After updating some of the highlights of the past few days, I thought I'd give current status. There will be more later on Holland's birthday, the Beard dinner, and the fun we had at Long Beach with family.
I woke up at 5:30, and started driving at 5:45. Karen and the kids were still asleep as we made our way west towards Pennsylvania. We met Uncle Bill and Martha at a tire store near their house in Mecungie, PA. I got the elusive spare tire I've been searching for since Saturday. After a great breakfast at Bill's favorite diner, we embarked on the next segment of our journey.
Currently, I'm typing this as Karen is driving the Paddy Wagon. We just entered Ohio on I-70. This area brings back fond memories of a trip I made in 2001. Wheeling remains a quaint town. Little league baseball fields were busy alongside the highway. I was homesick for Whittington field and thought about the tournaments Dilworth is hosting later this summer.
I'm taking the wheel in Columbus, and hope to get near St. Louis later tonight. Seeing the arch in the morning will give the kids the sense of the gateway St. Louis served for our young nation, and that it is for our own journey.
Enjoyable reading John. Glad to see the updates. I feel like a stalker.
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