Road Trip: Day 22

On the road again… I can’t wait to get on the road again… ok, after all the extra driving yesterday I wasn’t all that happy to have to wake-up and start driving. I slept in and didn’t get out of the hotel until around 10:30am, but I only had 6 hours of driving to do today.

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The route was all on the interstate so dragged-out a bit more than I’d have liked. It was interesting to look at all the billboards that lined the road… quite a mix: “Welcome to God’s Country” next to “Adult Superstore”. There was also the “Pyro City discount fireworks” followed closely by “Burn Ban in Effect” notices.

After I stopped for gas I found myself in the middle of an epic battle… at some point a fly came into the G8! I tried to open the windows and shew it out, but only had corn husks fly in through the windows. I tried a couple times, with various combinations of windows opened/closed, but apparently without any luck. When I stopped for dinner the fly wedged itself into the rear window and wouldn’t move. I opened my windows on the way back to the hotel… hopefully it decided to fly the “coupe” (or “sedan” to be more accurate).

The only thing I needed to accomplish today was to find someplace to take my daily G8 photo. Off the freeway there was a large wind farm, but I already took photos with windmills. I wanted to find a corn field like last year, but most of them are being harvested. I saw a sign for a military museum, but the tank wasn’t accessible for photos. I eventually found a generic park to take a couple shots.

Tomorrow I have a 3 hour drive to reach the G8 Nationals. While the meet doesn’t officially start until Friday, there is early-bird registration and then a group dinner. It will be great to see everyone from last year, and hopefully I’ll meet some new G8 friends… I can hardly wait!