Cross Country Day 1: Southwest VA to Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Not much to blog about today, just that Leigh and I drove about 15 hours yesterday. We started from her mom's house in Grundy, VA, drove through Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and into Iowa. Weather was nice and clear and we didn't have any major hiccups, which was nice. Just lots of time on open midwestern highways. Traffic went from typical crowded eastern traffic to almost non-existent once we reached Indiana. It was just us, a few big trucks and some RVs plus the occassional local family in a sedan or small pickup truck. Juneau the Cat was mostly well-behaved with just a few moments of stupid (like deciding to hang out in the driver's side floorboards or looking like she wanted to jump out the door when we stopped at a rest stop- ugh). Not bad at all.

Today we are driving to Rapid City, South Dakota, about a 9 hour drive from here. After yesterday it doesn't seem too bad, so we allowed ourselves to sleep in an extra hour before leaving. Well, I should get dressed so we can pack up the car.