Lots of Driving

These past couple of days have involved a lot of driving. Yesterday we made it to Cleveland and spent a brief amount of time wandering around. Here are a few snap judgments I've made about the city.

• this city is full of smokers - just about every other person I saw had a cigarette in their hand
• not a dog town - everyone stared at Dexter like he was some sort of foreign creature
• lots of things are easily accessible - even their sports stadiums (football included) were right in the center of the city

We drove way too much today - staring around 9 a.m. and not getting to our hotel until 8:30.

Pluses for today

• I discoverd that there are wineries everywhere in this country - even Ohio
• lunch in Bowling Green - great college town
• driving past a camouflaged silo
  

Today's not so great moments

• Indiana lasts forever - I never thought we would leave the state.
• driving through Gary, Indiana - Yes, it is the home of Michael Jackson. However, it is the most ghetto place that both Chad and I have ever seen.

Here are a couple of realizations that have come to us on our 5th day. Shirley (our GPS) will always find a way to take us through a

1. ghetto (ex. Rochester, Buffalo, and Gary) AND
2. construction areas

I'm psyched for Chicago tomorrow - Obama bike tour here I come!