VROC Reunion Rally 2015: Getting There – Hudson OH to Greenfield IN
Today is Day 2 of our 13-day vacation. We are traveling to Eureka Springs, AR to attend the annual Vulcan Riders and Owners Club (VROC) Reunion rally.
We left Hudson, OH at 7:15 am. It wasn’t a bad travel day, although it was a chilly day and rained for the first couple hours.
Storm clouds breaking prior to reaching U.S. Route 30 rest area
We made a rest stop at a rest area in Ohio, along U.S. Route 30. The first thing I noticed, as we pulled into the rest area, was a truck pulling four homes on wheels.
I like the gray home on wheels with the red window!
We crossed over the Ohio-Indiana border at approximately 12:30 pm.
This is the state border along I-70, leaving Ohio and going into Indiana.
We arrived in Greenfield, IN at 1:30 pm. The majority of today’s driving was on routes I-271, US 30, I-75 and I-70 as seen in the map shown below. We drove 315 miles today.
We are staying at the Quality Inn in Greenfield. This is a Choice Privileges free night accommodation. We had enough points (8,000) to buy a free night. Our room is spacious. The furnishings include two Queen-sized beds separated by a nightstand, an arm chair with footrest and small round table, a desk and chair, a large chest of drawers and TV, a refrigerator and microwave. The bathroom is clean and generously sized.
Greenfield is the county seat of Hancock County. We drove downtown to take a look at the courthouse. The Hancock County Courthouse sits inside the Courthouse Square Historic District. Opposite the Courthouse Square is the Hancock County Veterans Park. I took several pictures of those two areas.
Hancock County Courthouse
Hancock County Courthouse
James Whitcomb Riley statue
the “Hoosier” Poet
After checking out downtown Greenfield, we stopped for dinner at Montana Mike’s Steakhouse. According to its website, “Montana Mike’s is a full-service steakhouse…Our steaks are naturally aged, USDA steaks, hand-cut at the restaurant and grilled to your liking. The atmosphere is reminiscent of a mountain lodge and our service is first class.” When we arrived at the restaurant, a waitress accompanied us inside. She said “I will wait on you; I’m a good waitress.” She seated us and took our order.
Bob, at Montana Mike’s
He is anticipating a good steak dinner.
Shortly after our dinner orders were taken, another waitress came to our table and asked for our drink orders. She said that our waitress walked out. I asked if she had placed our dinner order before she walked out. I was told “yes”. Our new waitress brought water to our table. Another waitress placed two small bread plates on our table. A little later our waitress brought a sirloin steak dinner to our table. The sirloin steak dinner was the only order placed by the waitress who had walked out. I ordered sirloin steak and a fully loaded baked potato. The baked potato was not fully loaded. I told the waitress that my husband ordered a steak dinner as well and that we had not received our salads or dinner rolls. The waitress said “let’s forget this ever happened and start over”. She took our orders. A woman and then a man came separately to our table to apologize and to let know us that our dinners would be taken care of. We learned that the waitress walked out because she was “frazzled”. After “starting over”, all was good. It was a crazy time, but the food was good. Our new waitress took very good care of us. We rewarded her with a $10.00 tip.
After dinner we went to Walmart, where Bob picked up a couple pair of jeans. We returned to the hotel, where we spent rest of the evening. We found two more reasons to like this hotel. They provide complimentary popcorn from 3:00-11:00 pm (approximate time) and coffee/hot tea 24 hours a day.
The Beauty Around Us 
2 Responses to “VROC Reunion Rally 2015: Getting There – Hudson OH to Greenfield IN”
Thanks for the memories. I used to visit Greenfield fairly often when I lived in Indiana, but that was many years ago. I also lived in the area of northwest Ohio you traveled through. I’m glad the restaurant made things right for you two.
Neat photos of the trip, have fun.