Besides being the first time we have driven coast to coast, this trip has also been an experiment in Airbnb. The teepee was stage one and two nights ago we stayed in a place which was billed as a sort of condo but turned out to be a suite motel (comfortable nonetheless). But last night was the real thing; a small house in Rochester, near to the Mayo Clinic which was almost perfect; a downstairs apartment with two bedrooms, a kitchen, a lounge and a dining area. Almost but not quite perfect because Matt had to sleep on the couch, but close enough. At least some of us caught up on episodes of The Office…
Today we stayed on I-90 almost all the way, 590 miles through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Miffed about missing the Deke Slayton museum in Sparta, Wisconsin (got there too early). Continued to enjoy our audio book. The land is getting softer – far less open range and many more trees scattered across the farmland. High point was having genuine Chicago deep dish pizza, but note that a medium size, labeled as being fit for 3/4 people, actually can feed 10. Got to hotel in Toledo at 9.15pm, now in EST.
