Travelling in Iowa was uneventful. The drive through Illinois didn't offer much either as it started to rain about mid-day and continued until we stopped in Elkhart, IN. I have been excited to use my new mobile internet connection, but found that by the time we crossed the Indiana state line, I had no service. After dinner, I tried to connect at the hotel and didn't have good luck; then decided nothing much had happened, I was too tired I so just closed everything up.
Since Chuck wants to do all the driving, I'm occupying myself with projects that I brought along. Wednesday I worked on a knitted stocking. Sorry to say, the yarn is so tangled, I had to finally stop until I have some time to untangle it. Thursday I worked on a cross stitch project. I'm sure it's amusing to the people in the toll booths. I'm supposed to be the navigator, but I don't like it. If we take a wrong turn, it's always my fault!
Thursday was a beautiful day. Still not much color; not even as much as back home. But the sun was out and traffic moved pretty fast. Hadn't driven on toll roads for awhile and Chuck doesn't like them. But a person can really make good time. We are really impressed with Indiana's travel centers. About every 30-50 miles there is a huge complex that includes Starbuck's (almost always) and 4 or 5 places to eat. We had a Panera lunch outdoors; it was 70 degrees. We saw lots and lots of vineyards along the highway.
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| The first real color we have seen. |
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| I don't know if I've ever seen such brilliant reds. It's obvious there hasn't been a frost here yet, as all of the impatience are still in full bloom. |
We drove later than expected. It was hard to find a place off the troll road to stay. Most motels were 5-10 miles from I90. We waited until 5:30 - then took an exit to Geneva, NY. It was a 6 mile drive and we got the last room at the Hampton Inn. The attraction for this area is Fingerling Lakes(?). We hadn't heard of them, however the town is full of sail boaters. We walked to get some dinner and the streets were filled with sea gulls. I'm still not in the habit of taking my iPad with me when we get out, so I missed getting pictures. OK, I need to get my act together. My postings so far aren't very interesting.
Woke up at 3am today, Friday. Couldn't get back to sleep, so felt this would be as good a time as any to get some emails answered. I did have internet connection yesterday afternoon, so I'm hoping that I can do some blogging on the way. Hoping to get to Maine today - it will mean a long day I think.
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