We visited six states today. First thing, we got on the road early in Burlington, Iowa, and immediately crossed a bridge over the Mississippi which brought us into Illinois, adding up to two states so far. (OK, I admit, that's cheating ...) We started off on state highways again. In Peoria, Illinois we got out and walked around for awhile. They're working hard to restore their waterfront, and we all appreciated the steamer which people can ride on. The water is the big Illinois River, which comes down from Lake Michigan. We also walked a little bit through the city, which feels kind of empty, although they seem to be trying hard.
We stayed on state roads through Illinois, and stopped at very nice town park in Remington, Illinois for a lunch made up from our cooler, including Rocky Ford watermelon, which I got to share. I love watermelon!
Then we drove halfway across Indiana, but by then the cornfields, soybean fields, grain elevators and nice little towns where you had to slow down to 35 and then spend 10 minutes passing the traffic that had backed up in front of you ... well, it was all starting to look and feel pretty much the same, so we went for some four-lane roads and then, hooray -- the Interstates!
Now we made time! We finished off Indiana, then Ohio. By then it was dark, but Mom and Dad want to get home by tomorrow evening, so they decided to push on across the tip of Pennsylvania and stop in Jamestown, New York. We ended up driving 13 hours.
We landed in Jamestown about 11:30 p.m. and are just finishing winding down and watching hurricane Earl on the Weather Channel. Then tomorrow it's up early again and heading for home, Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Whatever: as long as I get to ride with my Mom and Dad, it's all cool.
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