Illinois, Indiana and Ohio

AUGUST 16, 2010 - DAY 12 - URBANA, IL TO WESTERVILLE, OH

Angel started her morning cruising the web to play catch up on what's been going on in the world, while I chatted with everyone hanging out in the breakfast room. And since Sports Center was on the TV there too I (unfortunately) learned that the Padres are still putting the SF Giants through their paces. But at least there was good news in that the 49ers beat the Colts in their pre-season game. That's the only news I caught up on.

Since we had appointments at the local salon / spa we knew we wouldn't leave till late. We planned from the beginning that today would strictly be a destination day, so it was super slab all the way.

However, I've got to say that the majority of the ride we were still just passing farmland, and again mostly corn. I have come to the conclusion that the mid-west is one big cornfield and must provide all the corn across the nation. But I did wish that we'd had time to stop by the Wilbur Wright Museum, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Colts stadium.

We did manage to stop at Starbucks before heading out of Urbana, along with the local H-D dealership. And we were more than grateful to the Richmond, IL, dealership that let us in to use their restroom even though they had closed just five minutes before.

But other than pit stops we pushed all day to make it to the Columbus, OH area where family and dinner are waiting for us. And what a dinner it was. There is nothing like green beans with potatoes and bacon to bring back those home cooking memories. And I finally got to taste some of that corn I've been seeing, sliced fresh off the cobs. No wonder they grow so much of it around here, it's delicious. Add that to the rest of the meal and wash it down with iced tea and you have the perfect meal spent with wonderful family. What better way to end a day?

Tomorrow we head to Pennsylvania and our road trip break. We chose to give ourselves a few days off prior to the start of the America's 9/11 Ride, kind of like a vacation within a vacation. We are planning to get up early so we can hit the road and make the most out of our break. We've already scouted the closest Starbucks location for breakfast!

Today's stats: 7.5 hours and 333 miles