Tuesday - Traffic is moving at a quick pace, no
accidents in sight. The rain is starting
to fall. Shoot, it doesn’t appear the
windshield wipers are working properly.
Something is obstructing my view.
Never mind – it’s just the venetian blind on Mike’s living room window. Sandy has not yet arrived.
Around
4:00 PM, Sandy arrives and we are finally on the road. Rush hour traffic has begun and we are smack dab
in the middle of it. We drive 96 miles
and arrive in Ocala, Florida where Sandy decides we need to call it a night so
we can check into a motel and find out who is being eliminated on the Voice. If we average a 100 miles a day, we may make
it home for Memorial Day weekend.
Wednesday
- The very first task of the day is to
reorganize the car and trunk. Really, so
far we have driven 96 miles. How
unorganized could it possibly be?
Apparently, very unorganized because everything had to come out and put
back in the vehicle; in much the same manner, I might add, as it was removed. The first stop is ½ mile away from where we
started with the purpose of getting snacks for the road. Snacks for the Road! Sounds like the start of a limerick. Even I, the Queen of Snacks, can’t justify a
snack, at this point. Don’t you actually
have to travel down the road to earn a snack along the way. Sitting in the parking lot shouldn’t qualify
you for anything. At this point, I
would just like to see the sign that states we are leaving Florida. We are not making much headway in
accomplishing that goal. On the upside,
we have not wasted anytime stopping for gas.
That’s because the gas tank still shows we have ¾ of a tank. That seems quite amazing for two days of travel, but then
again, there’s that 96 miles issue.
We
are down for the count. It’s 8:37 pm and
we are just outside of West Columbus, South Carolina. It wasn’t exactly where we planned on ending
for the day but sometimes, the road turns and we don’t.
It is really easy, as the trees are
whipping by, to let your mind wander. I
have compiled a short list of tips that you might want to embrace during your
future road trips.
1. It’s quite possible, while you are driving
down that highway of life, there will come a point when the only intelligent
conversation taking place is the one between you and Siri.
2. Garmin directions are not always correct,
however, it will get you somewhere faster than two feisty, little old women
from Minnesota trying to wing it on their own.
3. I have never had more respect for Delta
Airlines than I do at this moment.
4. There are not enough four letter words in
the English language. However, the more
four letter words you use, the less effective they seem to become.
5. You might find yourself quietly singing to
yourself, “Come fly with me, come fly away!”
6. The prettiest sites you are going to see
are the signs that say, “International Airport, next right!”
7.
Don’t
accept everything at face value – Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
8. I believe some crimes are justifiable.
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