So much fun that we didn't have time for the blog yesterday

Cincinnati chili fully lives up to its reputation.  We went to Blue Ash Chili as seen on Food Network's Diners, Drive Ins and Dives.  Debby had chili 6 way and I had 6 way minus beans.  What is chili 6 way?

• 2 way:  chili and spaghetti
• 3 way:  chili, spaghetti, and shredded cheese
• 4 way:  chili, spaghetti, shredded cheese, and onions
• 5 way:  chili, spaghetti, shredded cheese, onions and beans
• 6 way:  chili, spaghetti, shredded cheese, onions, beans, and deep fried jalepeno slices

Two through five are traditional; 6 is a specialty of Blue Ash Chili.  It was fantastic.  I put a little hot sauce on mine because cincinnati chili tastes great, but it isn't very spicy.

In the evening we went to the outdoor drama, Tecumseh, in Chillicothe.  It was a good drama and also quite educational.

The weather has been fabulous.  I actually had a couple of beach towels thrown over my shoulders and legs at the outdoor drama because it was so cool.  Since we left Illinois, we have had the top down on the car all day.  It has been so cool, we have not even had to raise the top during the warmest times, mid-afternoon.  We got a bit of a late start this morning because we had not done any planning the night before.  It was a good thing.  It was so cool this morning, we would have had to run the heater with the top down.

We finished the drive through Ohio and started in West Virginia.  Both have been beautiful.  The extreme hills of West Virginia take a little getting used to after the flatness of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.   Although the hills don't seem as tall yet as our North Carolina mountains, they seem closer to the side of the road and the views down into the valleys seem more extreme.

So today was mostly just a leisurely drive with courthouse viewing and geocaching.  Debby has a lot more adventure in her than I do when I comes to geocaching.  I don't go off into the weeds or reach under or into cavities.  She does so wholeheartedly.  Even so, we each have 1 chigger bite.  I have one fire ant bite and Debby has one thorn puncture, plus muddy shoes.