Our
last day on the road began with a bang … and a boom, lightning, strong winds
and rain. Surely, this was the type of day that fostered the nursery rhyme “Rain,
Rain, Go Away”.
The
Route
The
trip came to an end after 227 miles of interstate highway driving. We left
Crawfordsville on I-74, connected with I-65 and I-70 in Indianapolis, and
took I-70 to I-270N in Columbus.
About
the Day
The
rain started last night, just as we finished getting set-up in Crawfordsville.
It continued all night with intermittent, intense squalls.
It
was raining when we got up. We got a break in the rain and started a “hurry-up”
connection attempt … and almost made it. A 10 minute (it seemed like an hour) torrential
downpour drenched Dick to the bone. We got on the road after he got out of a
sopping wet jacket and changed shirts.
We
drove through storm cells all the way home. One minute it would be bright and
dry, and then we’d be in a downpour with wipers running at full speed.
Indiana
roads did nothing to help the day. Sections that appeared to have been recently
resurfaced were breaking up. Bridge transitions were jaw rattling. The highway
conditions in this state are the worst we encountered on the entire trip.
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| What a nice welcome. |
We
parked the trailer as a storm cell was passing. Fortunately, we found breaks
that gave us enough time to unload and stay dry.
Tomorrow
We’ll
still be unpacking and settling back in to a home that doesn’t roll.
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