Day Six - Four States, No Fun

I mentioned last time that we got no sleep in Obetz. As it turned out, that particular motel catered to truckers, and our room was close to both the parking lot and the lobby. 

Truckers arrive late.

Truckers leave early.

Trucks and truckers make Nibbles bark. Alot.

All night, we would fall asleep for a minute, then Nibbles would alert us to the arrival or departure of truckers. 

Finally, at 6:30AM, Hart gave up and started watching TV. When he went for the hotel breakfast I gave up on trying to doze. We had a long haul ahead - trying to see Harpers Ferry National Historic Site, then on to a motel in Frederick, MD.

We packed up, got coffee, went to a pretty amazing dog park (probably 2 acres of lush grass), and by then, Hart was ready for lunch. So we stopped at what would turn out to be the highlight of the day...

Have you seen this on TV, or read about it? Ohio does their chili on spaghetti. On the menu they offer "Ways," with most seeming to choose the "Three Way," which is spaghetti, chili, and cheese. A lot of cheese. Really, an obscene amount of cheese.

Hart chose the Four-Way, where you can add either beans or onions. He added beans. He loves beans.

The amazing server, Shelby, who was in school to either pursue pediatric neurosurgery or psychology, presciently offered Hart a bib. And, the rest is history. That is a small size four way, BTW.

We left the outskirts of Columbus OH, following the GPS to Harpers Ferry. I thought Hart would fall asleep immediately, but nope! We followed the route - us and a thousand big rig trucks - finding ourselves in West Virginia, then Pennsylvania, and then Maryland. Hart was up for hearing about John Brown - his abolitionism, his terrorism, and his martyrdom. We had a great discussion about Brown's place in history.

But, sleep was overtaking the teen, and a storm was brewing on the horizon...he fell into deep sleep just as sheets and sheets of rain pounded down. A stroll around Harpers Ferry was not to be. I set course for Frederick, MD. Our hotel was, mercifully, quiet. A local Chinese restaurant provided nourishing broccoli beef, and...

Here's Hart: I don't think I slept. I was there the whole time. Need to go back to Skyline Chili ASAP. The Comfort Inn was so Comfort-able. This day was tiring. Not really fun.