SWEATING IT OUT MISSOURI TO CONNECTICUT

Everyone thought we were crazy to go cross country in a 1987 Jeep Cherokee - well here we are having passed over the past few days through Kentucky, West Virginia, quick detour into Ohio (just for Jeanne to check off another state), along the top of Maryland, long stretch through Pennsyvania and now in Connecticut and the old bus is still going strong. Mostly we've tootled along at around 55 mph to save on gas - have you ever been overtaken by a swimming pool? We have! (see photo to prove it). The crazy part is that the Jeep has no AC and we've been hitting record temperatures every day. Travelling up to six or seven hours a day in 100 plus degrees has not been the fun part. But we're surviving and still having fun. Lots of water, wound down windows and stops at Dairy Queens has helped - and we've also splashed out (ha! ha!)a couple of time on hotels with swimming pools. No time for sightseeing so the photos are just glimpses of what we saw on the way.