Ray discovered the second day of the trip that the alternator wasn't charging. Periodically it would charge but most of the time, it did not charge. Ray read on Ford Barn that you can run a week on the battery if you are not using headlights. The elves did not fix it so Ray had some extra time today at the hotel & he fixed it.   Then he adjusted the third brush to high output.  It is charging fine now.  So all is well with both cars.

We were at the Gilmore Car Museum when it opened this morning. It is out in the country, & a very pretty drive.  The museum is bigger than we thought. It only cost $9.00. It was really nice how the buildings are divided up by car types. There is a pedal car, motorcycle , hood ornament, in addition to the cars. We were allowed to take the "A's" into restricted areas. We took car pictures at a vintage gas station & a 1940s diner.  At the end of the day, we went to the library. It proved to be very informative. They just quadrupled the size of the library and are always looking for more literature about old cars. The librarian talked to marketing dept. and got permission for us to take the cars into the museum area.The last picture is of the Model A Museum under construction that many of us in the Southside A's donated money towards.

We met my brother, Tony & his family tonight for dinner. Tony & his wife, Sharon have 5 boys & they made our dinner conversation lively, ages 10 - 23.   Tomorrow we will drive to Ludington & spend the night. Sunday we will take the ferry to Oshkosh.

Ray, Teri, Betty, & Tom

PS: We thought you'd like seeing the picture of Tom wearing Betty's hat!