As a smug point of pride, I usually don’t use a navigation app for long drives. I like knowing where I’m going and getting there on my own. So I’ll admit my screw up.
From Fayetteville, the route is simple: take I64 west to St. Louis to catch I70. That seemed easy enough. As I stopped in Louisville, Indiana for gas I noticed mile marker 120, meaning I was only that far from the next state. And all the highway signage had been pointing toward St. Louis. And St. Louis is another border town. So, pleased with my faster-than-expected pace, I booked a night in west St. Louis and got back on the road. Shortly after, I saw mileage sign for St. Louis reading more than 300 miles. Because St. Louis is on the border… of Illinois. I forgot an entire state and booked a non-refundable hotel room four hours away when I thought it was less than two.
But I suppose it’s fitting that Roadtrip Part 2, Day 1 starts in St. Louis, the Gateway to the West. Because I’ve decided that’s where I’m headed.
