Mattoon, United States

... great state of Illinois. We moved quickly from Chicago (food, food, food. shopping shopping shopping) south to Monte's hometown of Mattoon. Nice visit with family and friends. Monte golfed more than he has in years within a period of a week... The fourth ...

Ahead of us we had a 6 hour drive to Dale's Mom's house in Mattoon, Illinois. We were making good time, and when we got to Columbia we decided to stop and have some lunch. Applebee's made for a nice safe choice. You just know it's not going to be bad, and ...

Today we spent most of the day visiting family. However, the day started at the coffee shop. We have a tendency to be very early risers when we are on vacation, so it's a nice place to go and hang out while we wait for everyone else to wake up.   ...