Day 2
Friday, August 26, 2011
When David and I began the initial planning of this trip, we toyed around with several ideas of how to go about the voyage from a logistical standpoint. Before we did further investigation into the cost of each option, the one we liked most was driving a rental from Columbus to San Francisco then flying home, when the cost of that proved too steep David thought for a hot second that we could do as the guys on Top Gear did in their American adventure and buy a car on the east coast and sell it on the West. David informed me today as we were eating lunch staring at an old Buick with maroon seats, that was the vehicle he imagined we would buy and sell. This led to the discovery that we both grew up with the world’c coolest car…The Woody Wagon! It’s so sad that car interior colors are so bland nowadays. There is nothing like the feel of those wonderful velvet/felt blend seats that come in navy blue, hunter green, and of course, maroon.
Friday, August 26, 2011
When David and I began the initial planning of this trip, we toyed around with several ideas of how to go about the voyage from a logistical standpoint. Before we did further investigation into the cost of each option, the one we liked most was driving a rental from Columbus to San Francisco then flying home, when the cost of that proved too steep David thought for a hot second that we could do as the guys on Top Gear did in their American adventure and buy a car on the east coast and sell it on the West. David informed me today as we were eating lunch staring at an old Buick with maroon seats, that was the vehicle he imagined we would buy and sell. This led to the discovery that we both grew up with the world’c coolest car…The Woody Wagon! It’s so sad that car interior colors are so bland nowadays. There is nothing like the feel of those wonderful velvet/felt blend seats that come in navy blue, hunter green, and of course, maroon.
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| Packed and ready to go.... notice it is dark out |
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| Emily's Morning Face |
In any case, We left Waukesha at 5:30 this morning (not my idea, and I certainly wasn’t the one driving for the first part of the ride). The sun came up as we headed down highway 94 and since getting onto highway 90 there has been a ceaseless array of malodorous scents ranging from cow to skunk to burning oil (we couldn’t find the source of the oil smell but we really only investigated insofar as to be assured it’s source was not my Jeep).
It’s no O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A, but the wind certainly comes sweeping down the plains. Driving through Minnesota, it was like being in a GE commercial. The Minnesotans are taking the phrase “Harnessing the power of the wind” very seriously. Driving through wind farms is not just a little bit creepy…it feels like we are entering some post apocalyptic world where the we are over run by giant three armed machines. (see below)***Dad, definitely don’t come here for golf, it’s flat, dry, and you may as well learn to aim 90 in the opposite direction you intend the ball to go cause the wind will take it there anyway!
I am beginning to worry I brought special Deet bug spray for no reason. We have cleared out a significant percentage of the Northern bug population and are currently suffering from impaired visibility from the dead bug guts on the windshield. Darn you Disney and Pixar for teaching us compassion for bugs! R.I.P. Little dudesI have also already learned the importance of wearing sunscreen while driving as I currently have one very red arm and a heck of a right thigh tan.
I sense impending cabin fever from being in the car for the better part of two days already, but I am still doing ok and David still has some in car time to make up. There are only 2 hours left driving today so I am optimistic we’ll manage, besides at the end of the day we finally get to see what this free ice water at Wall Drug is all about.
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