Daily Archives: November 2, 2009
“Hitch Itch” Scratched
Today was a fairly long travel day for us. We left Michigan about 8 am headed southwest about 330 miles to Vernon IL to visit Jan’s sister, Debbie, for a few days.
But since the trip was almost all Interstate/Tollroad, it wasn’t that bad. We stopped at a rest area about 40 miles down the road to get a breakfast sandwich at McDonald’s. The rest areas on the tollroads up here are full service, with gas, and several restaurants, not just restrooms.
It was raining slightly for the first couple of hours, but no problem.
I’m really appreciating the new shocks. They’re still a little stiff, but they’ll loosen up in the next few hundred miles. But, the excessive roll and porpoising are gone.
About 1 pm we stopped at a McDonald’s in Rantoul, IL. Luckily it had a large parking lot in back so we had no trouble getting in and out. We did get some strange looks from people, though. I guess they thought we were trying to go through the drive-thru line.
We pulled into our parking spot about 3:30 pm, having gained a hour since we crossed into the Central Time Zone again.
We’re parked next to a barn owned by a relative of my brother-in-law, Jim. And even better, we have a 30 amp outlet to plug into. Since we leave the cats in the coach, we leave the heaters and a couple of lights on, so plugging in keeps the batteries charged.
Jan’s sister Debbie had a great meal for us that evening and it was good to talk over old times. We’ll be here until Friday or Saturday at least.
More tomorrow…
