So who thought it would be a good idea to drive to Florida? What a dummy!
We started on the trip yesterday. We got on the road about noon, as scheduled. So that was good. We got a free upgrade to a minivan, which was probably good. (Not my dream vehicle – but loads of room for the girls.) Then the luck sort of ebbed.
I got a speeding ticket as soon as we crossed over the Wisconsin. I totally deserved it. I may have been able to talk my way out of it – being less than an hour in a rented car and just getting used to it – if I hadn’t been on the phone. I will give the cop credit for not asking if I knew how fast I was going. (I didn’t but I had some idea.)
Next it started snowing in Tomah. The blizzard started about 40 miles later. They closed schools in Madison about 2 hours before we got there. We were averaging about 40 miles an hour on the highway. I couldn’t read the signs. (Should have used that excuse with the ticket!)
Nearly 8 hours to get to Chicago – that’s an all-time worst record.
But once we got there bbq ribs were waiting and a cake to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday. And it was fun to see the cousins. And now it’s 8:00 and we’re already in a new state. I’m not driving. SO that’s good. Mifi is working. So that’s good. And we have plenty of gas. So that’s good because I think you can enjoy Gary Indiana just as much from the car. It seems pretty industrial – and not in a glamorous oils refinery/Emerald City way. Just trains and power lines.
State Count: MN, WI, IL, IN
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Keep on keeping on!
Sing silly songs, make the kids sing while you just smile in a weird way knowing that your parents did the same thing to you.
Comment by Mike Horwath March 3, 2012 @ 3:46 pmI have to admit – we’ve got the wireless network going and so today we’re like a quiet little machine. I’m working. One is asleep. Another is on her laptop. I think the last one is watching a program on her ipod.
Although yesterday I tried to get everyone to sing Baba O’Riley. Nothing says family vacation like a little Teenage Wasteland!
Comment by Ann Treacy March 3, 2012 @ 3:57 pmGlad to hear you got the Mifi, it really works well.
Comment by John Schultz March 3, 2012 @ 7:18 pmToo bad with the ticket, those WI cops don’t seem to like Minnesotan’s.
Be good, or as close as you can!!
Mifi is great. Working while someone else drives I could spend nearly every day on the road. 🙂
Comment by Ann Treacy March 4, 2012 @ 4:21 am