Time: 9:03pm Mileage: 1,987.7 Driver: Laura Song: The dulcet voice of Julie on the telephone Kentucky and Tennessee are beautiful country .. met a couple of interesting folk at the gas station as we left Kentucky. First, there was Amin, the teeth (plural) impaired proprietor. Then, imagine a rasta dude in dirty clothes, sitting on the ground […]
Time: 6:14pm Mileage: 1793.3 Driver: Colleen Song: What I Like About You (The Ramones) Kentucky is the home of the Bourbon Trail .. we got our first clue just 2 miles into the border when we were cut off by a woman holding a drink (yes, in a glass .. martini type glass) AND a […]
So far we’ve had three full meals. One in Vermont, one in Ohio and one in Indiana. Like any good traveler, we’ve tried to stick with regional favorites. In White River Junction, Vermont, the cuisne was more cosmopolitan, more international than you would first imagine. But at the very popular local eatery – China Moon […]
It started with an hour in stop and go traffic. Stop as in complete, turn off the engine, roll down the windows and meet your neighbor stop. Go as in “Yay! 20 mph! … oh, slow down … slow … yeah, may as well turn off the engine.” After we passed the steamrollers rolling down […]
Time: 11:23am Mileage: 1437.6 Driver: Laura Song: Laura and Colleen talking about Dan’s directions. In and out of Wisconsin in a flash. Sorry Wisconsin, but if we continued to drive through you in the direction we we’re going, we’d end up in Canada, and although lovely, wouldn’t get us any credit. We have named the GPS […]
Time: 9:13am Mileage: 1377.8 Driver: Laura Song: Forgiven (Allanis Morisette) The Hoosier State behind us. Rush hour traffic is delightful heading into Chi-Town. Just passed U.S Cellular Field (home of the White Sox). Oh wait, we’re still right next to it. Did I mention it was rush hour – who planned this stupid route?
We love you Starbucks, oh yes we do .. We love you Starbucks, through and through When you’re not near us, we’re blue .. Oh Starbucks we love you.
Time: 6:42am Mileage: 219.0 Driver: Colleen Song: Hippy, Hippy Shake (George and the Satellites) Morning over the fields, barns, silos and farmhouses. Really, truly, awesomely beautiful.
Time: 6:22 am Mileage: 1204.4 Driver: Colleen Song: Cancer for the Cure (Eels) We finally learned how to install the Easy Pass. We’re pretty sure we may be ticket free in Indiana! So far ..
Well, our plan was to do 1,013 miles on day one. Insead, we did 1142.4 … we owe it to the restorative powers of Cracker Barrel. After dragging in 20 minutes before they closed – weren’t we the popular girls! – we left feeling revived and drove another 130 miles. Admittedly, the rejuvination was helped […]