About a month ago, Handsome asked me to reserve May 25th for a special date night. I made sure I wasn't on the schedule at work, and asked him multiple times (mostly in jest) "How should I dress for our date?" or "Where are we going on the 25th again?" or "Are we going somewhere we've gone before?"...all in an effort to get him to spill the beans on what I should expect from this surprise date night.
He never waivered, just saying "I'm not telling you, so quit asking." I would...until the next time. lol
Finally, on Friday night, he asked me if I really wanted to know what he had planned for our date. I didn't hesitate. "Yes, please." I said. He informed me that we were going to go on a "sunset cruise" on the Road America race track in Elkhart Lake. This world-renowned track is only about twenty minutes from us, and on a good day, when the wind's just right, you can hear the cars racing over there.
What a wonderful idea! I was already looking forward to it.
The event was full, with one hundred fifty cars on the track Saturday night. Drivers got their rules before the cruise began. We had a pace car, and no one under any circumstances should pass the pace car. We'd do three laps around the track, and everyone had to "behave" or everyone would have to come off the track. In the event everyone was on their best behavior, the pace car driver could add one more lap. At no time did anyone drive over forty five miles per hour. We were nearest the end of the line of cars on the track.
Handsome took his driving very seriously. We had decided to take my Explorer, but there were trucks, a Ford Mustang club, a Mini Cooper, and many other makes and models of vehicles. There were even a few motorcycles.
This was a silly selfie from before the drive began. We did, in fact, drive four laps. It was an absolutely perfect night for a sunset cruise.
Handsome said there are multiple other opportunities to drive the track again throughout the summer. He just may surprise me with another cruise on our calendar. I hope you enjoyed joining us on our Saturday night date!
