Most of the exhibits were videos or illustrations depicting parts of Red's life.
