Start 38,648 km 8:00 amEnd 39,242 km 3:30 pm
Total 594 km
Last evening we met a truck driver when I was doing the laundry. We had a conversation about our travels and he made a suggestion that we should alter our route a little bit. He said that we should either take 290 and 294 around Chicago or drop down to 80 and miss it altogether. HP decided the best was to take I-80.
We are so happy that he made that choice. Getting by Chicago was a piece of cake :-) No trauma at all. Good for us. There was also a lot less traffic generally probably because it is Sunday.It was warm travelling though - 94c all of the day. It made for a bit of testiness on both sides (mostly me) by the end of the day :-)
We stopped for coffee at Mac D's in South Bend and then lunch at Sub Way in a rest centre in Northern Illinois. Our final resting place for today is at the Travelodge here in Iowa City. At Mac D's we sat outside and listened to lots of little birds chirping in the trees. I took a small video which we'll put on YouTube a little later.
We forgot about the time change so we have an extra hour on our hands and plan to use it by going out to a Pizza restaurant that is near the motel.
All and all it was a straight forward day. Some fun and some not so much but all good in the end.
Wish us all good for tomorrow,,,,
Talk to you tomorrow evening,,,
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| Texting ?????? No ---- just kidding :-) |
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| Neat Windmills along the way |
4 comments:
Hello There! Just sent you a reply note to the gmail address.
Safe travels tomorrow.
Hi guys, glad you made it past Chicago OK, I was thinking of you. You are logging lots of miles each day. Very LARGE coffee cups, must make for a few pit stops :) I was talking to Pam, she said Molly was a bit nervous but has Jake to comfort her, they are doing fine. Take care. Sheila.
Glad the drive went smoothly. The windmills you see are what we would put on a piece of property if we had one. And HP you better not have been texting ♥
HI Linda,
Harry looks happy. Glad the route was better. the 80 route. That is always good.
I like the photos ,its like a movie a little at a time.
Enjoy it all and I believe you both are . Quite an experience I say . Love Carole
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