Day 52

Scott,IN - Huntertown,IN (65 miles)
Today was an adventure. We road through Amish country, hid out in a library while a thunderstorm rolled through and at the end of the day, found ourselves in front of a campground that had been closed for years.
We arrived in Huntertown at 6:45pm, and after stopping for a snack we went to look for the Ponytown USA campground. What we found was an overgrown field and a for sale sign. Crap. We quickly looked for other campgrounds in the area. The closest was 9 miles south in Ft. Wayne. It was now 7:10pm and it would be dark before we go there. Crap. With no other options we started to ride back into town. The plan was to look for people in their front yards, explain our situation and ask if we could put up our tents. The first attempt was a straight no. The second went a little better.
The second person we asked  was named Herb. He too did not want us camping in his front yard, but he gave us the phone number of his friend Dan who is in charge of the new town park, so maybe we could stay there.  With my fingers crossed I called Dan, explained how I got his number and our situation. It was now 7:40pm. Dan explained that the park was only in the first stages and there were no bathroom facilities. My heart sank a bit. Then he told me to hang on. The phone went silent, and a few moments later I heard him say to someone "we so do it, it'll be an adventure." Back on the phone he told me what we could camp in his yard and gave me directions. I thanked him whole heartedly and headed down the road.
At this point our evening completely turned around. Dan and his wife Marshal are amazing! They invited us into their house, ordered pizza, cut up fresh garden veggies, AND turns out they have a place in Shelbyville,TN - 10 minutes from Jeremy's parent's house! Needless to say we had a wonderful evening. And I'll say it once again, the people we meet is really what has made this trip great!