The Long Sprint Home - Day Two

Sorry for another relatively short post, but you'd be amazed how little energy you have to write about a day of nonstop driving.

Just for reference, here's what we've done since lunch Tuesday. Yesterday was Ogden to Lincoln, a lovely little drive that took us across both Wyoming and Nebraska (is it weird to anyone else that those two states share a border?)

Below you will see the state capitol of Wyoming in Cheyenne, where we ate dinner last night. The only restaurant we could find downtown was the Albany, which triples as a bar and a liquor store in addition to being an eatery. Talk about one stop shopping.



The only other real news of notes is that I had my first run-in with law enforcement personnel last night about midnight. But good news! It was only for not coming to a complete stop at the top of an off-ramp where I was stopping to get gas and a got off with a warning. Finally these good looks come in handy.

You'll notice that the bobbymap has been updated, while the scoreboard has not. That's because I keep forgetting to check my mileage when I park for the night. That said, I am well over 6,000 miles for the trip, which is fun.

Blue moon of Kentucky, keep on shinin'

When I left this morning, I imagined this post being relatively short with lots of whining about how lame driving through Kentucky and Ohio was. But you deserve better, I deserve better, the blog deserves better. So we'll start you off with this little beauty from Corbin, Ky. Wait for it...

That's right, the birthplace of KFC. In addition to being on the site of the Colonel's original restaurant (the building in the photo is a recreation), there is also a museum and a regular KFC. Not to mention a souvenir stand, complete with Colonel Sanders bobbleheads. I, however, opted for the $0.69 commemorative button. I believe I'll have to give this place an honorary spot on the Lunch List.

After lunch in Corbin, I headed to Cincinnati for dinner at the Montgomery Inn. This place came recommended by (ed.) Casey's roommates Rebecca and The Doctor (instead of the universally-panned Skyline Chili) and lived up to expectations. The "World's Greatest Ribs" were solid, but the highlight was a scoop (actually the size of football) of Graeter's Black Raspberry Chip ice cream. I ate at the Boathouse location, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone dining in the 'Nati.

A little site housekeeping to close...

First, you'll (probably not) notice a slight change to the bobbymap. First, Ohio has been changed from blue to red since I have now driven through it. Second, as I am spending the night in Ann Arbor, Michigan is now red as well. I haven't really done anything but check into the hotel, so Michigan will get some love tomorrow. One last thing is a new feature on the side bar, the Scoreboard. It will list four things from here on out - miles traveled, states visited, tanks of gas purchased and average miles per gallon. I haven't actually included totals yet (because I forgot to look at the odometer when I got out of the car), but I will update that in the morning.

So almost no whining and the Colonel...not too bad if you ask me. Kentucky was really boring though. And the traffic in Lexington sucked.