Category Archives: Travel
Beaten with Old Hickory
As we arrived in Nashville, we called the parents of the bride to get directions to their place so we could pick up our youngest daughter. “Get off at Old Hickory, turn left. When the road dead ends, make a … Continue reading
Honey, we’re just in time!
We climbed into the truck and began out trek to Nashville to attend a wedding this weekend. Both the bride and the groom are from families that we have known and loved for more than 25 years. In fact, my … Continue reading
Do I look that stupid?
After dropping my wife off at Costco, I headed to the storage facility to get a cooler to carry food in for our drive to Nashville, TN tomorrow. On the way, I thought that it would be good to get … Continue reading
Mission Accomplished
I pulled into Kansas City at 10:00 last night… In the last 6 days, I have driven 2900 miles to complete a 1600 mile trip with gas at its highest price in the history of these United States. I have … Continue reading
No pretending
I had been driving for 6 1/2 hours when I reached Pratt, KS and was starting to nod a little. I began looking for a place to pull off to the side of the road to sleep that was large … Continue reading
There’s No Place Like Home
I know how Dorothy felt… I am actually in KANSAS!!! Yahooo! You know, with all of the driving I have done, you would think that I would have at least seen a sign pointing to the Yellow Brick Road by … Continue reading
On the road again
I woke up at 7:10 (Pacific time), hurriedly showered, ate a good breakfast at Denny’s and got to Quality Tire and Lube (or is it Lube and Tire) at 8:10. Hmmm, that’s strange…The sign says that they open at 8. Well, … Continue reading
I’m too late…thank God!
I got back to Tucumcari with my rims in time to get them put on the T-Bird and get it out of the shop. Phillip at Jack’s Towing moved the car into the garage and put the tire on the … Continue reading
A nice end to a long day
Had a nice salad with Jennifer @ Chili’s in Fort Worth @ 10:00 P.M. I remarked on how much I am seeing her these days. I just took her to the airport in LA 6 days ago! I pulled into … Continue reading
Somebody, please wake me up
On to the second Enterprise. I rented a Pontiac Grand Prix. Nice, full size car. Drove well. 891 miles on 32.4 gallons of gas. After driving 9 hours and 535 miles, I discovered that the rims were not as good … Continue reading
