There comes a time in nearly all of our family journeys where the fun is over. People begin to look forward to returning home and enjoying the privileges of home-cooked food, sleeping in one’s own bed, and having the ability to separate from each other.
For me that day was Thursday. The morning was no real issue since we planned to spend time at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. (Actually just the museum since we are not scholars or historians and as such have no reason to populate the library.) We followed that with a visit to Lincoln’s tomb.
I did remark to Geoana that in the span of a few weeks she and I visited final resting places of three presidents. Plus we passed very close to a fourth.
On our first day the I-80 trek through Iowa included an exit for West Branch, the location of Herbert Hoover’s library, museum, and burial site. However given it was late in the day and we already were suffering fatigue the Geofamily decided a visit would have to wait for another trip.
Back to Springfield, Illinois. The museum visit took care of the morning. Finding a place to eat was more of a chore than necessary. Again I think this was due to end-of-trip blahs. The afternoon consisted of the females going shopping and me trying to catch a nap in the hotel room.
None of us were very successful.
Wake up on Friday morning, leave town early. Place our vehicle on U.S. highway 36 and go west. From interstate, to well-maintained four lane, to two lane once we reenter the Land Of Dorothy. Ten hours later we are home!
7 days. 1800 miles. Many good memories.
Time to put this one in the books.
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