Road Day #1
Our first real day on the road was great. I was actually going to be driving, but I had some work on my laptop that I wanted to do on my laptop, so Mike drove first, and ended up staying behind the wheel for the whole day.
We hopped on the highway from Cabella’s in East Hartford, Connecticut, where we had spent the night. They had a parking lot in the back designed for campers, and John knew a guy who worked in the restaurant inside who promised to fill us up with veggie oil. The oil ended up not coming through, but we were able to spend the night there, and had a great time doing so. Lisa, my girlfriend, and a friend of Ali’s named Melissa came to hang out with us, since we were still in driving distance from them. A little later into the evening, a Cabella’s employee named Laura came and sat with us on the bus. She told us stories about drunk people who tried to buy guns, and listened to our stories about the characters back in Middletown. A good night was had by all.
To finally be on such a long stretch of road felt really good. For most of the day, I got my enjoyment from watching the other drivers and the scenery go by. Anyone who’s ever ridden on a school bus knows how much nicer it is to be able to move around when you’re driving, and when you tear out all the seats and replace them with shag covered benches, it’s all that much better. At one point, when my butt was starting to get particularly numb, I actually took a nap by lying down in the aisle. Try doing that in your Toyota.
More updates, photos and video to come soon.
