Watseka, IL to east of Monon, IN

56.5 miles. We crossed the Illinois-Indiana border today, although there was no sign at the border indicating that we had entered the Hoosier state. We were on a county road at the time, and since they are primarily used by local farmers the states probably figure it's a waste of money to tell people who live in the area that they are now in a different tax jurisdiction.

It was cool and overcast all day. There were a few drops of moisture from time to time but once again it never rained (I should know better. The more I talk about our luck with the weather the more likely it is we are going to get creamed very soon.) And we had another tailwind today, which made the flat terrain roll by quickly.

We are camping tonight at a campground outside Monon. It sits along a creek that feeds into the nearby Tippecanoe River. We are the only tent campers but there are at least two dozen travel trailers in here as well. However, there are only two other campers here tonight (a Thursday). The owners (a couple about our age who met in a campground when they were 12) explained that the travel trailers remain here year round manager), which I should have realized (some of them have wood decks attached, adjoining storage sheds and/or landscaping). The owners of the trailers (some of them from the Chicago area, two hours away) mainly use them on the weekends. They are not allowed to live here, so can't use their trailers as second homes. But the campground allows them to "store" their trailers at a nice place to also use them. Apparently this type of arrangement is pretty common in Indiana. It was a new way of doing things to both of us though.