First Congo On The Road

After leaving exactly one hour later than planned, we were making good time when car 1 inexplicably exited I-55 on a road that had no gas stations, no restaurants, no town, in fact no commercial development at all.  Imagined comment in car 2: “Why are we stopping at this cotton picking exit?”  Contact suspected passengers to solve this mystery.

The rest of the trip was blissfully uneventful.  We arrived at our Mount Vernon, IL hotel before 7:00 in spite of our late start and cotton picking delays.  Enjoyed dinner at The Pasta House and looking around speculated that there is a hotel room for every resident of Mount Vernon.