I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep last night but I was actually sound asleep when the alarm went off at 5:00 AM. Everyone else showed up early. You could tell they were eager to begin the journey. We chit chatted for a bit, had a cup of coffee and were on our way promptly at 6:30. We headed north on the PA Northeast extension to our first stop in the Poconos. After breakfast, this is were Tom and Charlie headed east back home and we went west on I80. We stayed on I80 all the way across PA, into Ohio and then finally Indiana.
The weather was mixed. It was sunny and 77 degrees at one point and 58 with rain at another. Thank goodness the rain didn't last long, only about a half hour.
At one point we got off of the main highway and drove into a small town called Dubois for gas. The town was having their Community Day so the locals were having a good time throughout the small town at different activities.
I80 was a really nice road to travel. The east and west ends of the state were recently paved and smooth. The middle of the state is the part they're repaving and at times they had one of the lanes closed in each direction. But it didn't cause any delays except to slow the speed limit down to 55.
We pulled into a Super 8 motel at about 7:15 tonight. We'll staying in Sturgis, Michigan which is a small town about 1 mile north of the Indiana border near Elkhart, IN. We had dinner was at Applebees were the locals were all friendly.
The plan is to get up early tomorrow morning and head towards Fargo, ND.
Total miles: 704 Butt factor: 2
