South Bend, Indiana - Part 2

Adam's dad and sister live really close to the Notre Dame campus.  I have been walking almost everyday for 2 months now and on this tour each new place brings a new route and new sites.  Adam's niece Ariel agreed to give me a walking tour of the campus.  First we headed up to her public library.  I looked at some travel books and then we made our way to Notre Dame.  

The campus was really beautiful.  They were having what looked like a big reunion for anyone who had ever graduated there.  I kept my eye out for Regis Philbin, but I never spotted him.

What's up dudes?

Below was my favorite site.  It is a veterans memorial for alumni who served our country.  Really cool.

Ariel and I had stopped in the campus library for some water, but I thought the water fountain water tasted sweet and gross.  So after walking to the opposite side of campus we were thirsty again.  We wandered into a student union building and they didn't have water fountains, but they did have hydration stations for water bottle filling.  A super nice student worker gave us some cups to use.

Next we made our way to the bookstore.  It was huge, two giagantic levels.  We checked out all of the gear, but didn't have any money with us to buy anything.  As we walked through, on the way out, there was a Starbucks with a small ice cream station.  We were admiring all the delicious flavors when the barista asked if we wanted to try some.  I told her we did not have any money with us and she said it was fine and we could have as many samples as we wanted.  We tried them all!!  I am not sure if she was bored or in a super helpful accommodating mood because of the reunion, but we did not object to free ice cream tasters!!

We decided to head to Ariel's house for the cookout and finally got there 3 hours after setting out for our walk!  We were exhausted and our feet were killing us.  Talk about a work out.

Tammy, Adam's sister, had prepared a delicious dinner for us with grilled steak, corn on the cob, campfire potatoes, mushrooms, and salad.  It was a great night once my feet stopped throbbing.

Before we left town, Adam's dad gave us an incredible gift.  He let us take his extended cab truck on our adventure out west.  That means everyone will have more room on the road trip, including Simon!!  Plus it has cruise control, a feature Adam's truck doesn't have.  Thanks John!!!