After a good night's rest, we were back on the road by 7 a.m. When planning our trip, we thought it would be best to hit Chicago early on Saturday morning and thus avoid any heavy traffic or delays. Oh how wrong we were! There were plenty of cars and trucks and even some bumper to bumper driving. What were all these people doing up so early on a Saturday morning? Don't they know you're suppose to sleep in on the weekend? Our trusty little Garmin led us through the maze of highways and we managed to make it through unscathed. Here are a few photos of our brief visit to Chicago.




From Chicago, we crossed over the state line into Indiana. We found the traffic was still a little on the heavy side for a Saturday and as we got closer to South Bend, we realized that Notre Dame had a home football game. There were many cars and people at every gas station and rest stop. When we got to the South Bend exit, the traffic was backed up all the way onto the interstate. Once we made it past that spot, it was smooth sailing the rest of the day.

We pulled off the road in Austinville, Ohio around 4:30 p.m. and found a nice motel with a heated indoor pool. John and I were glad to get off the road for the evening and had a nice relaxing supper at Perkins which was just across the street from the motel. Tomorrow will be the final leg of the journey--we are really looking forward to seeing Pop again and being able to stay in one place for the week.