Starting out in Loraine, OH, we left early in the morning. We had a quick breakfast provided by the hotel. Then we set off to the west, headed towards Indiana.
There was lots of corn along the way
Our destination was Chicago, where we were hoping to get some famous deep dish pizza for lunch.
We decided to go to Giordano's, and it was a great decision
Heading out of Chicago we hit a little traffic, but it cleared up quickly and we were again on our way, this time to Madison, Wisconsin.
We wanted to visit UW@Madison, as Cathy's grandparents went there.
We were trying to find a sign that just said University of Wisconsin but we settled for this one
After Wisconsin it was NW towards Minnesota
We hit a little rain, but nothing big
We also saw some cool rock formations
We decided to call it an early night and stop at the border of Wisconsin and Minnesota. We stopped at Olive Garden for dinner, and it was excellent!
However, we hit a little snag -- there was some technical conference going on and all the (many) hotels in the area were booked. Time to go westward some more. Over the Mississippi River we went.
We finally found a nice place to stay in Rochester, Minnesota.
Today was quite a busy day but we had a great time. We really appreciate all the comments that everyone's been leaving, they're really fun to read while on the road (The passenger, of course, is reading them) so keep them coming!
We also got a few more states for our license plate game, but I don't have the list here with me so I can't update it. I'll make sure to get that for tomorrow night. I can, however, tell you that we have almost all of the Canadian provinces! Only missing 3 I believe. Yay!
Tomorrow will be a more low-key day. We'll be heading into boring South Dakota, where there aren't any real places we want to stop so we'll probably just drive straight through. We hope to get over into Wyoming by tomorrow night. It's a long way but I think we can do it.
We also had an extra hour today due to the time change which allowed us to get a lot more done. We will get another one tomorrow so we're sure to make it to where we want to be.
Well, after this extremely long post we're ready to go to bed! Again, thanks everyone for your support and please check in again tomorrow night for another update!
Love,
Tim and Cathy
On, Wisconsin! Madison...such a wonderful town. And hopefully there will be something interesting, but not too interesting, in South Dakota. Going anywhere near http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Smet,_South_Dakota? Laura Ingalls Wilder lived there. Thanks for the updates!
ReplyDeleteHey Tim and Cathy! Another day of cornfields and urban centers--very cool. South Dakota has hmmm...Mount Rushmore, Black Hills Nat'l Forest, Badlands, Corn Palace, and Custer State Park. You two are making great progress. Have a wonderful day three!
ReplyDeleteWow, so great to hear about how much fun you're having! The photo's are great! Those were a lot of corn fields. Paula says she can't figure out how to post something on here, but says to tell you they are thinking about you. I'll try to help her figure it out. Can't wait til you get to Wyoming! Jenny grew up there. Very cool. I look forward to reading your blog tomorrow. Love ya Dre
ReplyDeleteYou know what I just realized. I wrote an apostrophe on photos is that wrong? It is more than on photo so photo's?!?!? Or photos? If I am wrong. I am sure that post drove you crazy!! yikes, love ya Dre
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ReplyDeleteYou certainly did a lot of traveling yesterday and the pizza looks so yummy. I am so enjoying your blog, so interesting. I'm glad the weather has been nice to you too. The rock formations are so interesting. Looking forward to reading about your blog/journey into South Dakota. What an adventure you are having.
Love G-ma and Jasmine
Hey Guys !
ReplyDeleteGreat Stuff - Barb & I Love Chicago - but have yet to get the deep dish. Great Pix & Play by Plays. Sounds like an awesome trip! BTW we had a blast at your party. Can't get on this at work so my comments might be sparse.
Not sure how much work the blog is, but it is such an excellent thing - I Love It !
Keep on Truckin' !
Peace,
Uncle Godfather Jaimey
you make me laugh..the cornfields were hysterical! Jaimey and I LOVE Chicago. You know - reading this makes me want to travel in a car, cross country (now, now, Jaimey - don't get all excited, if you read this - i am not sure I mean this comment). Anyway - so fun to read about you guys everyday. Can't wait for the next post! We look forward to them. Love you, Auntie Barbara
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