Today was drive, drive, drive. From Murdo, South Dakota, to Lancaster, Wisconsin. We started the day looking at our maps for points of interest along the route and didn’t find any. We stopped mid-day to refine plans for tomorrow and took longer than expected. We no sooner got back on the road than we discovered that the route holds one of the world’s great attractions! With free admission! But because of our extended stop, we arrived just too late to visit. The best we could do was get this picture outside:
This was the signature goof of the trip. We blame it on the company behind the museum for not starting their billboards much earlier. I think this is the first time we’ve said this to an entire company: Hormel— Ya Goof!
Actually, the boys were just as happy to skip this site. C’mon, guys! Ya Goofs!
DAY 10
We got an early start in order to arrive in Chicago by mid-day to meet up with family friends, Larry and Marlene. Miraculously, we drove to their home without trouble. They treated us to a wonderful lunch at Johnny Rockets, then escorted us to Navy Pier and even pumped fresh quarters into our depleted parking meter. Super hosts.
A double miracle: We got out of Chicago easily, too.
I did manage something of a goof in South Bend, Indiana. We detoured off the interstate to see Touchdown Jesus at Notre Dame. I had in my head that it was a statue, even though I’ve seen it before, many years ago (a faithful YaGoof! reader, Julie White, will remember pointing it out to me). We discovered the mosaic that actually IS Touchdown Jesus, but I said, “Naw, that’s not it.” I stand corrected, as demonstrated in this brief essay about another visit to Notre Dame.
Keith, Ya Goof!
DAY 11
We’re ending our trip on a high note, with a visit to family at their vacation home on Lake Erie, at Catawba Point in Ohio. So far, swimming and ping pong. No goofs to report, but I’m typing this at 4:00 p.m., so there’s still time! Tomorrow: Home again.
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