My sister and I drove to FL in my little Kia, Matilda, this weekend. It is an 18 hour drive both ways. We made the drive straight through both times. Matilda does not have AC and her radio speakers crap in and out (they lasted 14 hours on the way down and the entire 18 hours on the way back). We ran over a full 18-wheeler tire tread that raked the bottom of the car a 1/2 hour after we left at 4 am on Friday morning (it did no damage). We got stuck in a huge traffic jam in Alabama in the heat of the day (we saw a lot of interesting characters!). A cop pulled up behind us and flashed his lights more than once (we never got pulled over). Our cd player stopped working about 9 hours away from home (my little ipod has about 9 hours of music on it).
It was a wonderful adventure and I loved every minute of it. :)
States through which we travelled - 7
States in which we decided we would never live barring the mandate of God - 2
"Caverns" advertised between Allentown and Pensacola - 10
Headlights which I witnessed flicker and go out (not my own) - 3
Close calls involving road debris - 3
Close calls involving banana peels - 1
Brothers seen - 1
Beaches visited - 1
Cockroaches sighted - 3
Cockroaches in personal space - 1
Fish caught - 0
Jellyfish stings - 0!!!!!
Times the GPS messed up - 3
Sweet tea consumed - 3 quarts
Total Hours driven between Friday and Monday - 40
I love road trips.
"Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God."
Psalm 20:7
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I am so glad it went so well! And you are still alive and safe of course :)
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