We loved leaving Ohio so much, we did it twice!

Okay internet, for anyone thinking we are incredibly well organised people…think again! While cruising along the Interstate 80 through Chicago, we accidentally went through an “I-Pass” toll booth instead of paying cash. No problem, we can just go online and pay our toll. Question #1 = What is your rear facing licence plate?

(Imagine sounds of crickets chirping & brain cells cogitating)

In all of our planning, we had neglected to get plates on our camper. Enter US bureaucracy stage left, in full regalia. To make a long story short, after many exasperating phone calls to look for alternatives; “Can we get Indiana plates instead?” No, because you don’t live here. “Well technically we don’t live anywhere and we’ve been in Chicago for 3 days so I’d say that we’re Indiana residents”. Can you provide proof of address? “Would a note from my cousin suffice?” No.

Ironically the only place that we could prove residence is somewhere that we no longer reside, so we were left with the only available option of driving all the way back to Ohio to get license plates for Happy (our camper).

Thanks to Jackie & Bill Totsch, we were able to leave the kids behind and two unhappy campers headed off at 4:30AM to complete the deed. The transaction took all of 3 minutes, and cost $28 – if you ignore the 8 extra hours of driving, petrol & tolls that is!

Oh well, lesson learned and we are able to continue on our way (almost) to plan.