Change change change!

As we said goodbye to Door County we awakened to the first real rain of our trip.  We had rain overnight and it was damp, but not raining as we left.  We have had SUCH great weather this entire trip and this was kind of a surprise!  We packed up and headed out and I was reminded that I hadn't shared one thing we discovered here - the county roads are identified by letter instead of name on the road signs.  Apparently this is because it's easier to read than a name and I agree!  But it gave us a chuckle.  Here's a junction with double T.  

Here's another that gave us a chuckle - you can take AA to OOstburg haha!

 Our original plan for the last part of our trip involved traveling from Door County to Cleveland, Ohio to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and tour the Christmas Story House.  However that plan changed.  And it was Chicago's fault!  We lived for many years in the congestion associated with the metro DC area.  Twelve years ago we moved to a very rural county in Virginia.  Our county has 1 traffic light (outside the fire station), 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.  We live in a housing community but right outside of the community it is very rural.  As we approached and drove around and past Chicago we were bombarded by the traffic.  There were often 6 lanes, aggressive drivers, lots of road construction, and signage that could be confusing.  The city does have an awesome skyline however, and many other wonderful qualities. 

As we got past all of that we both felt stressed and I asked Bill if he really wanted to face Cleveland traffic the next day?  We were on our way to a stop in Goshen, Indiana that night and I cancelled our reservations in Cleveland while on our way there.  Soon Indiana welcomed us!  

After settling in to our hotel we started looking for options for those 2 nights and ended up deciding on a resort area in West Virginia - the Resort at Glade Springs.  It got mixed reviews on Tripadvisor and Yelp, but most were good and we decided to take a chance on it.  We awakened early the next morning as we were 7 1/2 hours away and when we stepped out to get breakfast it was SO foggy.  We delayed our departure for a half hour in hopes some would burn off but eventually we hit the road.  Patches were super thick, and occassionally it lifted for a short bit then we'd be right back in it. 

Our drive was nice country roads, much more relaxing than the day before.  Soon we were crossing into West Virginia!

And the welcome sign was on a pretty bridge as a bonus!  We checked in and grabbed dinner at the pub - named Bunker Sports Bar (we have a Bunker Bistro walking distance from our home) and turned in for the night.  More in our next post.