6.5 days, lots of hours and one oil change later, we're done!
Well, Nathaniel is completely done -- I'll be driving from Baltimore to Bennington on the 4th, which is another 6.5 hours or so, but it'll seem like small change after making it this far. According to MapQuest, the drive from my house to Tom's (where I am right now, and have been since midnight-thirty on Tuesday morning) is 4317.13 miles. Of course, it was rather longer than that, seeing as got a few little run arounds in Bemidji and Chicago, and the fact that we went through Chicago at all.
Pittsburgh was probably the least fun of the driving experiance, at least as a passanger. It was absolutely pitch black, pouring rain - complete with thunder and lightning - and Nathaniel is a very intent driver who does NOT like to wait behind other cars if at all possible. Which resulted in a lot of passing of big trucks in the dark and wet. Little freaky, but he knows how to handle that Civic, so it was okay.
I DO have photos, though not as many as I might like, and they'll be posted eventually. Most likely when I get back to school. And, yes, while I have neglected to mention Jackson (my sock puppet) there is evidence that he was along with us. Including a photo of him and the most perfect licence plate I have ever seen.
So, it was a fun experiance, aside from the infrequent bathroom breaks. Nathaniel and I managed to get along, and to get through three books on tape. We discovered, on the last day, that I had accidentally grabbed "Order of the Phoenix" instead of "Goblet of Fire", otherwise we would have put a very large dent in four.
Anything else? Not really.... Stay tuned for Vermont trip "excitement" and photos!
P.S. I have NO idea why there was a leaning tower of Chicago. We were driving to Mike's place and all of a sudden, in a car lot, I think, we spotted a Piza-look-alike. I, unfortunately, didn't whip out the camera in time.
