We’ve completed the first leg of our trip on our way to Duluth, MN by way of Madison, Wisconsin. We followed “The Last Truck to Clarksville” (Tennessee) and the last two hours through Nashville were “challenging”. Fortunately we have the John Cooper Works brake package on our MINI as they were called into action on several occasions. ????

Some folks have wondered how we are packing for a month long trip in a MINI Cooper Convertible. The answer is – very carefully. Below is a picture of the back seat…

Each of us has our own “cube” and we’ve pre-packed each of our days clothes in 2 gallon ZipLock bags. Obviously we’ll be recycling several times and fortunately we have laundry facilities at several of our destinations. Below is a picture of the boot/trunk…

In the boot we have our “go bag” with sundries, pj’s, etc. that we use every night. Tim also shoved in a pillow in case one of the hotel’s don’t meet his high standards!

Tomorrow – off to Madison.