Tom the Raper (White with Blue Polka Dots)

Indiana is boring. There is no cell service. Most rest-stops are closed. But it is home to one special resident--Tom Raper. He must personally own 1000 billboards. Tom RAPER RV's...that's the kind of name you change in court before opening a business. (1-800-RAPER, anyone?) Thank god we're out of Indiana.

Our hotel in Illinois is disgusting, exactly as it was last year. Mildew never seems to go out of style for cheap midwestern hotels. (It's as wet as Club Kelscat after a rave....) And we got here after the pool closed. There better not be bedbugs. Twelve hours of driving, and this is what we get. More driving to follow tomorrow.