What a day!! 2 days down and nobody has killed each other. Today was full of adventure, fun, sickness, and farms. We started the day in Rockford Illinois and finished our travels in Kansas City Missouri (or Kansas, who knows). The day began with a air tour of the Chicago skyline. While the sites were amazing, a few of the crew struggled with some flight sickness. As seen above, Derek filled a few bags with his breakfast while JD suffered from a healthy dose of nausea. The ride was a bit bumpy in JD's dad's small plane but the sites were amazing. We were able to have a clear view of Soldier Field, Wrigley Field, the Sears Tower, and a few Major Universities.
After a quick siesta back at the house we continued on our way to Kansas City. The short 8.5 hour drive seemed to fly by as we shifted drivers, enjoyed the lovely countryside of Iowa and listened to the local radio stations. It appears that the lack of a GPS may be alright after all. We have some time on our hands so reading maps gives us something to do and in the words of JD "adds to the adventure."
Big Stop of the Day: The worlds biggest truck stop. Oh yea, its everything its cracked up to be. A huge truck stop. Nothing more, nothing less.
Strangest thing of the day: The bugs in Missouri are huge!! Our car single-handedly took out the bug population in the state. At times I wasnt sure who was worse off, the bugs or our windshield.
Quote of the day: Billboard sign: Real Food, Real People, Real Memories
Road Kill Count: 23
Cars Pulled over: 18- Idiots...Why wouldnt you just obey the rules of the road?
In other news we saw a car from Ontario...A close second to the Asian Female Bus Driver from yesterday.
Eww that is absolutely disgusting that you took a picture with Derek's barf bags
ReplyDeleteI love the skyline picture....much better than the barf bags. I still cannot believe you willing get on an airplane!
ReplyDeleteHey Brett, I think that world's biggest truck stop is about 20 miles east of where I grew up in Iowa. If you were on interstate 80 you were within a stone's throw of my home the first 22 years of my life! I've had fun reading your blog this morning. Thanks for sending me the link. I passed it on to Chris and Becca. Carolyn D.
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