Wed 4/30/14 – Sunday 5/4/14
As I write this on Mother’s Day (5/11) after a week to
“acclimatize” from over 5-thousand miles of road trip I realize that “the love
of travel” was just another of my mom's gifts to me.
Sail, rail, bicycle and motorcycle all offer great means of
“getting out of Dodge” and each has many plusses and minuses. But having my
14-foot “aquatic RV” in tow behind my 4-cylinder Honda CRV seemed almost
perfect for me (alone - but without the good company of Dan and Steve, the trip
would not have been half as much fun and enjoyable).
I would have liked to stick around another week for the big
annual Cedar Key Boat Show but my great job was expecting me back.
So my solo return across the southern US along bland I-10
(once I stayed out of red neck bars : -) was pretty uneventful but it’s fun to
take notice of the “finer” reminders that I’m not yet back on the “left coast”
yet.
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| Welcome Center men's restroom |
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| Mississippi men's room |
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| Texas men's room "Convenience Center" |
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| the cost of ice - when it's 95! |
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| the long ribbon west |
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| a trucker babe I picked up outside of El Paso |
I made another stop at Bear’s in Tucson and it’s great to
see his recovery going so well. The Windward Skunk has quite a history and Paul
also gave me an insider’s tour of some of Tucson’s musical history and his
large part of it.
My last day of driving over ten hours was exhausting but it
was good to be back home. I’d still like to post more about what worked (almost
everything) and why, and also about weather, time zones, and bugs – soon.
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