Arrived safely in South Bend, IN

Hi all!

We arrived in South Bend, IN a couple of hours ago.  It was an 11 hour jaunt from Mpls - primarily because of a late start, rain, and the afternoon rush hour in Chicago.

We are all smiles now... now that we've eaten and consumed an alchoholic beverage.  The day didn't start out so well. 


The day began with Josie taking the wrong turn out of her driveway.  Then, she took another wrong turn!  Sandy, our chase vehicle, was understandably concerned. We shared her concern when she disappeared from view only 5 miles from the house.  With 2 GPSs and 3 cell phones, you'd think we could manage to get out of the state.

With jaunty smiles and good-natured laughter, we continued on our journey.  The rain was an irritant as the hotrod had SEVERAL leaks.  Since there was a significant gap in the co-driver's side curtain (soft window), Larry had to prop a large BODY pillow between himself and the gap.  Josie endured with a towel draped over her lap and water dripping down her arm.  Larry tried to keep the cockpit dry when he wasn't trying to stop the gale-force wind and surf from crashing through the passenger door.

The car has received a lot of attention as you can well guess.  Countless photos have been taken.  However, we only received 2 comments of "what is that?!?" - probably because we were speeding down the highway with limited stops.  Some of our fellow One Lappers have already commented on the car's "unique" design.  More comments are sure to come tomorrow.

We're about ready to turn in.  Sandy and Larry think their room is cold.  I need to remind the readers that they are from New Mexico.  I think the room is rather warm... of course I'm from the frozen tundra.  I think we're going to have to shop for a down parka for Larry tomorrow.  We probably won't hit 70s and 80s until we get to South Carolina.

A few quotes  before we sign off:

Larry:  I'm never, ever, EVER going through downtown Chicago again!!!
Sandy: It was an adventure just getting to the start.
Josie:  Black and yellow, black and yellow, black and yellow... can someone please get this song out of my head?!?

Good night!
Josie, Larry, and Sandy