At 9 am Kristy stopped by Teresa and Tom's to pick me up for breakfast with Corey at Kup of Joe. It was a great way to start the day and I was loaded up with more than enough fuel to get me past the state line. After breakfast and getting ready for the run I said goodbye to Kristy and Teresa at the barkery. I was lucky to have had Kristy and Corey stop for me in Iowa which led to an awesome couple of days in Frankfort.
I jumped back on the Old Plank Trail to its end at Western Avenue where I started following the treasure map given to me yesterday to Indiana. Other than one unavoidable hairy intersection, the route proved to be money and took me all of the way to State Line Road. Unlike any of the other state lines I have crossed, there was no fancy sign welcoming me to my new home for the next few days. The only way to know I was in a new state is that the asphalt got significantly rougher.
As I continued east I could see my aunt Christie from Milwaukee heading towards me in her car. We loaded the cart into her car at a farm house that sold fresh eggs just short of White Oak Road. This would be the starting point for tomorrow. We drove back into Illinois to cross back into Indiana on Highway 30 hoping this highway would have the big Indiana sign to get my picture by. Luckily, there was one.
We survived the Friday afternoon traffic from Chicago to Valparaiso and got to the Best Western Hotel where I would be staying the next three nights. After dinner at Applebee's we got back to the room and relaxed. Only one more day of running until I'd get a whole day to rest!
I jumped back on the Old Plank Trail to its end at Western Avenue where I started following the treasure map given to me yesterday to Indiana. Other than one unavoidable hairy intersection, the route proved to be money and took me all of the way to State Line Road. Unlike any of the other state lines I have crossed, there was no fancy sign welcoming me to my new home for the next few days. The only way to know I was in a new state is that the asphalt got significantly rougher.
As I continued east I could see my aunt Christie from Milwaukee heading towards me in her car. We loaded the cart into her car at a farm house that sold fresh eggs just short of White Oak Road. This would be the starting point for tomorrow. We drove back into Illinois to cross back into Indiana on Highway 30 hoping this highway would have the big Indiana sign to get my picture by. Luckily, there was one.
We survived the Friday afternoon traffic from Chicago to Valparaiso and got to the Best Western Hotel where I would be staying the next three nights. After dinner at Applebee's we got back to the room and relaxed. Only one more day of running until I'd get a whole day to rest!
Indiana!
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