3/11/2015

Spending the night in a McDonald’s parking lot was a horrible idea. Sometime after midnight I heard a group of juvenile delinquents yelling and screaming at each other. At least I had enough distance between me and the drive through intercom.

I crawled out of bed like I had done many times on this journey. I couldn’t depart from the spot because I had to get driven to the point where I left off. Crystal was busy doing work. I had mentally prepared myself for another thirty mile day but I never anticipated the poor sleep. I was lucky the sun was warm and the path was clear. For the first six or seven miles a sidewalk had been laid on both sides of the road. The area was well planned with plenty of trees, sturdy bridges, and zero litter.

After a couple of miles I spotted the ...

3/9/2015

The problem with our trailer wasn’t the bearings and it wasn’t the leaf springs. We were just carrying too much weight. I had my reservations about bringing so many books in our trailer but to be fair, we had already unloaded many boxes. With that knowledge, we celebrated in the Edgewater Sports Pub and Grill with Twinkie and some of the regulars. Crystal and I shot a game of pool while we quenched our thirst. She even danced with a ninety two year old World War II vet. For a moment we worried that the activity might have been too much for him. The minutes ticked down and we returned to the trailer to finish up a movie. The running time of the film was a lot longer than we anticipated. Both our eyelids sagged as we tried our best to finish the film.

The next morning the thunde...

3/7/2015

Not a peep was heard while we rested at the Cape Kennedy KOA. We rose from our slumber around the time the tire shops began to open. While Crystal cleaned and organized the trailer, I spent the greater part of the morning calling places to see if they had our trailer tires in stock. After a dozen phone calls and a comparison of prices we settled on a shop a few miles away. The dilemma was that the tires wouldn’t be waiting at the shop. They were to be delivered and there was a possibility that the tires wouldn’t be delivered until three. The only option was to go in opposite directions. Crystal dropped me back to where I ended the previous day and she returned to the tire shop.

I wore shorts but ran with a sweatshirt. The grey sky kept the temperature chilly...