This is not going to be one of the more exciting days on the trip. We told the kids it was a "travel day" so everyone settled in to their seats and we hit the road just after 8am. According to the GPS, which we decided to use regularly now, we had an 8hr and 12min ride. So, everyone got out their books and off we went.
The ride was event free until Chicago. Oh my, what traffic. It was like Boston x 10! We arrived in the Chicago city limits before 3pm and it wasn't until almost 4:30 before we made it back up to highway speeds. From there it was still about 1.5 hours to Wisconsin Dells. I have to say, listening to recorded books along that leg of the trip was a life saver! We will have to find a place where they have some free wifi so I can download more books.
Sharon and I learned a lesson today...camp sites in state parks are REALLY hard to come by in some locations. In Wisconsin, you can't call ahead (on the same day) to reserve a site so we had to take a chance and drive up to one. Thankfully the one we chose had ONE tent site left, whew! The site is rustic. It sits at the top of a hill, all woods and generously sized sites. No water near the sites and the bathroom is a true outhouse style...pit toilets! It's the only way to go!!!
Tomorrow we're off to have some fun in the "Dells"!
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