Left Athens, Ohio and headed out on the Loneliest Road (US 50 West) to Cincinnati. Passed through nothing but farmland and saw nothing but farms, churches and pro-life billboards. We couldn't even listen to the radio without escaping religious fervour. Skirted round Cincinnati which looked surprisingly nicer than the guidebooks suggested.
So nice we found a lovely Kroger and enjoyed our lunch in the car park. Left Ohio and crossed into Indiana; the farms and churches continued - we even passed by a creation museum. The road followed the Ohio river and we waved to Kentucky. The monotony of the landscape was slightly relieved by the many quarries (the one at Bedford produced the stone used to clad the Empire State Building). After winding its way through the Hoosier Forest, the US 50 delivered us to our overnight spot of Vincennes.
First settled in 1732 by the French, the town is home to a memorable DC style monument (built during the Great Depression) celebrating the seizure of the local area from the British by George Rogers Clark (brother of William Clark as in Rogers and Clark fame). Other than that, there isn't a great deal to Vincennes but we managed to persuade a soda shop to stay open long enough to feed us. Unfortunately, a cold beer wasn't on the menu :(
Today's Tune: Going Back to Ohio by Brian Wilson/Beach Boys
Wildlife Watch: White-tailed deer on the roadside outside Athens
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