Evidence that I really went up north

fall foliage
Originally uploaded by Mellicious.

(In case you didn't believe me!)

Hotels & motels

Diplomat Motel
Originally uploaded by Mellicious.

We spent three nights in hotels on this trip - one night in Elkhart, Indiana (more or less the halfway point on the way to Ohio) and two in the Chicago suburbs coming back again. I booked rooms at Best Westerns because they seem to generally be a good compromise between price and amenities.

( Hotels & hot tubs.. )