Well, arrived yesterday afternoon, but I didn't have enough time online at the Kinko's yesterday to post. :)
The drive was...long. Not bad, but very tiring. Packing the car was a nightmare--I think I ended up taking ten trips up and down the stairs (from the third floor). I was entirely correct in my mental topography of the trunk, but not so much the back seat, though I did get stuff to fit without blocking my rear view mirror. Eventually. I ended up leaving closer to 9:30 am, but given Chicago traffic, I probably made the same time I'd've made if I'd succeeded in leaving at 8 am. I spent the first night in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the second in Laramie, Wyoming.
Amusing sights on the road: a highway exit for Elwood, Nebraska. The "Kum and Go" convenience store chain.
I'm looking forward to the cable modem getting hooked up tomorrow!
The drive was...long. Not bad, but very tiring. Packing the car was a nightmare--I think I ended up taking ten trips up and down the stairs (from the third floor). I was entirely correct in my mental topography of the trunk, but not so much the back seat, though I did get stuff to fit without blocking my rear view mirror. Eventually. I ended up leaving closer to 9:30 am, but given Chicago traffic, I probably made the same time I'd've made if I'd succeeded in leaving at 8 am. I spent the first night in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the second in Laramie, Wyoming.
Amusing sights on the road: a highway exit for Elwood, Nebraska. The "Kum and Go" convenience store chain.
I'm looking forward to the cable modem getting hooked up tomorrow!