how do you spell lolligagging?

I don't quite understand how mapquests driving time and our driving time seem to differ in MANY HOURS. I understand that it is just an estimated time. I understand that it does not involve time to get out and use the restroom, to change drivers or simply to blow your nose. The drive to Philadelphia from Cincinatti was supposed to take a mere 9 hours and 15 minutes. Our drive took...13 hours and some minutes.

But that's okay, because we made it safely. Matt's lolligaging in his sleeping bag this morning, but we have an interview at 10 with a man that works for Once Upon a Nation. This organization, if I understand it correctly, works with interpreters and storytellers that interact with visitors in downtown Philadelphia. They put on numerous programs throughout the year. It's similar to a living history museum, like New Salem in Illinois or Williamsburg in Virginia, but it seems to be a little more in depth. We'll find out more as we interview today. Some of what I said may be wrong.

We also have an interview set up with people at the Please Touch! Museum. It's an interactive childrens museum that has some exhibits bringing Alice in Wonderland to life, as well as Where the Wild Things Are. We're waiting to hear back today when we are allowed in the museum to film. The woman we're in touch with there seems extremely excited about us.

This second leg of our journey seems to be bringing us a wider variety of options and things to learn. The Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY was exciting. We had media passes which allowed us in the museum before it opened in the morning and we were able to walk around without a crowd for an hour. The museum takes you through Genesis; through the creation of the earth, through the fall of Adam and Eve, the great flood and Noah's Ark, and the tower of Babel. It finished with a film about the resurrection of Christ. There is a planetarium that illustrates how large the universe is, which I found to be really cool in putting everything into perspective. How miniscule our solar system is... There are animatronics throughout the museum and a lot of displays putting the stories in the bible into three-dimensional form.

Matt's awake, so I need to go.