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To our left, a mosaic-stained hot air balloon slumped in the heat, dropping over a red barn.
It would be the prettiest thing we’d see all day.
But, not the best.
That distinction was reserved for our pit stop at the 3 Floyds Brewpub in Munster, IN, which offered tempura-fried cheese curds, brisket steam buns and Buffalo pretzel knots that had greasy bleu cheese sliding into every nook. The Battle Priest American wild ale, too, was tremendous.
We’re off to Memphis, TN, to Graceland and the National Civil Rights Museum. And, maybe – just maybe – some barbeque. The city is usually described as one of the regional epicenters (with North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas City, East and South Texas – and sometimes Alabama) of America’s love affair with barbeque.
And, I'm okay with eating them all.
As we dropped farther south, the temperature continued to climb, hitting a pre-humidex 34.5. Approaching Cairo, IL, even the clouds started to sweat.
After all these years, the gravelly voice and the mournful mouth harp of the open road continue to draw us onto these journeys.
Every bend in the road remains a question mark.
- Time: 14.5 hours
- Distance: 1,345.2 kms
- Weather: Sunny and increasingly hot, with a brief rain shower
- Province/States: Ontario, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri
- Wildlife: None
