The second half of our trip had us touring and exploring some new cities and visiting friends and family along the way. After leaving Jake and Kelsey's, we headed west and enjoyed Roanoke, Bristol, Nashville, Louisville, Muncie, Chicago, and Racine. We got to see friends from China, Fitz family, and the Berlands. We only needed to replace one tire along the way, before any problems arose, and we were happy to avoid any serious issues on our 3400 miles. We made it through all of Harry Potter book five on audiobook and the girls did a good job entertaining themselves otherwise.
Day 8: Stopped in Roanoke to eat lunch, wandered their downtown, hit up a museum and got stuck in a downpour. Then made our way to Bristol where we got to visit Courtney, Michael, and Hadley. We met Courtney while working in China and had a great time reminiscing with her and getting to meet her growing family. Some southern barbecue hit the spot.
Day 9: Raced west before the tornado warnings canceled school in eastern Tennessee. We stopped at the world's largest gas station, Buc-ees, and then went to Nashville. The downtown was busy - full of music, people, food, and cowboy attire. We then saw some other neighborhoods which included yummy doughnuts, cute shops, and a bookstore Kara had wanted to visit. We ended the night laughing with Arthur, Nikki and Clay.
Day 10: Checked out Louisville and were sad that Ben's old whiskey club wasn't there to take on the Bourbon trail. We had fun seeing the Louisville slugger spot and walking the Ohio river border with Indiana. We then made our way up to Muncie where Ben's old roommate and his family hosted us. Seeing Adam, Megan, Owen, and Simon was a treat and we had a fantastic stay here for Day 11 as well. We got to tour Ball State, go mini-golfing, and swimming. The girls learned a new game called "Can't Stop" and want to bring it into our rotation.
Day 12: Visited Chicago and hung out downtown. Fought traffic and then made our way up to our last campsite near Racine. We've almost made it!
Day 13: Got home! We finished our journey and then Pip was thrilled to finally buy a new hamster. What a trip and quite the finish. Happy to be home with great memories.
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