Up early and waiting for the free breakfast. Might as well take advantage as a 7 hour drive ahead except for pee stops for Seven.  Leaving Coldwater and headed towards St. Louis, Missouri. One does not see much of the country while on the highway and I did not stop to take any pictures. Should have and could have but I did not. A bit silly really as it is doubtful that I will do the same journey again. Then again, never say never. I must admit that the US has great pit stops along their state highways. Well posted, clean and very convenient. Sure makes it easier so you don’t have to get off the highway and search for a toilet!! Some have more to offer than others but for Seven and I they were just what we needed.  Some even offer poop bags for your dogs.

The second day while cruising along, what was alarming to me was the number of deer that were road kills in Michigan and Indiana. This was only on a small section of highways that criss cross the country but I stopped counting at 20, it was too depressing.  Such beautiful animals. I can only hope that death was immediate and they did not suffer.

Always checking the gas and I kept saying to myself, oh must stop and get gas at the next sign. Well I kept saying that and then well lets say I had to get off the highway and get gas. I followed the sign which led me to nowhere. Now what? I was in a small town, a village really and had no idea where they went for gas. I stopped a young man on the street and asked. He says well my Jesus you are the second person this week to ask me the same thing. He then gives me the directions which take me out of this village and up the big hill, you can’t miss it he says. Well when someone says that to me, I invariably miss it and yes I missed it. Making a u-turn on a dirt road that goes nowhere, I found the one and only gas station. I look at the pumps and man are they old. So do I pay before or just pump the gas. Haha, didn’t realize that you had to press the lever down or was it up. Got my gas, bought some beer for later and paid my bill and then realized I was in bible .country. Praise the Lord.  Now to find the highway again. We only had a couple of hours of daylight left before our next Red Roof Inn.

Pulled into the motel and discover they have an indoor pool and I don’t have a swim suit. Too bad, that would have been great.  It’s time for Seven to go out. We take a walk down this road which I thought would have been quiet. It was until a guy in his supped up pick up came barreling down the road. Poor Seven freaked and he damn well near strangled himself trying to get away. Needless to say we did not take that road again.

Grab some food, bed time and end of day two.