Day 2 - OH, IN, IL, IA

After packing off our tent, we set off to see Michael Jackson's childhood home in Gary, Indiana. We also spent quite a bit of time in Chicago's Millennium Park near Lake Michigan, followed by 2 hours spent trying to drive 10 miles out of Chicago. Surprisingly, Iowa had a lot of rolling hills when we entered the state. We checked in our hotel, then ate dinner at a DELICIOUS local restaurant (think cinnamon butter and biscuits). Our waitress told us there was a great view of the Mississippi down the street, and when we got there we discovered a casino on a riverboat on the river!!! The riverfront also had a long hallway over the highway with psychedelic lights, which was strange but incredibly entertaining.

We drove another 500 miles today, putting us over 1,000 in 2 days.

It's nearly 1 AM and we're setting off for Nebraska and Colorado at 6:30 AM, so you'll have to wait for me to upload today's photos. We're camping the next three nights, but you can count on more updates by the time we get to San Francisco this Sunday!!!!

KB

DAY 1 - OH photos

Cleveland!

Ohio was flatter than we thought...

Lake Erie - the cold, windy weather made the waves pretty choppy


Our campground in Ohio :-D

Our weather-proof tent

Cooking pasta on our propane stove



Campfire!

Day 1 - NJ/PA photos

Rain :-(

On The Road!


One of the many PA tunnels we drove through...



Pittsburgh!

Day 1 - NJ, PA, OH

We left NJ at 8 AM on Tuesday, then drove through Pittsburgh and into Cleveland, Ohio. We drove approximately 550 miles, and our day ended at a campground in Clyde, Ohio (a short distance from Lake Erie). As you can see from the pictures, we attempted a campfire (not exactly successful after the rain we had, but it warmed us up a bit! :-D).

And So...

Tomorrow we begin our adventure to the Pacific. Our bags are packed (mostly!), our route determined, and we have plenty of books and CDs to accompany us on our trip. Tomorrow at 7 AM we set off for California, hopefully seeing as much between the Atlantic and Pacific as we can. I'll update the blog with pictures ASAP - check back often. By Wednesday evening, we'll be in Davenport, Iowa!

Au revoir!

-KB

New Plan

Well, summer plans have changed and so have our travel dates.

If everything goes right, we'll be leaving NJ on May 18th - three days after graduation.

-KB

AAA

Successful trip to AAA - we got our maps. There are about 160 pages total...wow.


Still lots of planning to do - mostly regarding where/when we'll be sleeping each day.







Can't wait :-)

-KB