Let's see if it's Sunday it must be where? I guess we woke up in Dubuque IA. Reed was a little tough to get out of bed so we didn't get going till after 9. Drove though the University of Dubuque and Loras University. Reed was not so impressed as he getting somewhat jaded but I liked the U and both campuses were very nice. About 10 we got out of town headed toward Gustavus Adolphus College in St Peter MN. Got there about 5 hours later and accidentally met up with one of the coaches who gave us a nice tour. Gave him a hype sheet and a cd for his trouble. Campus was beautiful and they had great facilities. Reed was impressed this time. Hit the trail for Minneapolis and Georgia's Kafe 421 for dinner. Georgia was my first college girlfriend and we've kept in touch over the years, usually when I come to Minneapolis. She and her husband will be out for a few hours but she invited us to stay the night and we'll go over there after 9. Reed leaves tomorrow from MSP for IPOP. Then on to SD for me.

Took Sally to Subway for breakfast. She's never been for breakfast before and it's our favorite place. Afterwards took off for Iowa. Made Davenport without much except for a hard rain storm between Chicago and Davenport. Looked at St Ambros U. Not much going on as it's a Saturday but they did have a girls basketball game going on in the gym. Also discovered that I should have taken my Lactaid pills before I ate all those donuts. Took of for Dubuque going on the scenic route along the river. Cool in places but probably should have taken the express route. Dubuque was having some kind of thing so most of the Motels were booked finally found the Motel 6 had some openings. Ate Mexican and now I'm washing clothes. Manana.

Drove up to Capital U today. Beautiful and compact campus in a suburb of Columbus called Bexley. Got the tour from Greg and then met with the athletic director Steve Brunig for about a half an hour. After met with an admissions counselor and then went to lunch. Reed likes the school fine but it may be a bit expensive though. Reviews on the net proved unfounded however as the campus was gorgeous. We'll undoubtedly apply and then see what happens finance wise. One thing I didn't quite get the same feeling of amity that I got from EMU. Going to meet here at 4 with an old friend from Glacier National Park and then Sally Baughman, Annie Dame's mom emailed me to see if we were going to come visit her. Since we're only 3 hours away I said "what about tonight.?" We'll see what happens. Check for updates. Saw Lisa Miller for about a half hour and then Reed and I took off to visit Sally. Got here at 8:30 and of course Sally hadn't looked at her emails and wasn't home. We waited around and she got home at 9:30 and we had "old home week: Day is done and the jet lag has been pretty good today.

Pretty dull day. Got up kinda late and didn't really get going until 9am. Bid farewell to a great time at EMU and headed north to eventually get close to Columbus Ohio. Along the way looked quickly at the West Virginia Institute of Technology, (Very interesting setting in a little town on a picturesque river) Marshall U. (sprawling campus in Huntington WV). Reed didn't really care for either. Tomorrow we'll go look at Capital University near Columbus. Small college that had Reed's ideal curriculum but they are expensive and seem to get bad press on the web. Tonight we're at a motel in Chillicothe, OH. UPDATE: Ate at THE DOCK ON WATER in Chillicothe after it was recommended. Great food and reasonably priced.

Hooray Slept almost till daybreak today so finally overcoming the jet lag to some extent. Great day. Had meetings with the soccer coach, athletic director, basketball coach, and one of the music teachers here at Eastern Mennonite University. Also had a campus tour with Emily, the senior admissions helper who had been so nice in the emails. And then Lauren, one of the admissions officers, bought us lunch. And yes, to all my friends who know me only too well, I did offer. Finally at 3 there was a pick-up game of basketball in the gym and Reed got to play with some of their present and former players and played well. Not only is the campus beautiful. But we were treated exceptionally well by what is obviously a really first class organization. Now if we can only afford it. That being said we're only 1 week into our six week odyssey and there's still a lot to see. Warner and EMU, however, were two of the colleges we were most anxious to see. Here's a pic of the campus.

Ok So we had a good time at Annie's house yesterday though the rest of her family wasn't there. I think I was asleep before my head hit the pillow, but got up bright and early this morning (such is jet lag) and we bid our farewells and were gone by 7:30. By 2:30 we were rolling into Harrisonburg VA to see Eastern Mennonite University. Beautiful campus. They also had a basketball camp going on in a huge gym. Eventually found Emily, the girl I'd been emailing about a visit. She gave us tomorrow's schedule and all kinds of information. While Reed stayed at the guest house to e friends I checked out the library. Met Jennifer, the librarian, and got lots of info about a very diverse campus and community. After, Reed and I went to Subway and had dinner. Pretty much ready to hit the sack though the accommodations are a bit cramped. Until tomorrow.

Can't talk too much as we're staying overnight with Annie Dame who I first met on Guam when she was 4. Had dinner and lots of great conversation. And a picture of course.