Hooray, we made it!

Nicole and I have made it to Connecticut - Torrington, to be more exact. After our brief trip to Chicago, we decided to drive all the way here, overnight. It took us about 14 hours to do the drive from Chicago to Torrington, making Mapquest surprisingly accurate in its estimate.

Connecticut so far is well. My sister and her kid flew in today so it's been a bit of a family reunion. Our plans right now are to visit family, and then either go camping out on the Atlantic coast (weather permitting) or go down to NYC for a day of sightseeing. A day certainly isn't enough time, but we've got a list of things we want to see.

The trip home will probably involve making a stop at the Quick Stop in Leonardo, New Jersey, and then heading out to Columbus, Ohio to visit a friend of Nicole's. From there, we'll be off to Mt. Rushmore (and the Badlands of South Dakota), with a possible stop at Wall Drug. And, time permitting, a stop at the Sturgis biker rally. We'll take it as we go.