Like most vacations, it's great to visit, but it's nicer to get home. Unfortunately, we left the longest drive for the last day--Memphis to Columbus. So no pics for today--it would be a lot of freeways and construction.
We stopped at a very pretty Starbucks in Jackson, TN that might be the least organized location in their chain. You would think if you were paying by phone and knew exactly what you wanted, it would be easy. However, we got a barrista who I assume was a trainee and didn't know how a register worked, that "rewards" could be redeemed, or how to complete an order. I think we could have made the breakfast sandwiches and coffee at the side of the road more quickly. We knew there was a problem when two of the same order appeared. They were nice--just untrained.
I drove, Mindy drove, the other dozed in the car, drive, drive, drive--repeat.
The temperature dropped as we went, forcing us to hit a rest stop and change from shorts to pants.
We stopped at a Skyline Chili in the Cincinnati area (if you haven't had their 3-way, stop reading and drive to Cincinnati), and we ordred, were served, ate, paid, and left in less time than the Starbucks order took.
As nightime arrived, we made it to the Schmidbauer homestead.
Overall, the trip was a lot of fun, we got to see our nieces, ate some great food, and saw giant animals. What's not to like? We're discussing a Western Sweep next--but first some sleep in our own bed.