Driving from Chicago to Cleveland

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Today was a long day in the car. It was made longer by the continuing map failures. I believe it is some functionality of Google Maps that Clay is trying and epically failing to use. I don't know whether it just doesn't work or if Clay doesn't understand how to use it. In any event, he has custom plotted scenic routes several dozen times and each time the saved map route either vanishes or we are instructed turn by turn to the closest Interstate or other main route. Today we got a late start leaving Chicago even though we were checked out around 8am. First Clay couldn't find the car,then he couldn't find his way back to the Cambria where I waited an hour at the valet stand with the luggage. When we finally headed out we got our first custom map failure of the day and so stopped for gas while Clay reprogrammed the map route at least 8 more times with each failing in every possible permutation. Another hour had passed. Finally Clay turned his phone GPS on navigation so I could just use it as a map and give him instructions. We were on our way. We spent some time on Interstates but mostly took Historic & Scenic Byways. First on US Route 20 where we went through Amish country. As we were running so behind we started eating leftover Garrett Popcorn in the car for our lunch. Disaster strikes again. Clay loses a crown. We stopped at an Arbys in Elkhart as one of the few places we drove by. I had a tooth repair kit in my suitcase and we ate before he tried to glue it back in with the kit. He tried and failed at least 3 times before deciding to just carry the crown home and deal with it next week. We'll see. Had we waited 30 minutes we could have had Amish, but we didn't know and Clay was wanting to stop now anyway.

In Ohio, we moved to Route 2 and Route 6 to travel along the coast of Lake Erie. Clay was not too happy. It was not a great day. I blame poor trip planning, preparation, a delayed start and Clay losing a tooth. Anyway, being Clay he started worrying about dinner especially since we would be eating around 8pm. We got checked in to the Hampton Inn at Westlake at about 7pm. Clay asked me to look for a nearby Skyline Chili in Cleveland. There was one about 20 minutes away open until 10pm Having a dinner plan made everyone happier. We were both happy to have the local specialty again.

That was our day!

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