Jacksonville, IL to Home: 347.1 miles
I got a later start than usual, but not late as I was still out the door before actual sunrise. I decided to wait for free hotel waffles and they did not disappoint. They even had chocolate chips for them.
After eating, I was glad to be out the door toward home. With Covid killing hotel breakfasts for the last 18 months, this was the first time I've had gratis hotel waffles in a very long time.
I jumped on I-72 and headed east. There was very heavy rain to the Northwest. It was moving slowly, but I still did not want to get caught in it. The morning was temperate and cloudy. Instead of a sunrise pushing me down the road, I was moving toward it.
I made my way east. I thought about jumping off the interstate and taking US-36, but there really wasn't anything I wanted to see and the thought of dealing with traffic was too heinous.
I spent time trying to decide if I should work the next day. The weather forecast doesn't look too good, so rather than sit around all day, I may clandestinely work from home and at least clear out my inbox. I suppose I can decide in the morning.
Getting around Indianapolis was ... Indianapolis. Jumping back on I-74 I got caught in construction that came to a standstill a few times. I'm not sure why I can drive thousands of miles, at times on busier highways and have the construction beat me up so close to home. At one point I yelled, "People, I just want to get home!" and traffic started moving. I never knew I had that power.
I got home early afternoon. The dogs were quite happy to see me and the lawn was ugly long. With rain forecast, there wasn't any choice but to mow immediately. While I didn't really want to do this, it did allow me a chance to replay many events of the past 11 days.
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