The following was written on July 20th, in the car…
6:00am Tim’s cell phone alarm goes off. Confused, I pushes the red button to turn it off and fall promptly back asleep.
6:11am Thankfully, Ivy began his morning routine of knocking shit over off my desk. I wake up and starts the day. I say to Tim: “Come on, it’s 6:11.” Tim drools.
6:34am Tim and I stretch our legs and get energized with a 20 minute run.
7:01am Box up Ivy, load up the car, have a real breakfast,
8:37am Depart with a cat to Turner Residential. Gas up.
9:03am Hit I-35 North towards Oklahoma.
6:56pm Current time, writing from Miami, OK.
We’ve been on the road 9 hours and 53 minutes. We’ve memorized half the state’s capitols and nicknames (did you know that Iowa is the “Hawkeye State”, Georgia is the “Empire State of the South” and Kentucky is the “Bluegrass State”?). Quick test (I’m writing this from memory)…in alphabetical order:
Alabama - Montgomery, “Heart of Dixie”
Alaska - Juneau, “Great Land”
Arizona - Phoenix, “Grand Canyon State”
Arkansas - Little Rock, “Natural State” (easy to remember - it is unshaved!)
California - Sacramento, “Golden State”
Colorado - Denver, “Centennial State”
Connecticut - Hartford, “Constitution State”
Delaware - Dover, “First State”
Florida - Tallahassee, “Sunshine State”
Georgia - Atlanta, “Empire State of the South”
Idaho - Boise, “Gem State”
Illinois - Springfield, “Land of Lincoln”
Indiana - Indianapolis, “Hoosier State”
Iowa - Des Moines, “Hawkeye State”
Kansas - Topeka, “Sunflower State”
Kentucky - Frankfort, “Bluegrass State”
Louisiana - Baton Rouge, “Pelican State”
Maine - OUCH time for review!!!
Maryland - Annapolis, “ergh ow
Missouri - oh dear
We’ve driven through Waco (no sign of Branch Dividions), Fort Worth, over the Brazos river and through to Oklahoma City and Tulsa (unfortunately no time to see the National Memorial Museum). We saw oil wells. And many many cows. It seems that turnpikes are also toll roads. And I make delicious sandwiches.
Just crossed over the Missouri state line. That was a long trek. Missouri’s I-44 has mile markers every .2 miles - that’s insane! That makes 2,890 markers between Joplin and St. Lewis, it’s east and west border cities. Porn for the sign companies!!!!
We’re hoping to make it to Springfield, MO before we call it a very long day of driving. I’m looking forward to getting to Madison tomorrow evening and hanging out with my sister. I am not looking forward to saying goodbye to Ivy.
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