Above all my other impressions of the “South” has been the lovely countryside. The bucolic nature of the lush farms along with the beautiful blossoms (see yesterday) will long stay with me.
We crossed the Ohio River today at Paducah and have driven North toward Springfield. A major line of thunderstorms swept over us making driving on the freeway quite an adventure for about an hour. I saw more rain in that time than San Diego gets in a full year!
We have arrived safely in Mt. Vernon, IL for the night and will press on to the State Capitol on Wednesday.