After a toasty night’s sleep we woke up to
snow...and two dead motorcycle batteries again.
But we figured that would happen as the bikes were outside in 30o
temps without being on a trickle charger.
Bike batteries do not like cold weather. Plan A didn’t work as Stanley
didn’t quite have the juice to start them so it was time for Plan B which was
pushing first Flame and then Zeus to the front of the truck. It took almost 10 minutes of being hooked to
the super duper boost of truck energy before either of them started. We were willing to wait as Plan C would have
been to push the bikes into the trailer or to sit down and cry...whichever came
first. Plan B for the win!!!
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Traffic on I-80 wasn’t bad. We missed the bulk of the Chicago traffic
because of where we merged onto 80.
**Note: I should have said that the amount of traffic wasn’t bad;
driving skills of those who were out and about were on par with what I’ve come
to expect from drivers on this section of I-80.**
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Crossed into the Mitten State minutes before
noon. Yay! Not home yet but seeing that Pure Michigan
sign put a good feeling in all of us.
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Mom’s foot is doing better...she’s walking
normally but will be quick to say that it still hurts. Her ankle has been sore; she thought it was
from sunburn but the pain of sunburn is on the surface and doesn’t linger for 3
weeks. The pain she describes is
internal; it’s also a bit swollen so I’m thinking her ankle as well as her
outer foot bone was injured when she fell.
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Dropped Mom off at her house at about 4:30
p.m. Kim and I debated for about two
minutes about whether to stay or head home. Kim figured we had plenty of time to make it
before dark. The pull of home is great
at this point so we got back on the road for the final leg of the trip.
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Today’s total mileage stands around 410
miles if I count the fact Rapunzel took us around a big ol’ country block
before heading us in the right direction.
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7:15 p.m.....and we’re home!! Let the 2 week period of isolating ourselves
begin!
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And at
9 o’clock we realized we were out of gas.
No fire in the fireplace tonight and I have a call to make
tomorrow. It’s a fine ending to another
Kim n Karen Adventure. J
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