Are we there yet?

The day started way too early for any human being to be civil:
The Beauty and the Beast, where Lady is obviously the beauty....

For those who have watched Shrek 2, you will see how this picture is the inspiration for the title:

Today went by without a hitch (no pun intended), thank the Lord. Apart from a little bit of rain that we got from the remnants of Gustav, the trip was quite uneventful and borderline boring. CORN CORN CORN and GIGANTIC TRUCKS is also we saw:

Have you ever seen these triple trailers??? They are huge!

We drove approximately 550 miles and crossed 4 states: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin (we changed the route, surprise!!!). Ohio was very smooth because they have nice and dog-friendly stops b(with Starbucks!!!!!!). Illinois was horrible. They drive like maniacs and the highway is under construction and it sucks. Of course, I was the one driving that section, so I ..itched the whole time :-). My husband is a Saint.

Now look at this funny guy here, it looks like it is coming towards us, doesn't it?

It got us worried for a moment... Hehehe, it was being towed by another f..ing huge truck!!! Chef, your smart car cannot survive on these roads, it will be truck food!



The dogs behaved exceptionally well again today and Lady did not even mind the rain. Shooter would do the occasional "Are we there yet?" check and go back to sleep, quite comfortably I might say. Check Jos's posting for further detail


We just enjoyed a supper of local cheese, crackers and wine and tonight we will sleep in De Forest, Wisconsin, "America's Dairyland". Tomorrow, it all starts again, at the unGodly hour of 6am and we'll see how far we can get. Tune in for more adventure and fun!