Day One - Happy 4th!

We got home late from fireworks at Greenfield Village and I didn't sleep very well, but I managed to leave home by 9:00 this morning. My first goal is to drive the entire length of US 27, so I had to get to Fort Wayne, where it starts.  The entire day was cloudy and around 4:00 I put on my rain suit to endure a brief rain shower.  Otherwise the day was dry.  I rode first to Toledo, then west to Fort Wayne and south from there.  Western Ohio and pretty much all of Indiana are pretty flat and filled with farms and small towns. Despite passing a sign pointing down a side road indicating the "highest point in Indiana", it looked pretty much flat to me. I saw a lot of standing water in the fields but most of the corn was still more than knee high. I saw several Amish families out for a holiday buggy ride. I don't know how they live that way; I was glad to have a throttle in my hand. 

I reached my destination for the night, Richmond, IN, around 5pm.  I drove around the town but it was really empty, hopefully just because of the holiday. Checked in to the local Super 8 and had dinner nearby.  I'll try to make up for last night's restless sleep and get an early start tomorrow. All in all, a pretty good day.  I made my quota of miles and took enough breaks to avoid excessive fatigue. The clouds made it feel like a gloomy day but also staved off the heat.