The trip from Cleveland to Indianapolis was pleasantly uneventful until about an hour outside of Indianapolis when we ran into a backup caused by an accident. It must have been a big one, because as the delay approached an hour and people were starting to get out of their cars, Ashley found a news brief stating that I-70 West was completely closed and the estimate for opening was another 2 hours!
We started noticing a few cars riding the shoulder. After wondering where they thought they were going, we, too, joined them and exited the highway. A convoy of traffic plowed down an “Unknown Road” (Google’s terminology) at break-neck speeds (no speed limit signs were posted). With farms on both sides, this road was not big enough for two lanes of traffic, but we managed when we passed a few trucks going the opposite way. In the end we lost about 30 minutes and made it to the hotel just before 6:00 PM.
We did a dry-run to the hotel where Convention is hosted, filled the tank with gas and came back to the hotel for the night.
Days of the Dead was phenomenal! We arrived about 15 minutes before it opened and waited in line to get into the parking lot. We got a pretty decent spot, however, and made our way inside.
We could have used a directory and/or a schedule of events, but we found ourselves in the celebrity autograph room first and met Felissa Rose.
We’d heard she was friendly and personable, but we were blown away by the attention she paid to her fans. We got to chat with her for about 10 minutes. Ashley and Carrie got hugs, and we all posed for photos! She even took a photo and video with Ashley for her own Instagram! If we’d done nothing else, we’d have been satisfied with the day.
The rest of the day was spent meeting and greeting more of the Terrifier cast and dropping a lot of cash in the vendor rooms. So much swag. So many souvenirs.
We decided to call it a day around 4:00 PM and stopped for dinner on the way home. We made it home by 9:00 PM, just before dark. It took two trips to unpack, but it was so nice to be home.
