Thursday, August 3
04:45
Daniel begins driving. Sunrise.
06:10
Daniel can no longer stay awake, pulls over on an exit ramp.
Falls asleep.
07:30
Daniel wakes up. Resumes driving.
Sees signs for "A-maize-ing" Corn Palace. Intrigued, follows signs.
09:10
Stop to see Corn Palace, Doyle is excited, having seen a show about the Corn Palace on TV. The Corn Palace is a bit of a disappointment. It is basically a medium sized basketball stadium with a bunch of corn stuck on it.
We leave.
09:40
We stop at a Marlin's Roadhouse Restaurant for breakfast. Doyle gets oatmeal, Daniel gets 3 eggs and a Jumbo pancake.
The bill is $8.70.
We also get gas.
10:00
Daniel is obviously struggling, so Doyle takes the wheel. Daniel manages to sleep for 80 minutes while Doyle drives. Daniel is psyched about this.
14:00
Stop for lunch at HyVee (employee owned) grocery store for lunch. Terrible salad selection. Daniel gets a mediocre chicken caesar wrap, Doyle gets a Veggie sandwich. Daniel also gets Michigan blueberries, 1 pint, for $1.99. They are pretty bad however.
16:19
Another hour time change as we cross the border into Wisconsin (driving over the Mississippi River).
16:30
Stop and get gas. Daniel takes the wheel.
18:00
Daniel stops and gets a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard (sm), Doyle gets a coffee. Continue on to Madison. Doyle takes the wheel.
18:25
Arrive in Madison as they brainstorm zine issue ideas. Doyle is impressed by the State Capitol building. The university is also quite large. Daniel asks a guy working at the library for directions to the campus pool. His reply:
Um, you do realize this is the library?
Daniel did realize this. The guy (a student most likely) made it clear that HE had never been into the athletic center. Daniel and Doyle drive around for a while in search of the pool on their own without success. Doyle is hungry and goes to eat, Daniel goes for a run.
21:10
Doyle and Daniel meet at the car. Drive out of town to find a hotel.
21:50
Stop at a Motel 6 in Janesville. Daniel wonders what the theoretical difference between Motel's 6 and 8 is. Doyle informs Daniel that Wisconsin does not sell beer in convenience stores after 9pm. Watch Team USA play Puerto Rica in a exhibition game in Las Vegas before the basketball world championsips.
Daniel begins driving. Sunrise.
06:10
Daniel can no longer stay awake, pulls over on an exit ramp.
Falls asleep.
07:30
Daniel wakes up. Resumes driving.
Sees signs for "A-maize-ing" Corn Palace. Intrigued, follows signs.
09:10
Stop to see Corn Palace, Doyle is excited, having seen a show about the Corn Palace on TV. The Corn Palace is a bit of a disappointment. It is basically a medium sized basketball stadium with a bunch of corn stuck on it.
We leave.
09:40
We stop at a Marlin's Roadhouse Restaurant for breakfast. Doyle gets oatmeal, Daniel gets 3 eggs and a Jumbo pancake.
The bill is $8.70.
We also get gas.
10:00
Daniel is obviously struggling, so Doyle takes the wheel. Daniel manages to sleep for 80 minutes while Doyle drives. Daniel is psyched about this.
14:00
Stop for lunch at HyVee (employee owned) grocery store for lunch. Terrible salad selection. Daniel gets a mediocre chicken caesar wrap, Doyle gets a Veggie sandwich. Daniel also gets Michigan blueberries, 1 pint, for $1.99. They are pretty bad however.
16:19
Another hour time change as we cross the border into Wisconsin (driving over the Mississippi River).
16:30
Stop and get gas. Daniel takes the wheel.
18:00
Daniel stops and gets a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard (sm), Doyle gets a coffee. Continue on to Madison. Doyle takes the wheel.
18:25
Arrive in Madison as they brainstorm zine issue ideas. Doyle is impressed by the State Capitol building. The university is also quite large. Daniel asks a guy working at the library for directions to the campus pool. His reply:
Um, you do realize this is the library?
Daniel did realize this. The guy (a student most likely) made it clear that HE had never been into the athletic center. Daniel and Doyle drive around for a while in search of the pool on their own without success. Doyle is hungry and goes to eat, Daniel goes for a run.
21:10
Doyle and Daniel meet at the car. Drive out of town to find a hotel.
21:50
Stop at a Motel 6 in Janesville. Daniel wonders what the theoretical difference between Motel's 6 and 8 is. Doyle informs Daniel that Wisconsin does not sell beer in convenience stores after 9pm. Watch Team USA play Puerto Rica in a exhibition game in Las Vegas before the basketball world championsips.
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