Last night we drove up to Duluth, MN. Taking advantage of one of the many out of season deals that the hotels in town give out in the winter months. Twenty percent off rooms and a $20 gas card seemed a too good a deal to pass up. Especially as our little Scion goes to Duluth and back on less than $20 of petrol!
The route to Duluth takes us up I-35. Ah the American interstate system, the counterpart of the UK's motorway system or the German Autobahn. Named for one of the countries great presidents - The Dwight Eisenhower interstate system. With America being a country that worships the automobile you'd expect the roads to be immaculate, a shining example of road construction.
You'd be wrong. I-35 up to Duluth is wretched. Utter rubbish. There are stages of the R.A.C. Rally in the Welsh forests where the surface is smoother. Rutted with cracks and pot-holes the road noise is ridiculous. Ker-thunk, ker-thunk, ker-thunk for mile after mile. In our litte Scion the noise was dreadful, not to mention the shaking. I am actually quite nervous about driving FG up to Duluth on these roads. The only positive is the fact at several points there were signs up telling us of road repairs starting in April.
I can't wait
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