Newark Delaware to Chicago Illinois

As I said we left late Thursday nite. This was the plan. If we drive far on the first leg we will be far enough out to really feel like we are doing this! I hoped to have napped, but didnt get to, so when we left at 11 I was tired by 12 lol. Hit some traffic near construction in baltimore, and I was thinking I will just pull over at the next rest stop and take a nap. Of course emily was sleep b4 we even left the condo parking lot.

I pull into a rest stop use the bathroom, and get back in the car. Funny how getting up and walking around gave me energy, I had another hour in me, so I kept going, then emily had to use the bathroom, so I pulled over a hour later, and grabbed a case of Red Bull. That gave me alll the caffine I needed to drive til 4am.

At 4am Emily wakes up and is like, "hey i can drive". So I QUICKLY pull off at the next exit to take advantage before she goes back to sleep. Thanks to Freddy, I have Navigation so she can follow that while i napped. I slept a nice good HARD 2 hours. Woke up, and felt great, I asked if she was ok, she said, im getting tired again, I said no problem, so i took the wheel again at 630am. We stopped had breakfast in ohio at 630 before I took over. leaving I was feeling good, only 6 more hours til Chicago. We leave the rest stop, and as I accelerate out, there is a cop in the median. I look at my speed, and im doing 80, oops. He backs up, because he is facign the other traffic, and he pulls me over. He was straight forward, not nice, not a jerk(or maybe), but he gave me the ticket, i said yea yea, cya. I always wonder if you pull off fast, if they will get you again, but i didnt test it ;)



So we reach chicago, and sleep from noon to 4 or so, we gained an hour which was good. Woke up went to the gym/swimming, then went out on the town for a stroll and found some mexican spot for dinner, which was across the street from the silliest Mcdonalds I have ever seen.