Time: 9:12pm EST Mileage: 3161.6 Driver: Colleen Song: I Want A New Drug (Huey Lewis & the News) Everything’s big in Texas, eh? We’ll be the judge of that! As we enter from Arkansas we are greeted, not by a cheery sign inviting us to enjoy everything that Texas has to offer, but by a ramshackled […]
Time: 8:36pm EST Mileage: 3128.8 Driver: Colleen Song: Celebrate Me Home (Kenny Loggins) OK so we decided to push on – got to love time changes! Home of Razorbacks, Wal-Mart, and Hope (depending on which way you lean polically!)
Time: 5:35pm Mileage: 2924.7 Driver: Laura Song: Ride (Amanda Marshall) We crossed the Mighty Mississippi and are now offiicially in the western half of the country. Heading to Shreveport where we end our day.
Time: 2:37pm EST Mileage: 2721.3 Driver: Laura Song: Candida (Tony Orlando & Dawn) Great driving roads! Really. Everyone else takes the 10 to go by the coast, but if you find yourself in a rush to get from Mobile, AL to Shreveport, LA we suggest starting the trip on US-98. Fresh peaches!
Time: 1:03pm EST Mileage: 2,664.6 Driver: Colleen Song: Waiting on the World to Change (John Mayer) Favorite small town of the trip…OK, only small town of the trip…Atmore, AL. Home of The Beans Store – Discover the Joy of Soy! Right next to the Rotary Club. Within walking distance of Florida, and riding distance of oil covered […]
Time: 10:38am Mileage: 2,444.1 Driver: Colleen Song: Let’s Go Crazy (Prince & The Revolution) A big shout out to Mama Graham – the only person we know in Alabama! So far .. The woman in the Rav4 doesn’t count – she didn’t know Colleen was that close to the back of her car. Colleen did […]
Time: 7:28am Mileage: 265.0 Driver: Colleen Song: High on You (Survivor) Fresh peaches!
Time: 6:28am Mileage: 2192.9 Driver: Colleen Song: Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone (Glass Tiger) Note to self: Motion Sickness Patch = Good. Forgetting to put it one = Bad. Mountain roads in the dark = ridiculous.
Time: 5:01 am Mileage: 2,110.4 Driver: Colleen Song: Green Tambourine (The Lemon Pipers) We did get a picture of the “Welcome to North Carolina” sign. To the uneducated eye, it looks a lot like a black square on a black background. But that’s what it looked like to us as well … neither Tennessee nor […]
Up by 3:30am, car loaded, checked out and on the road by 4:15 … we’ve got time to make up! First up, the Smoky Mountains. Home of Pigeon Forge … and Dollywood. Did you know the Great Smokies are a UNESCO world heritage site? And one of the most diverse eco systems in North America.