Finally found a wi-fi hotspot… $8 to get it, but I’m online. We’re currently chilling in the Red Roof Inn in Cranberry Township, PA. Could have had it last night in Ann Arbor, MI but kind of balked at the price.
The connection is a little wonky, we’ve been fighting wind and driving rain all the way here. I’m hoping the weather improves tomorrow so we can make better time.
Monday night, in a nutshell, sucked. If anyone reading this visits Grand Rapids, MI… DO NOT stay at the Motel 6 on 3 mile road. Our room reeked. I mean, it smelled SO bad! It was so awful, I went online and looked up what meth and other drugs smell like. At 3am, had a drunk start yelling and at 5am had two guys walked by our room yelling at each other the whole way. As soon as dawn broke, we were out of there.
We made it as far as Ann Arbor before our lack of sleep caught up with us and we were forced to find a motel. Today, we covered all of Ohio and got as far as Cranberry Township, PA before we decided to call it a night.
Luna and the kitties have been fantastic. Only problem is tonight Luna seems to have forgotten her training and been barking way too much. Hopefully it’s just a symptom of how long she’s been cooped up today.
Sheba is blowing my mind. Second night in a row, she’s called our cell phone all worried and wanting to know if we got in okay. To top it off… she said she was proud of us for taking this chance. She said we were brave. Who the heck is this woman and what has she done with my Grandmother?? Mine isn’t this nice.
Really wishing I had a camera. Took the wrong exit on Tuesday and ended up lost in Lansing, MI. Found a sign proclaiming “Warning! Speed humps ahead.” That amused me so stupid much. Plus, after the super flatness of Ohio, we started getting into some amazing landscapes and rock formations.
We were so geeking out over the lavish service plazas in Ohio. In case you’ve never been to one, it’s basically a tricked out rest stop. It has food courts, gas stations, massive bathrooms, shops, wi-fi hotspots, and tons of travel information. They’re literally a small mall. The condition of the roads once we hit the toll roads impressed us too. We’re used to Michigan’s worn and battered roads! Ohio’s and — so far — Pennsylvania’s roads were amazingly clean and smooth.