Day #5 Wednesday, heading HOME
· We were at the Starbucks when they opened at 5:30 am to pick up our first caffeine of the day.
· But I must digress… I think I mentioned that FJ forgot to pack a map… J purchased one somewhere around Yakima on the way out here. Thank God we had the map. FJ had instructions from mapquest. Well, J was trying to figure out just how Mapquest was going to get us home. It had us going over the Rockies on these little winding road (did you know that FJ gets carsick?) Craig mentioned to me that there were some folks using Mapquest directions and got lost and died somewhere in Oregon. Well, J called her trusty know it all about Colorado – Tim Murphy. He gave us some much needed advice like STAY ON THE INTERSTATE!! Good advice, thus far. We cruised through Denver. Stopped in Cheyenne at the state capital for the Starbucks J found on Google via txt msg on the phone. Got gas – thank God we did that – there was NOTHING (and I do mean nothing) for about 200 miles. We are now breakfasting at Perkins in Casper – a tiny (population wise) town in the middle of nowhere (literally) but has lots of stuff to offer – I am looking at a Bed, Bath and Beyond and Sam’s Club is right next door. Will change drivers and hopefully the scenery. BTW, perkins caters to a bit older sect..those of us without oxygen tanks on wheels were in the minority!
· Drive seems long, and BORING. Janice, where is that lovely scenery you promised? At least things are still green, for that we are grateful.
· We have become crossword puzzle experts, if we don’t know the answers we make them up, and frankly, we prefer ours anyway!
· Pulled into Belgrade, and the exquisite La Quinta Inn, after 800 miles. It is 7:00pm, and we are done for the day! This is definitely a prime facility, we can tell by the 58 semi trucks parked outside (beside the weigh station). We know we are amongst fellow Road Warriors.
· Where to eat that can possibly compare to Perkins? Ah, J finds a great article in the local paper called the Bozeman Magazine. A spot called Starkey’s Authentic Americana has a fun sounding write-up, unfortunately we must backtrack 10 miles and head into Bozeman. Hey, 10 miles is nothing for us……off we go.
o Not sure where this is as the newspaper has one address, the website has another. Yep, we do love adventures.
o Address #1 is under construction, so obviously not that one….#2 is only about a block away and master navigator/drive J finds it quickly. GREAT CHOICE, this is a happening place J
o Live music is featuring blue grass trio, Jawbone Railroad. One gal on the base (bigger than her) and 2 guys.
o We noticed a couple taking pictures, and then quickly recognized them as Kathy & Josh, the photographers from Mandy’s wedding last summer. REUNION TIME, hugs abound. Small world
o Fun music, great dinner, time for bed
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Dayu 4 and start of 5
Day #4 Tuesday Notes
First stop of the day – most critical - Starbucks
· Since we are the ‘early risers’ at Greg’s we decided to head out on our own for a bit.
· While enjoying fantastically delicious caffeine fixes we partook in the local people watching ~ saw 2 women that were prime candidates for “what not to wear” – we figured they must have paid good money for their ‘equipment’ so really wanted to be sure everyone saw the merchandise L
· Techno geek J finally gets us logged on after 30 minutes and a phone call to Starbucks home office geeks (she is one amazing blogger)
· We know all of our ‘fans’ have been anxiously awaiting our updates, and no wi-fi at Greg’s (beer budget much more important than on-line service….perhaps this has something to do with the fact he has no computer!).
· FJ receives what can only be construed as a marriage proposal. He swore his divorce would be final soon, and we could then be together. He definitely picked FJ over J…..ah, jealously may now fester
· Fortified with caffeine we are on to Wal-Mart for ‘mom’ shopping. Call us crazy but we opt for dish drying rack rather than the scales Greg wanted to weigh fatso Audrey before he puts her on the diet from hell.
· Time for breakfast at local eatery “Butterhorn Café”. Fantastic sign in unisex facility:
o Men, aim well, it is shorter than you think
o Women, please remain seated for the entire performance
·
· Our mom duties done, we decide it is time to be tourists. Greg and dogs join us for some time hob-nobbing with the rich & famous, we are off to Vail.
o What a beautiful, huge, village. No two shops are the same, merchandise top quality (yes price is frequently indicative, but once in awhile we found opportunities that were meant just for us).
o Even Greg enjoyed the shops. Dogs were amazing, he never tied them up, they simply waited patiently outside the doors for us to come back out (who wouldn’t mind waiting for us!).
o Audrey and FJ seemed to be struggling with altitude issues, climbing the steps up to the parking lot about did us in!
o This is such a cool spot – it could be Riverbabe heaven IF they had a zipline.
· This trip back over the pass seems such an easy thing, no overheating, and we actually could drive 60mph! Wow.
· Actually relaxing a bit. J worked to fix a knitting mistake on something FJ had been struggling with, good time for a bit of reading, glass of wine…..then off to great Mexican food at local Frisco restaurant (near Starbucks).
· Once back, packed up car for early departure.
Day #5 Wednesday, heading HOME
· We were at the Starbucks when they opened at 5:30 am to pick up our first caffeine of the day.
· But I must digress… I think I mentioned that FJ forgot to pack a map… J purchased one somewhere around Yakima on the way out here. Thank God we had the map. FJ had instructions from mapquest. Well, J was trying to figure out just how Mapquest was going to get us home. It had us going over the Rockies on these little winding road (did you know that FJ gets carsick?) Craig mentioned to me that there were some folks using Mapquest directions and got lost and died somewhere in Oregon. Well, J called her trusty know it all about Colorado – Tim Murphy. He gave us some much needed advice like STAY ON THE INTERSTATE!! Good advice, thus far. We cruised through Denver. Stopped in Cheyenne at the state capital for the Starbucks J found on Google via txt msg on the phone. Got gas – thank God we did that – there was NOTHING (and I do mean nothing) for about 200 miles. We are now breakfasting at Perkins in Casper – a tiny (population wise) town in the middle of nowhere (literally) but has lots of stuff to offer – I am looking at a Bed, Bath and Beyond and Sam’s Club is right next door. Will change drivers and hopefully the scenery.
Stay tuned for more adventures!!
·
First stop of the day – most critical - Starbucks
· Since we are the ‘early risers’ at Greg’s we decided to head out on our own for a bit.
· While enjoying fantastically delicious caffeine fixes we partook in the local people watching ~ saw 2 women that were prime candidates for “what not to wear” – we figured they must have paid good money for their ‘equipment’ so really wanted to be sure everyone saw the merchandise L
· Techno geek J finally gets us logged on after 30 minutes and a phone call to Starbucks home office geeks (she is one amazing blogger)
· We know all of our ‘fans’ have been anxiously awaiting our updates, and no wi-fi at Greg’s (beer budget much more important than on-line service….perhaps this has something to do with the fact he has no computer!).
· FJ receives what can only be construed as a marriage proposal. He swore his divorce would be final soon, and we could then be together. He definitely picked FJ over J…..ah, jealously may now fester
· Fortified with caffeine we are on to Wal-Mart for ‘mom’ shopping. Call us crazy but we opt for dish drying rack rather than the scales Greg wanted to weigh fatso Audrey before he puts her on the diet from hell.
· Time for breakfast at local eatery “Butterhorn Café”. Fantastic sign in unisex facility:
o Men, aim well, it is shorter than you think
o Women, please remain seated for the entire performance
·
· Our mom duties done, we decide it is time to be tourists. Greg and dogs join us for some time hob-nobbing with the rich & famous, we are off to Vail.
o What a beautiful, huge, village. No two shops are the same, merchandise top quality (yes price is frequently indicative, but once in awhile we found opportunities that were meant just for us).
o Even Greg enjoyed the shops. Dogs were amazing, he never tied them up, they simply waited patiently outside the doors for us to come back out (who wouldn’t mind waiting for us!).
o Audrey and FJ seemed to be struggling with altitude issues, climbing the steps up to the parking lot about did us in!
o This is such a cool spot – it could be Riverbabe heaven IF they had a zipline.
· This trip back over the pass seems such an easy thing, no overheating, and we actually could drive 60mph! Wow.
· Actually relaxing a bit. J worked to fix a knitting mistake on something FJ had been struggling with, good time for a bit of reading, glass of wine…..then off to great Mexican food at local Frisco restaurant (near Starbucks).
· Once back, packed up car for early departure.
Day #5 Wednesday, heading HOME
· We were at the Starbucks when they opened at 5:30 am to pick up our first caffeine of the day.
· But I must digress… I think I mentioned that FJ forgot to pack a map… J purchased one somewhere around Yakima on the way out here. Thank God we had the map. FJ had instructions from mapquest. Well, J was trying to figure out just how Mapquest was going to get us home. It had us going over the Rockies on these little winding road (did you know that FJ gets carsick?) Craig mentioned to me that there were some folks using Mapquest directions and got lost and died somewhere in Oregon. Well, J called her trusty know it all about Colorado – Tim Murphy. He gave us some much needed advice like STAY ON THE INTERSTATE!! Good advice, thus far. We cruised through Denver. Stopped in Cheyenne at the state capital for the Starbucks J found on Google via txt msg on the phone. Got gas – thank God we did that – there was NOTHING (and I do mean nothing) for about 200 miles. We are now breakfasting at Perkins in Casper – a tiny (population wise) town in the middle of nowhere (literally) but has lots of stuff to offer – I am looking at a Bed, Bath and Beyond and Sam’s Club is right next door. Will change drivers and hopefully the scenery.
Stay tuned for more adventures!!
·
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The Anxiously Awaited Day #3 posting ~
Day three of the adventures of two very fine Riverbabes aka Jammer and Flying J.
The babes spent a relaxing morning – not having to rush out to get on the road. Greg spent the night in the bed we dragged 1500 miles across rivers and mountains along with the dogs. We lugged them with us too! Went to the Mountain Lyon restaurant for a great breakfast of eggs, pancakes, hash browns and coffee. Then onto the Dodge dealership to see what they could do about the cd stuck in the cd player in the truck. They informed Gaye that they had to take the cd unit out of the truck and send it out for service. Are you kidding me??? Well, we will have to think about that one…
Then up to Breckenridge to check that out. Did I mention that Breckenridge is 10,000+ feet high??? Great town with great shops. We could have spent all day poking in the shops but poor Greg was with us and we didn’t want to subject him to such torture. Found a grocery store so we could finish purchasing items needed for the gourmet dinner Greg is making us tonight for dinner (did I mention it is his birthday??) . Dropped Greg and groceries off at the house – the dogs were glad to see that we (probably just Greg) had returned. We decided to take a walk into Frisco to see what the town has to offer. Cute town and buildings. We are here out of season so many places are just plain closed – did they not know that a subset of the Riverbabes was coming to town??? Anyway, we did find some places to do our part to support the local economy. We happened upon an audio specialty store. The owner informed us that removal of the CD was so challenging that he recommended buying a new truck! OMG, the altitude reaks havoc with their brains. Seriously, he then suggested a car stereo specialist in Silverthorn. We are now obsessed with this issue! Walked back to Greg’s- it is hot and dusty. Feel the need for yet another shower.
Decided that we weren’t finished shopping. Perhaps we should chat with the recommended CD removal firm in Silverthorn, so away we went. Once again, Greg opted not to join us – is it our deodorant? Our first stop set the tone for the rest of the day (or what was left of it). We encountered the Yoda of car stereo systems. To many he would seem like a lowly, pimply, young kid, with b-ball cap on stupid sideways, but we now bow to him. He had this secret tool (looks somewhat like a credit card) that he inserted into the CD slot (informing us that he is specially trained with an advanced degree and knows not to let to go so that the special tool gets sucked up too) – and voila, the magnificent green monster belched forth our beloved CD! We bow to The Force. Both FJ and J are very thankful we don't have to purchase a new stereo system for our Green Monster.
We are now in high spirits – as you can imagine (ok, we are also now on glass of wine #2 as we type this recount). On to further explorations.….AN OUTLET MALL. Weird outlet mall, in that it is actually divided into 3 locations, which you drive to separately, thank goodness Jammer was navigating at her peak performance. All about shopping! Once again, we did a tad bit for the local economy.
We realized our honorable green machine was needing food yet again. While pumping liquid gold into it’s bottomless pit, we were honored with a local sighting. The lady/person in front of us (owner of car titled Slo Gin) began a serenade to all gas guzzlers on her harmonica. What a lovely way to pump. (again, we attribute this phenomenon to oxygen deprivation). FJ comments to J that this blog site should have spell check....phenomenon was hard!).
Final stops to continue our local financial support at Borders for book for Flying J, Starbucks honoring for Jammer, incidentals for the chef…necessities at the French Emporium Targayyyy for the birthday boy…then back to homebase for fixing our dehydration issues.
The evening was topped off with an amazingly delectible meal of rack of lamb, grilled asparagus, best ever mashed potatoes, and a lovely Dunham Cellars Tratino. Ain't life GRAND.
The babes spent a relaxing morning – not having to rush out to get on the road. Greg spent the night in the bed we dragged 1500 miles across rivers and mountains along with the dogs. We lugged them with us too! Went to the Mountain Lyon restaurant for a great breakfast of eggs, pancakes, hash browns and coffee. Then onto the Dodge dealership to see what they could do about the cd stuck in the cd player in the truck. They informed Gaye that they had to take the cd unit out of the truck and send it out for service. Are you kidding me??? Well, we will have to think about that one…
Then up to Breckenridge to check that out. Did I mention that Breckenridge is 10,000+ feet high??? Great town with great shops. We could have spent all day poking in the shops but poor Greg was with us and we didn’t want to subject him to such torture. Found a grocery store so we could finish purchasing items needed for the gourmet dinner Greg is making us tonight for dinner (did I mention it is his birthday??) . Dropped Greg and groceries off at the house – the dogs were glad to see that we (probably just Greg) had returned. We decided to take a walk into Frisco to see what the town has to offer. Cute town and buildings. We are here out of season so many places are just plain closed – did they not know that a subset of the Riverbabes was coming to town??? Anyway, we did find some places to do our part to support the local economy. We happened upon an audio specialty store. The owner informed us that removal of the CD was so challenging that he recommended buying a new truck! OMG, the altitude reaks havoc with their brains. Seriously, he then suggested a car stereo specialist in Silverthorn. We are now obsessed with this issue! Walked back to Greg’s- it is hot and dusty. Feel the need for yet another shower.
Decided that we weren’t finished shopping. Perhaps we should chat with the recommended CD removal firm in Silverthorn, so away we went. Once again, Greg opted not to join us – is it our deodorant? Our first stop set the tone for the rest of the day (or what was left of it). We encountered the Yoda of car stereo systems. To many he would seem like a lowly, pimply, young kid, with b-ball cap on stupid sideways, but we now bow to him. He had this secret tool (looks somewhat like a credit card) that he inserted into the CD slot (informing us that he is specially trained with an advanced degree and knows not to let to go so that the special tool gets sucked up too) – and voila, the magnificent green monster belched forth our beloved CD! We bow to The Force. Both FJ and J are very thankful we don't have to purchase a new stereo system for our Green Monster.
We are now in high spirits – as you can imagine (ok, we are also now on glass of wine #2 as we type this recount). On to further explorations.….AN OUTLET MALL. Weird outlet mall, in that it is actually divided into 3 locations, which you drive to separately, thank goodness Jammer was navigating at her peak performance. All about shopping! Once again, we did a tad bit for the local economy.
We realized our honorable green machine was needing food yet again. While pumping liquid gold into it’s bottomless pit, we were honored with a local sighting. The lady/person in front of us (owner of car titled Slo Gin) began a serenade to all gas guzzlers on her harmonica. What a lovely way to pump. (again, we attribute this phenomenon to oxygen deprivation). FJ comments to J that this blog site should have spell check....phenomenon was hard!).
Final stops to continue our local financial support at Borders for book for Flying J, Starbucks honoring for Jammer, incidentals for the chef…necessities at the French Emporium Targayyyy for the birthday boy…then back to homebase for fixing our dehydration issues.
The evening was topped off with an amazingly delectible meal of rack of lamb, grilled asparagus, best ever mashed potatoes, and a lovely Dunham Cellars Tratino. Ain't life GRAND.
Day #2 of the Amazing Adventures of the RB Road Warriors
Up at 5:30 to hit the road bright and early – ok, just early. No one was particularly bright – the dogs weren’t even ready to get up. Jammer grabbed coffee and yogurts but there was not a Starbucks to be seen. We weren’t worried – we knew one would show up sooner or later – little did we know that it would be SOOOO much later… but I digress..
Did we mention that we are purchasing gas like it is going to be illegal soon? We wish we could somehow capture the oil spil in the Gulf and siphon it right into Mike's truck! Seems like we hit just about every gas station and we are loving the truck stops – they have those really WIDE pull in lanes – read: no backing up required. Well, we seemed to have missed the sign that said ‘Next Services 29 miles’ – we were riding on Empty. And praying… lots… there was absolutely NOTHING out there in the middle of NOWHERE. When to our surprise we found a Flying J on the horizon!! Once again we could fill up and be on our way. Also discovered that Mike’s truck holds 26 gallons and we only put in 22 at the Flying J – we could have gone another 25 miles!!! So Gaye is so enamored with the Flying J now (she is going to join their Twitter and the Facebook page) that she is now changing her handle to Flying J (aka FJ) and Nancy is now Jammer (aka J).
Valuable knowledge, signs, names of towns and just plain interesting sightings:
- Sign that said ‘Vote Corruption Out’ - who can argue with that?
- The reader board on the freeway that said ‘sign test in progress’ What is up with that? Who is grading their progress?? When will they be finished?
- Sign on the highway that said ‘Eagles on the Highway’ Who are kidding? We never saw any eagles on the highway – what was there for them to eat?
- Sign on freeway – ‘Game Crossing’ – we assumed it meant ‘Fair Game Crossing’!
- (are any of you guys laughing as hard as we are writing this???? Maybe an altitude thing…
- We got take out at Mom’s in Salina. FJ went inside to get it while I turned the car around (no small feat) and watched the temp escalate to 104 degrees. FJ said the waitresses could have been Flo and Maude. The sign outside said it was the best food. We believed them. Our cold turkey sandwiches were like all the others we have had. Nothing special.
- Did we tell you that we passed a semi truck like it was standing still?? Well, it was!!! Pulled over to the side of the road with the hood up and the driver scratching his head! We FINALLY passed something (besides roadkill).
- Oh, and did we happen to mention we are really good at the very easy crossword puzzles??
- We are listening to a book cd that Gaye found that we think could very well be a new addition to the New Testament of the Bible. It would fit in right after Revalations. This is serious stuff…. All about Jesus’ best friend, Biff. You will just have to read it for yourself.
- One of the highlights that we have come to look forward to on our amazing trip is the names of towns – or lack thereof of interesting names. Who names their towns names like:
Noname
Notus
Plano
Rifle (but they do have a Starbucks so they have sort of redeemed themselves)
Silt (really – they can’t think of anything better???)
Had spectacular views at one of our bazillion rest stops. Hard to explain - but we can tell you how to get there :) Lovely (?) local vendors selling must-have merchandise....in return they would love to chat about a dental plan as they had almost 1 tooth each!
- Now it must be time to clue you in on exactly how hot it was on this trip. We got lunch and it was 104 degrees. We still had lots of elevation to gain. J just about declared mutiny on FJ when she turned OFF the ac as the truck was overheating on the long climbs. Who needs or bothers to digest what information a temperature gauge is telling you? It got pretty darn hot. I texted a dear friend and she advised me to just keep tossing things out of the truck or trailer until the load was light enough – we were thinking do we toss the dogs or the big tv???
- Finally pulled into Frisco and our destination around 9:00 – late. We were ready to be finished – our trip odometer read 1498 miles. Whew!!! 2 days!! Greg was so excited he unloaded the entire trailer. We just watched him and drank our wine! We set up our sleeping accommodations and called it a night!!!
Did we mention that we are purchasing gas like it is going to be illegal soon? We wish we could somehow capture the oil spil in the Gulf and siphon it right into Mike's truck! Seems like we hit just about every gas station and we are loving the truck stops – they have those really WIDE pull in lanes – read: no backing up required. Well, we seemed to have missed the sign that said ‘Next Services 29 miles’ – we were riding on Empty. And praying… lots… there was absolutely NOTHING out there in the middle of NOWHERE. When to our surprise we found a Flying J on the horizon!! Once again we could fill up and be on our way. Also discovered that Mike’s truck holds 26 gallons and we only put in 22 at the Flying J – we could have gone another 25 miles!!! So Gaye is so enamored with the Flying J now (she is going to join their Twitter and the Facebook page) that she is now changing her handle to Flying J (aka FJ) and Nancy is now Jammer (aka J).
Valuable knowledge, signs, names of towns and just plain interesting sightings:
- Sign that said ‘Vote Corruption Out’ - who can argue with that?
- The reader board on the freeway that said ‘sign test in progress’ What is up with that? Who is grading their progress?? When will they be finished?
- Sign on the highway that said ‘Eagles on the Highway’ Who are kidding? We never saw any eagles on the highway – what was there for them to eat?
- Sign on freeway – ‘Game Crossing’ – we assumed it meant ‘Fair Game Crossing’!
- (are any of you guys laughing as hard as we are writing this???? Maybe an altitude thing…
- We got take out at Mom’s in Salina. FJ went inside to get it while I turned the car around (no small feat) and watched the temp escalate to 104 degrees. FJ said the waitresses could have been Flo and Maude. The sign outside said it was the best food. We believed them. Our cold turkey sandwiches were like all the others we have had. Nothing special.
- Did we tell you that we passed a semi truck like it was standing still?? Well, it was!!! Pulled over to the side of the road with the hood up and the driver scratching his head! We FINALLY passed something (besides roadkill).
- Oh, and did we happen to mention we are really good at the very easy crossword puzzles??
- We are listening to a book cd that Gaye found that we think could very well be a new addition to the New Testament of the Bible. It would fit in right after Revalations. This is serious stuff…. All about Jesus’ best friend, Biff. You will just have to read it for yourself.
- One of the highlights that we have come to look forward to on our amazing trip is the names of towns – or lack thereof of interesting names. Who names their towns names like:
Noname
Notus
Plano
Rifle (but they do have a Starbucks so they have sort of redeemed themselves)
Silt (really – they can’t think of anything better???)
Had spectacular views at one of our bazillion rest stops. Hard to explain - but we can tell you how to get there :) Lovely (?) local vendors selling must-have merchandise....in return they would love to chat about a dental plan as they had almost 1 tooth each!
- Now it must be time to clue you in on exactly how hot it was on this trip. We got lunch and it was 104 degrees. We still had lots of elevation to gain. J just about declared mutiny on FJ when she turned OFF the ac as the truck was overheating on the long climbs. Who needs or bothers to digest what information a temperature gauge is telling you? It got pretty darn hot. I texted a dear friend and she advised me to just keep tossing things out of the truck or trailer until the load was light enough – we were thinking do we toss the dogs or the big tv???
- Finally pulled into Frisco and our destination around 9:00 – late. We were ready to be finished – our trip odometer read 1498 miles. Whew!!! 2 days!! Greg was so excited he unloaded the entire trailer. We just watched him and drank our wine! We set up our sleeping accommodations and called it a night!!!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Adventures of 2 Griswolds and 2 River Babes
Nancy & Gaye head out of B'ham, in Mike's pickup pulling the 6x12 U-Haul, at 5:30am. Yes, we hit Cruisin Coffee first (only place open that early on a Saturday).
Rusty & Audrey (Greg's dogs, named after characters in his favorite movie of all time: Vacation) are in back of pick-up, with the pass through windows open. Audrey, perfect princess that she is, settles in on her bed and goes to sleep. Russ - hmmm, not so much!
Fortified with lattes, bagels, grapes (can't find where g packed the cr. cheese) we hit the road. MapQuest says 11.5 hrs to our day #1 destination of Jerome, Idaho. We expect 12.5 hrs. with stops, and pulling the trailor.
O.M.G. g is NOT use to being passed! How irritating to be the slow pokes in the right lane. OK, M, we love you for loaning the pickup - but we fill up more often than we pee (which is quite a lot).
Geez, on I-90 we are even passed by a rubber ducky and a _____ (truck hauling those things kids ride on outsidee K-Mart). Yep, we are now officially "truckers" and have decided we need to get customized handles for our important communications.
Our day #1 unforgetable visions:
Rusty & Audrey (Greg's dogs, named after characters in his favorite movie of all time: Vacation) are in back of pick-up, with the pass through windows open. Audrey, perfect princess that she is, settles in on her bed and goes to sleep. Russ - hmmm, not so much!
Fortified with lattes, bagels, grapes (can't find where g packed the cr. cheese) we hit the road. MapQuest says 11.5 hrs to our day #1 destination of Jerome, Idaho. We expect 12.5 hrs. with stops, and pulling the trailor.
O.M.G. g is NOT use to being passed! How irritating to be the slow pokes in the right lane. OK, M, we love you for loaning the pickup - but we fill up more often than we pee (which is quite a lot).
Geez, on I-90 we are even passed by a rubber ducky and a _____ (truck hauling those things kids ride on outsidee K-Mart). Yep, we are now officially "truckers" and have decided we need to get customized handles for our important communications.
Our day #1 unforgetable visions:
- Bubba in Cammo
- Creative names of towns or roads: Notso, Plano, Bliss (wasn't), Cement Plant Rd (yep, it was that ugly), and Power Plant Road.I
- g had incredible timing when turning over driving duties to n....within minutes of n taking over we always entered narrow construction zones!
- g is now "jammer" - new handle....working on one for n
- n picked out great audio books for our entertainment. We got hooked on fun story titled "Playing for Pizza".....inserted disc 3, m's truck not happy with this book and has eaten the disc. Won't play it and won't eject......gonna get ugly soon.
- we stopped for gourmet lunch of salad at the Golden Arches, return to truck to find Rusty in front seat! Who would have thought a dog that is HUGE (german shephard on steroids) could fit thru that tiny window! Audrey did not even wake up until we yelled at R, she then gave us the look that said; "see, I am the good one". m's truck will need interior detailing, dogs drool
- Janice, you sly fox, you teased us with visions of beauty from ___ to____, to see a dead skunk would have thrilled us! Not even much vegetation.
- I am desperately trying to find something redeeming about Idaho but 165 miles into the state I am still searching. We are staying in Jerome - Walmart and Little Caesar's Pizza seem to be the rocking spots in this town. The best thing about Jerome is that we can rest our weary heads, have a glass (okay, a bottle) of wine, partake in some Little Caesar's Pizza and dream we are in the piazza in Siena!
- The dogs are sleeping on their beds between our beds. We hope we don't wake up to their bodily noises or other excretions during the night. I am afraid I might step on them as I get up during the night thereby causing quite an uproar.
- The day is over. I have taken my sleeping aid and just waiting for that to kick in. Jerome - it's been nice but it is time to shut our eyes to your high life and call it a day. Maybe you will look better in the morning but then again, maybe not!! It could be like aging prostitutes who always look better under the cloak of darkness!
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