Last night when I wrote on the blog, I said that we were fortunate not to get the heavy rains that plagued the southern part of the state. Well, I spoke too soon--we had a steady downpour the entire night. The rain, combined with high winds, made it hard to sleep. Our plan was to be on the road by 6 a.m., but we pushed our departure back about half an hour so we could start out with some daylight. As we were pulling out of the driveway, the rain let up to gentle showers. Our first stop was at a little cafe south of Bemidji for breakfast. By the time we were on the road again, the rain had turned to an on and off again mist.

We stopped for lunch right over the Wisconsin state line. There was heavy semi traffic when we first crossed into WI, but it soon spread out and wasn't too busy. Our day's destination was Janesville, WI and we reached our hotel by 4:30 p.m. Our Garmin brought us right to the front door and then found us a Cracker Barrel for dinner. After a delicious meal, we drove across the street and spent some time walking around a Sam's Club and then Wal Mart. Both were very nice brand new stores. It sure felt good to spend some time walking around after sitting all day. So far, John's back seems to be holding up okay. The clouds and rain cleared off by mid-afternoon and we had good travel weather the rest of the day.