We stopped to switch drivers, but when I opened the car door, I was greeted with the strangest, creepiest sound I had ever heard in my life. Richard called them something in Chinese that sounded like "Julia," but Google called them #cicadas. It was entrancing. Just when I thought I was near enough to see one, the sound disappeared, but I never saw a bug move or stop. The noise was so loud that you could hear them THROUGH THE CAR, even on the highway! #TheSoundOfImpendingDeath Does Indiana have them? I could get used to the sound, it's oddly peaceful once you remove the creep factor. Richard seems to love them, so maybe they're nice to sleep to. #JonesingForIndiana (at North Carolina)
















