Driving Around the Amish

 Cam has had a busy spring break week with multiple trips to Goshen for doctor's appointments, golf practice and visiting friends.  He's driven very well and I feel really good about him getting his driver's license on the 21st of April.  Today's trip was a little more exasperating than normal, however.  Cam's coach held practice at Meadow Valley in Middlebury this afternoon.  Cameron was excited about playing the course as they had their first match scheduled there on Monday with Northridge.  We had been there several times in the past, but Cameron had never driven it.  After driving there today he's decided that he's not moving to Millersburg or Middlebury anytime soon.  

Cameron used the GPS on his phone to route the trip which seemed pretty straight forward traveling on US 6 and State Road 13.  Cam's learned to navigate the roundabout on US 6 very well, so it was fairly smooth sailing until we got to Millersburg.  A horse and buggy pulled out in front of us and proceeded to drive extremely slow and to take up two lanes.  There was another buggy coming toward us, so we had no chance of getting around the one in our lane.  Thus, we had to follow it for close to two miles.  Once we did pass it, Cam had to navigate the ninety degree turns on 13.  Next, we came upon a stop sign where a semi almost ran us off the road.  Immediately following that, an Amish man on a riding mower headed straight toward the van.  He turned without hitting us, but flung a great big rock into our door.  We then drove the rest of the way to the golf course on extremely bumpy roads thanks to the horse hooves and buggy wheels that had worn down the asphalt.  By the time Cameron pulled into the golf course we were both ready to be done with the trip.

Thankfully, the traffic didn't affect Cam's golf game.  He hit golf balls with his teammates and then played seven holes.  He was happy to report that he was three over when they finished.  Fortunately, the drive home was a lot easier.  We used my internal GPS and found a back way with a lot less traffic.  I don't know if it was quicker, but it was a lot less stressful and Cam was able to fill me in on his round shot by shot.