We have decided that this trip already has a theme.
Our original plan to begin the trip was to rent a cargo van to transport us, our bikes, and our gear from Chicago to Pittsburgh.
Here’s a timeline of today’s events:
9:07am
Budget Car Rental Lady: “Your cargo van was supposed to arrive yesterday but it’s not here. I don’t know what to tell you.”
Us: “We’ll figure it out.”
We ended up getting a much smaller SUV, which we began to pack up. Of course, upon doing so, we quickly realized the bikes would have to be somewhat disassembled.
10:15am
Ellen: “I can’t get my front wheel off.”
Us: “We’ll figure it out.”
Ellen’s bike has a fancy anti-theft feature that was a little too fancy for us even, but with the help of internet, we figured it out.
10:25am
Us: “How are we going to fit all this stuff in the car?”
Us: “We’ll figure it out.”
10:31am
Us: “Did anyone print directions to Pittsburgh?”
Us: “Well figure it out.”
And, we did. That’s what smartphones are for. Here we are arriving in Pittsburgh:
We were quite hungry upon arriving in Pittsburgh, but after losing an hour due to the time change, many places were already closed. We did find a Buca di Beppo near our hotel.
Us: “Its 8:53 and they close at 9.”
Hostess: “Come on in! You need some carbs!”
We even had a post-dinner, mini-Bellagio show:
After dinner, we also decided we didn’t know exactly where in Pittsburgh the trail begins. I swear we are somewhat organized, generally, and we do have most of the logistics taken care of. I guess I’m the type of person who’s okay with going on trip without having to know, or be in control of, every single detail. I trust that we can figure out many things we encounter.
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