Day two

I think we did about 700 miles today. The plan was to stop earlier so that we can get settled in the daylight. We traveled from Chicago through Minneapolis/st paul and landed just north of Fargo, ND. I can't help but to think of the movie, Fargo. This morning we woke up to lightning and threatening clouds. We broke camp in a hurry due to the threat and then it let lose as we took off In the rain. We had put on our rainsuits and I'm glad we did. It rained solid for about 30 minutes. That's when I found out that my boots were leaking, my new boots that I bought on a work trip to England. I thought those bloaks new something about rain protection over there! So please pray for dry weather for me.

The scenery was a little better today. Minnesota has some beautiful farmland and up north nice lakes are everywhere. We have stopped at a little town called Hillsville. We arrived under threatening skys just like when we awake this morning. We met our goal of setting up camp in the light, however it was raining a little. Maybe tomorrow we go for light and no rain! We had stopped earlier at a truck stop that all the locals were at. How bad could it be? I order the special which was broasted chicken. That's not a typo. It said broasted chicken. So I asked the waitress if that was like roasted and she said yes. So I was surprised when they brought me Fried chicken! Oh well.

Well, I got to get some sleep. We hit Canada tomorrow.

Day one. 850 miles

Hi everybody! Sorry for the lack of posting, but I have been on the road, literally. We rode for 16 hours Saturday and covered 850 miles. We landed just northwest of Chicago and set up camp in the dark. The day was long and hot. It's tough when you have to wear all that gear, too. Nothing much too exciting along the road for me as I have seen all the highways leading up to Chicago plus we had a family vacation there last year. It's always fun to see skyline though. It was very hot and muggy-- did I mention I was camping? There is no thermostat to turn down out here.