We made it to tonight's hotel after over 12.5 hours and 730 miles of driving. Bleh. I'm a little worn down, and I think my dad is really beat. Here's a brief summary of the day.
Michigan: Detroit is a little bad because of Superbowl construction, but otherwise driving as usual.
Indiana: Only in the state briefly, it was short and sweet.
Illinois: Driving sucked here. We managed to skirt around Chicago OK, but we then got caught in stop-and-go traffic for over an hour just because of a stupid toll booth catching everyone trying to get the hell out of Illinois. We then got the privilege of paying $0.80 for the holdup, to add insult to injury. Traffic just evaporated after that toll booth. The toll roads in general slowed things down - especially when the lanes coming out of the toll booths either disappeared or crossed each other. Thanks, Illinois.
Wisconsin: Not too bad, especially after Illinois. Lots of billboards for cheese. I missed the end of this state because I was dozing and only caught a glimpse of the MIssissippi River.
Minnesota: Hilly and pretty at first, but that gave way to seas of corn. All of the rest areas in the state are closed because of some silly budget mishap. Overall not terribly exciting and we'll put it behind us tomorrow morning.
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I forgot about the budget crisis. What a pain. Does this mean the cops aren't on duty?
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