This was just a driving day - and drive - and drive - and drive! I did stop along the way to take a 20 minute nap which did wonders for me. It always does and it always surprises me how much difference it makes. Today was a 454 mile day, but I arrived in Marion, IN, before dark. Of course, I'm further north than I usually am, so it gets dark much later than in CA. No weather today - just blue skies and white clouds, some with black bottoms, but no rain.
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| I drove right through the middle of St Louis, MO, so that I could see the Arch again. It is the most amazing structure, but has to be see with one's own eyes to believe it. Awesome. |
As I recall from previous trips the view from I-70 is better if one is driving west.
There were about six of these large flatbed trucks hauling bags of onions. They are not Vidalia onions, which grow only in Georgia, but I saw the trucks near Vandalia, Missouri, an odd juxtaposition.
Mostly I saw corn today. Miles and miles of it. I thought maybe there is so much grown for Ethanol, but my friend Mary says it is because it is a subsidized crop. Makes sense!
And I saw road construction. Again, miles and miles of it. Annoying at times, but not so bad on I-70East.
And I could not see the westbound traffic because of the trees planted between the two sides of the Interstate.
But there wasn't a lot of traffic headed east.
However, the westbound traffic when I could see it was mostly one lane and stretched for at least twenty miles! I think I won't take this route when I head home - the construction will surely be continuing through next weekend - and probably all summer.
Tomorrow I have a day of rest until the Welcoming event from 6 to 8pm. Until that time I hope I will bump into some quilting ladies - that I already know or some new quilting friends!
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