Travel: Day One

09:36 (EDT) - West Lafayette, IN
Well, the movers got here. Arrived at around 8:45 just as T and I headed out for the DMV. We decided we better turn around, so she dropped me off and I'm just waiting for the movers to do their thing. At the moment, I'm wondering where the hell I put the digital camera.

23:21 (CDT) - Somewhere near Des Moines, IA

Check that. The digital camera was in the glove box. It took the movers (only two of them) over 6 hours to move our meager apartment load of stuff into the truck. Apparently, there were supposed to be 3 movers, but the third had a doctors appointment. He later called to find out if he was still needed - they said "no". So, cut to 4:00pm; we finally drop off the keys to the apartment, drop off the vacuum at Davids, stop by Follett's, and then get on the road.

Traffic was surprisingly good through I-65 and I-80 near Chicago. Lots of speed traps courtesy of the Illinois Highway Patrol in the second half of the state. All I can say is: "Thanks, Beltronics." We stopped in Iowa City for dinner around 8:15 localtime. Scarfed down some dinner over very few words, and headed for Des Moines listening to "Rush: A Farewall to Kings". We arrived in Des Moines and I decided that I best not push it to Omaha (another 135 mi).

We stopped at a Holiday Inn, and are staying the night there. Nice king-sized bed, free WiFi, and added security thanks to some Police thing going on here (there are tons of Cop cars from all over parked in the Parking lot). Talitha is mad because I forgot to ask for a smoking room.

The plan for tomorrow? Leave around 9am and head for Cheyenne. It's only ~630mi so we can probably make it to Rawlins (700mi). More later, time for TV and sleep.