Vacation - Day 1

Day 1

I got up at 4, showered and dressed, had my morning coffee then headed out at 5:45. It was officially 5:46 when the motorcycle headed down the driveway. Jeff says it wasn't as early as he would have like, but then he is the only one to blame for that. He is such a procrastinator. We rode down I-94 to I-294 to avoid the Chicago construction and the major traffic jams that occur there. The traffic was still too heavy for my liking but we got through. We made a few stops along the way, always worrying about the weather. It was cool and overcast, rain threatened all day. Since the sun wasn't shining, the ride was on the chilly side, and full leathers were worth their weight. We hit a downpour for the first time around 1:30 so we put on the rainsuits and helmets and continued on. The rain cleared within half an hour but it still loomed. At 4:30 it started to rain again so we pulled off the road to find a hotel. We were in Newton Falls, Ohio. We were hoping to get to Youngstown but the rain put an end to that.

Day 1 is done and we logged 491 miles. We're more than halfway.