Day 1

Monday, January 25, 2010: The I-pod woke us at 6:30. We took care of last minute items and hit the road by 7:30—right on schedule. It was cloudy but dry and 34° as we left town. By the time we hit Charlotte, there was snow only along the edges of fields and woods. At Fort Wayne the snow was only in “glaciers” at the sides of ditches, but there was snow scudding across the highway and blowing in the air. Despite a headwind from the south the temperature had dropped to 31°. We arrived in Indianapolis right on time to meet Craig as he pulled into Chipotle’s. Sarah followed with the boys and we enjoyed a nice lunch. As we left Indianapolis there was more snow and it was even beginning to collect just a bit on the road and fields. We were happy to have it quit for good soon after we entered Illinois. The rest of the trip was uneventful and we made it even farther than we had planned, to Marion, Arkansas, just about ten miles from Memphis. The temperature was 37° as we parked at the Hallmark Inn to spend the night. We had seen gas for everything from $2.37 to $2.79, and driven in 5 states, including some time on our ol’ friend, The Great River Road!