Day 17, Monday, September 23, 2007
. . . From Joilet Illinois to (can't remember) -- Ohio today. Again a gorgeous day of 80 degree sunshine. The day started out in Interstate 80 -- traffic everywhere, toll road, billboards, concrete walls as noise barriers on the freeway -- on ramps, off ramps everywhere -- we had to keep merging to follow I80 -- just absolutely awful! Once we got on the toll road though it was quite different -- no more of any of those things -- more like the Interstate we have followed all the way.
. . .Toll roads are new to us -- we had to pay two tolls so far -- $1.70 and then $14.75. Now we have a ticket for the road we are on -- don't know how much it will cost. The big snag with toll roads afre that they don't have any signs for where anything is except the next rest plaza. In Washington they are called rest stops but here they are rest plazas with fast food places/gas/souvenier shops/rest rooms/even a place to hook up to electricity and stay for the night in your RV. So if you want to go to Wall Mart or find a library or a Dennys you are just absolutely out of luck. Very restrictive.
. . .Passed patches of beautiful changes of tree colors -- magnificant bright reds/yellows/oranges.
. . . Saw the Route 66 Exit sign today about 50 miles west of Toledo Ohio. Wish we could have followed it for a while -- maybe next time.
. . . Found an odd street name today in Western Ohio: Fail Street. Then, just one or two exits more was the street name :St. John's Street -- such odd names.
. . . We saw lots of corn fields today -- just abut ready to be harvested -- and some of the prettiest old farm houses with wrap around porches and red barns and silos -- very picturesque.
. . . My hands are beginning to feel so much better. Coming across Wyoming, Montana, and South Dakota the air was so dry -- my hands were a bit sore the whole time -- even though I was using prescription strength moisturing lotion.
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