Day 2 of driving home began by checking out of our Holiday Inn Express around 9 a.m. and making the short drive to downtown Metropolis to view the giant Superman statue.
After just seeing the new Superman movie, Joel and Mary were giddy with excitement over this tourist attraction. Aptly named places like Thor's Gym and the Daily Planet were also part of the downtown area. If the Superman Museum would've been open, we probably would have included that in today's activities, too. Just as well, as the road home was beckoning. A couple hours down the road the Gateway Arch to the West was a welcome and familiar sight as we knew we were on the downhill stretch of our trip.
We chose a great little coffee shop in Historic downtown Hannibal to grab a bite of lunch and get our caffeine fix for the day, and it was back on the road for the last six hours. So far, traffic hasn't been too bad, the weather has certainly cooperated, and road construction has been minimal. The family has decided, however, that when we do Disney again, they will slip a little something into my coffee and put me on a plane. We made it home around 8 p.m. after 3,740 miles of driving, round trip.
The Seven Wonders of the World - Rohne Style--Wonder #7: I wonder how my Grandpa Florian managed to stop at every historical marker along the way and still have time to spend once they reached their destination. Additionally, I wonder how my cousin Beth takes two months at a time away from home to travel; and how does she get everything packed into her van and still have room for 8 people?
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