We began our journey from Champaign about 3pm on Saturday. We purchased a piggy back carrier for the van with holds a lot of stuff. We were snug inside the van, but didn't have to sit on any of our stuff. We quickly settled into our drive down I-57. Around Effingham we picked up the Illini pre-game. As we traveled south we lost reception and we had to keep switching stations. We stopped for dinner in Mt. Vernon. The subway was very slow so we got back into the van and the Illini had a 10 point lead. As the game went on we were more anxious about losing reception than how the Illini were playing. Unfortunately they lost the game and we focused on our trip south.
We stopped in Sardis, MS for the night. That is about 1 hour south of Memphis. We rolled in there around 11pm. It wasn't bad for a $50 room, but the splashing rain outside the door made it tough to sleep. We managed to get up and on the road by 8:30. At one point on I-55 we saw 3 vehicles off in the ditches. We slowed down a little bit.
Right now we are looking for a place to eat in Hattiesburg, MS. We stopped by a Waffle House and waited a few minutes. Someone from the counter leaned over and told us that they had been there over an hour and a half, so we left. I guess we might have a hard time finding someplace to eat since it is noon on a Sunday in the Bible Belt. Onward to Biloxi!!
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