Day 24 – July 2 – Pittsburgh, PA

This post is being sent out Monday morning after the late night trip from Chicago to Pittsburgh via South Bend Indiana. The heavy rain, wind and thunder storm was ahead of us most of the trip as it felt as if we were chasing it. I think the hour or so in South Bend for dinner kept us from being in the middle of it for the trip. This part of the trip actually had a deja vu type of feeling, as it was nearly the same route that we took two weeks ago from Chicago to Washington, only we didn't side trip this time to Canton, with the only exception being the stormy weather. And it was also the reverse of the route we were just on between Baltimore and Milwaukee. We are finally going to actually stop and watch a game in Pittsburgh, weather permitting. This is the fourth time this trip that we have been in or near Pittsburgh, but the first time we are going to catch the game. I think it's safe to say we will see the last of the Pittsburgh area on this trip. The drive was pretty uneventful and we got into Pittsburgh shortly after midnight. The rain delay at Chicago didn't mess us up too badly. This starts the final week of our journey, and since we are ending up in California on Sunday, we have a lot of driving ahead of us. The game tonight is between Pittsburgh and Houston. Wait, didn't we just see the Astros play in Chicago? How did they beat us here to Pittsburgh? After the game, we head south to Hotlanta and then point the car west for the remainder of the trip. I will be giving the rest of the blog back to my brother after he got a couple of days break from entries, and I will post another one of my observations soon.