On Sunday noon I left the Radisson Inn in Bristol, CT.  There was heavy rain for three hours then it stopped.  I drove steadily until I quit and camped at the Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania (30 miles East of Clearfield, PA).  I had driven 300 miles on Routes 84, 81 and 80.

     On Monday I drove over 530 miles to meet Route 90 and camp at Indiana Dunes State Park (45 miles East of Chicago).  Boy, the mosquitoes had a good time biting me while I was sleeping and made me wake up around 1:00 A.M. when I felt itching all over my body.  I thought I had got a rash all over the body.  I smashed mosquitoes inside of the tent and used baby wipes to wash my body and put athletic foot powder on my legs and arms to reduce the itching.

     On Tuesday rain off and on made me take on and off the yellow raincoat and pants.  Driving past the city of Chicago, I noticed how polluted the city was -- no comparison with the neat New England cities.  While I was passing the city of Chicago, heavy rains started.  The dark clouds made me drive longer, hoping to see the clouds disappear.  I stopped by Austin, Minn. to camp out at Beaver Trails Campground -- finally with dry weather.  I had driven 430 miles all day.

     On Wednesday I relaxed at the campground until 10:30 A.M., then left on Route 90 going west.  I finally entered the State of South Dakota and stopped at Happy Camp at Chamberlain, having driven 340 miles that day.  I grabbed the time to wash clothes for Sturgis.  I will arrive at Sturgis one day earlier than I thought I would.  On the freeway there were more than 1000 bikers on trailers and biking to Sturgis.  I believe there will be a new record for the number of people attending.