Miles 1-408: Drive to Cincinnati
We got off basically without a hitch this morning with a lot less preparation than I thought there would be. When we were about 20 minutes away from home, I realized I left my camera behind and I really “needed” it because I would miss so much without it. I felt bad, but we went back for it. The beginning of the car drive wasn’t as anticlimactic as I thought it would be, but after about an hour, driving just wasn’t as interesting anymore. Those of you who know me well enough know exactly what I did then, and those of you who know my brother well enough would know that driving wasn’t interesting anymore for him after about five minutes. We went through Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio (and of course North Carolina) and Ohio and Kentucky were both new states for Jackson and I, the first of many. I’ve never really paid attention when we’ve driven through Virginia or West Virginia before; there are some really good views right off the side of the road. It’s actually kind of scary: one wrong turn and you could go off a cliff. Today was probably the most fun I’ve ever had in a long road trip. Even though I was reading some/most of the time, it still felt like we spent time talking together, and other things like that. A few times, my parents would snap at us a little bit whenever my brother and I would say a word to each other because they’re so worried that we’re going to make this trip miserable and argue, but so far we’re doing fine. When we got to Cincinnati, we went out to dinner at Montgomery Inn, which has world-famous ribs. Guys, they were so good!!! Then we had some world famous ice cream at one of my dad’s friend’s dad’s house’s roof overlooking the city. #livingthelife. I’m going to try to add a quote or interesting fact at the end of every blog post that I learned or that relates to our day. As part of our homeschooling, we have to keep up this blog and a journal. My dad wrote in the front of my journal and this quote is one of his favorites and it really applies to why we’re taking this trip.
“Always remember there is nothing worth sharing like the love that let us share our name.”