Didn’t make it 600 miles today. There is a major traffic jam on I70 outside of Indianapolis and all lanes are closed. Decided to pull off and stop for the day and finish it up tomorrow.
We drove through lots of rain today and lots of road construction. Never did hit stop and glide traffic but it was slow going at times.
Indianapolis seems to be our trouble spot this trip. Traffic has been horrible since about 30 miles outside of town. Saw a couple signs warning about all lanes closed about 20 miles down the road.
We stopped at a Hyatt and they were full. They said the only place they knew that had a bed was a LaQuinta. We found it and I went inside to see if they had a room. While the lady was slowly checking me in I asked if there was a bathroom close. They pointed me in the direction. I had trouble finding it.
Finally found it and went inside. I put my purse down and walked over to the toilet. I tripped over my purse and banged my head into the wall hard. Knocked my glasses off my head and I saw stars for a moment. I have a big goose egg on my forehead. It knocked me silly and I wet my pants. Damn!
I have a headache but think I will be OK. I don’t think I have a concussion. I’m sure a good night’s rest will make it all better.
We are on the second floor and there is no elevator. When we came in the side door I had my hands full with a water bottle, my other water bottle and my suitcase and purse. I decided I better not take all of that up the steps at the same time. The nicest young lady was sitting at the top of the stairs and offered to carry my suitcase up the stairs. How nice was that? We have been guided with angels all trip.
600 miles to go before we are home. Hopefully my little mishap this afternoon will be the only one of the trip. We can do this!
Tomorrow we get to go back on central time so will get a redo for an hour. We are both ready to be home. I hated to stop tonight but didn’t want to sit in traffic going nowhere for hours either.
It feels good to sit in a hotel room and rest. Today was hard. I told Kathy the middle day of travel is the hardest as there is no prize at the end of the day except to get up the next day and drive again. I don’t like driving in rain and unfortunately saw lots of that today. Construction zones are particularly difficult when traffic is heavy and it is raining.
We ate a late lunch somewhere along the way so won’t need dinner tonight. I already have my pajamas on so won’t want to get dressed and go out. Hopefully I can sleep lots tonight and have a better day tomorrow.
This trip has been an adventure. Still can’t believe we got the Project Clean out completed so quickly. I originally thought it would take two weeks. Grateful it went as smoothly as it did.
Grateful we are only 600 miles from home, grateful for hotels along the way, and grateful we will be home tomorrow.