The in between...we went from bored out of our minds to a little too much excitement.
There were no Starbucks in sight so we stopped at the SAPP Brothers for our daily ritual.
At that point I had been been driving for about 3 hours so we switched drivers and Kurt took the wheel. About 15 miles later and 100 miles into Illinois, I had just nodded off and was jarred awake by Kurt yelling "DD!" He was so excited because he spotted the first Dunkin Donuts he had seen in 7 weeks. I convinced him to wait to get another cup of coffee because we still had our SAPP Brothers' coffee. I figured we had hit Dunkin Country so we were safe and could get another cup a little later. I was obviously wrong...we didn't see another DD until we pulled into Pennsylvania 6 hours later.
Sorry Kurt!
If you have ever driven through Indiana, then you already know that visitor centers and travel centers are few and far between. Both Kurt and I started looking for somewhere to stop to take a bathroom break around the same time. I can tell you that we both started getting to a code red status very quickly. I finally pulled off an exit assuming there had to be someplace we could stop. Remember what happens when you assume...
I drove about 3-4 miles and out of sheer desperation I finally pulled over at an old bowling alley. Kurt jumped out first and beelines for the door. He came out laughing because when he ran in all the lights were off and he realized that they were closed. But he saw the men's room and figured there was no harm. I was already running toward the door as he yelled to me that they were closed and there were no lights on inside. It was much harder to find the ladies room, but I did. I came running out of the place, we jumped in the car, and were laughing hysterically as we pulled out of the deserted parking lot. We felt like Bonnie and Clyde!
Lastly, Kurt got pulled over in Ohio driving a little over the speed limit. The State Trooper was so nice and understanding. "Not too worry,I can see you are from out of state", he said leading us to believe that he was just going to give us a warning. Then he comes back and hands Kurt a $145 ticket and thanked us for visiting his state. His manner was so courteous and friendly that we didn't realize until after we pulled away that he actually gave us a ticket.
To top off the evening we had an enjoyable dinner at Quaker Steak and Lube. Oh yes we did!
It was actually lots of fun!
The last thing I am going to say about today is that if you didn't enjoy today's blog...not my fault...blame Gwen.
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