I meant to post again last night but finding a hotel was such a circus I was too exhausted. Once we crossed into Wisconsin we stopped for dinner in a rest area (or was that still in Illinois? I keep losing track!) And decided to press on for a couple more hours. At a gas station about 50 miles from Madison, we decided to just drive until we reach the outskirts of the city and can locate a hotel. Well, we couldn't find a hotel and ended up in the heart of Madison after dark and then the defication really hit the ventilation. We drove in circles for almost an hour, finding nothing but questionable motels. We even pulled into a place that looked like a total dive, purely out of frustration. I pulled up some reviews for the place on my phone and probably turned white as a sheet. I said to the crew, "We need to leave NOW." Seriously, some of the things people said about this hotel were just horrifying. I can't even mention them they were so vile.
At any rate, we ended up getting our bearings eventually and found a nice Howard Johnson's down the road around 10:00 or 10:30. What a relief! I was so exhausted, I was out like a light before 10:45. This morning I felt loads better but definitely could have slept a few more hours. I can feel myself getting crankier, just craving a little quiet me-time, but I seem to have found a small window, here. Everyone went into Hardee's to eat , but there's nothing on the menu there that I'll eat, so I came outside to type a quick little blog post. I can't wait to get to Stevie's house and get some relaxation time. Two hours to go!
Sorry, no pictures right now, but here's a fun fact for you: the state highways in Wisconsin are not numbered, but lettered. As far as I can tell, single letters (A, B, C, etc...) go north-south, double letters (AA, BC, DG, etc...) go east-west, and triple letters go God-only-knows-where. But don't quote me on that.
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