NC or Bust (part 1)

Let me just start with saying that I fully intended on blogging a little more on our trip, but to be honest this is the first chance we have had. Oh well, better late than never, so here are a few pictures of our trip so far.

The first day we drove to Salt Lake City. We took a quick pit-stop at the salt flats of course, and then cruised through downtown Salt Lake that evening after dinner. The Mormon Tabernacle was beautiful all lit up in the evening, but I left my camera in our room. I was bummed.. but here are a few more pictures of our journey on Day 1.

By the time we reached Elko, NV we were desperate for Starbucks. (Thanks Steph and Sam for the card, we have used it A LOT so far!) Well, our GPS has proved to be quite the lifesaver and found us the only Starbucks around. It shouldn't have surprised us that it was in a casino, but we didn't care, we needed a little (or a lot) of caffeine (Nevada is very long and very boring.) Anyways, Matt thought that it was only fitting to try a penny slot. Unfortunately they don't take actual pennies... so we gave up and took a picture instead. :)
Day 2 : Matt's face in this picture says it all. Are we there yet??

Wyoming

Nebraska

...more Nebraska. Ok, you basically got the feel for our 2nd day. Exciting isn't it? :)

Oh I almost forgot this little guy. He kept us laughing for miles. See the sunglasses he is wearing? Pretty much the highlight of our day.

Day 3: Today has been much more eventful. We left Kearney Nebraska this morning and drove through to Illinois. We have had Subway for lunch Tuesday and Wenesday so decided early on to look for a Quiznos. Again, the trusty GPS hooked us up with a Quiznos in Des Moines, Iowa right around lunch time. As we drove further we realized that the store it picked is right in the heart of downtown Des Moines. We laughed so hard once we realized that it was noon on a weekday in downtown and every other person around was in their business suits, on their lunch break from work. We have grown accustomed to wearing sweats and t-shirts during our travels, and had yet to feel strange about this, because well just about every other person at the gas stations and rest stops has looked the same. We felt like we stood out a little bit, but oh well, it was nice to see a little of the city. Trying to get the wiggles out at a quick rest stop in Iowa.Chicago tomorrow then Joe and Sarah's!