Homeward Bound!

So we left Avoca and headed to Niagara Falls. I went to the US side and realized that this was not the Falls that I remember, because apparently that is on the Canada side. So if you are headed to the Falls remember to keep driving until you are in Canada. The kids were not impressed with the Falls which confuses me because they are pretty impressive. Now we decided to only take the Maid of the Mist tour due to time, but the kids said that they would really want to do the Cave of the Winds another time. On the Canadian side there is an observation restaurant and a great wax museum. After seeing the Falls we headed to bed early because we had a lot of driving to do the next day.

The next morning we headed out for Cleveland, OH around six and got there about 9:30. We parked and headed into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is amazing but a bit dry for the kids. Also, I realized that they knew very few of the people in it. They did learn about Elvis, Les Paul, Bruce Springsteen, and more. We got a souvenir for the boys and one for their guitar teacher before moving on to the second hall of fame. The Second Hall of Fame that we saw that day was just south in Canton and was the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The boys had a ton of fun there and talked me into letting them get a package of trading cards. Now they want to collect them, so at some point in the future we will head to Target to get a binder. That will be after they remind me, of course.

Now all of this was good and if it had gone my way we would end on this note. However, it did not. From Canton, we headed west through the rest of Ohio. For those of you that have a GPS you might understand. My GPS, aka Lola, took me on surface streets for about 20 miles. She ate up about an hour before getting us to a freeway. We headed onto the toll road and right before Indiana we payed Ohio $10 for the pleasure of using their freeway for half the state. Once in Indiana we got the pleasure of heading onto another toll road and proceeded to drive through Indiana.

At the end of the thruway we pulled up to the booths and there seemed to me a lot of congestion. I blew this off as the time of the day as it was not almost six. However, when I got my turn at the transponder I realized it was because the transponder was not working well and took four times to read my ticket. Indiana was only $6.75. I attempted to pay with my credit card and when that didn't work because of the same reader issue I paid in cash. As I drove away I couldn't find my credit card. I am assuming that I left it in the machine in my hast to get away from the noxious fumes, the impatient honking, and the rumbling engines of semis.

My wonderful husband called and canceled our cards. I can't thank him enough for helping me out of a very stressful situation.