Davydd wrote:
...I am in Indianapolis for the Indy 500 race. It is sold out as is every hotel room and campground in central Indiana. There will be over 350,000 people at that race.
That is way to funny! I'm 61 years old and never been to the Indy 500, and I live less than 1 hour away from Speedway. Every year, since I can remember, I've gotten as far away from Indianapolis as possible over Memorial Day week-end. It's absolutely insane, beginning on Thursday (today) and will progressively get worse and worse. Traffic, down-town Indy area, and all the surrounding roads, business, and ... did I mention traffic! Oh my!
The (very) few times I've had to deal with Indy over this week-end, it's been a real lesson in patients. I don't envy anyone going there.
By the way, the local news announced that Speedway is 100% sold out this year, so the race will be broad cast LIVE this time!
I'll be in Northern Indiana camping. The State Park we're at is 100% booked also. We were fortunate to get a cancellation, and jumped in and got a spot on Monday this week.
I don't envy you at all there, Davydd coming to our direction. But definitely, this is not for me!
And oh... by the way, the news media has sent out a strong warning to arrive very early, and they gave tips which gates to avoid because of the long lines. And if you don't already have a parking pass, you won't be able to park (anywhere). So hope you've got figured out too! Of course the news media is also warning about knock-off counterfeit parking tickets. You don't want to buy one off the street. If you do, you've just lost your money and still will not get a parking spot. Evidently, they are 100% sold out too!
All I can say is, "Good luck with all the crazies!" I'll be relaxing a bit farther North!
