We stopped at a rest area just before Columbus and enjoyed a picnic lunch. We even had an elegant dessert of the last of the cheesecake. The weather was partly cloudy and the sun kept popping in and out, with a strong breeze. We were starting to be aware if how flat the landscape was becoming.
From Columbus to the Indiana line we enjoyed listening to a Celtic program with a good variety of music.
Indiana and Illinois are definitely flat and the land is all farming. The highest structures are the grain silos or storage towers. It seems to be mainly soybeans and some corn. As you look out across the fields, it seems like you can see for miles to the horizon. There are no hills anywhere to block your views - just lots of very flat land. The fields - and the farms - are quite large.
Right before we got to Bloomington it started with light showers and now has settled in to a steady rain. But at least while we were driving during the day we had good weather.
From the trip to Florida I learned that I no longer get car sick trying to knit in the car, so I started a new knitting project as we left and have gotten about 6 new inches accomplished today.
Our goal for tomorrow is to continue along I-74 to I-80 and to cross the Mississippi River and get to Kearney, Nebraska which is along the Missouri River.
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