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[rm]

I am leaving for Texas on December 8th, and leaving to return on December 15th.
This means I will arrive on the 10th and 17th respectively.

My trip will take me through places like Tennssee and Alabama and I expect to have a ridiculously thick accent by the time I arrive.

I will be bringing a minimum of stuff with me, and hope to fit everything into my backpack. Then I'll also have a shopping bag with gifts (Tiffany stuff and aussie candy) and a cooler with snacks so I am not making extraneous purchases along the way.

If I put frozen water bottles in the bag, and pick up other cold things at various stop overs, I should be able to keep food happy and edible, especially sicne I'll bring a lot of vacuum sealed stuff that will survive well anyway. Also I can bring things that are more peripshable to eat earlier in the journey.

I know everyone keeps saying "as a friend, I am telling you not to do this", and I know as well as anyone bus trips are gruelling. But among other things, this is the only way I can afford to go. Additionally, it provides several days where I can't do anything other than not be a control freak, and I am viewing the whole thing as a sort of forced isolation to get right with myself. Would I rather be able to do that by going to Oz all by my lonesome in January? You bet. But do I know that will happen soon enough? Absolutely.

Plus, just think of the audblog posts.

To Texas
And back again

Comments

[rosemarymint.livejournal.com]

Personally? I think it sounds cool. I wish I were doing it. I can't wait to hear the audblog posts. (you can also make LJ posts by phone too.)

[wauwau.livejournal.com]

Half-way between Nashville and Jackson TN, you'll pass a wide spot on the road (otherwise known as I40) called BuckSnort TN.

Just lettin' you know.

I'm from Alabama

[stonykitty.livejournal.com]

and Florida, and now...
New Jersey!

Weee-hooo!

Where are you going in Alabama?

Re: I'm from Alabama

[rm.livejournal.com]

The bus has stop-overs in Mobile, Montgomery and Opelika on my way back.

Re: I'm from Alabama

[stonykitty.livejournal.com]

oh. hope you're not too hungry while you're there....;/
actually, i'm from north AL, so i don't know, but it will be significantly warmer!

[heron61.livejournal.com]

Although bus travel is far from enjoyable, that sort of ground travel is also the only way to really see and understand the US. Other than two visits to Arkansas: once to a college friend's house in a wealthy and completely manufactured scary pseudo-British forest (Bella Vista), and once to imester's family who live in a suburb in search of a city (Conway, which is next to the impressively named small town of Toadsuck), I've never really seen the South. It sounds like a fascinating adventure, have much fun.

[lllvis.livejournal.com]

The 'to Texas' link came up blank...where in Texas will you be? And hey...at least you're visiting when it's not so frreakin' hot!!

[lolliejean.livejournal.com]

Hey Babe.

Go. You.

Say it with me... Y'all .

Happy Trails (or trailways) to you. ;)

[00goddess.livejournal.com]

I also could not get the link to work, but I would love to see you if you'll be seeable and in a city I'll be in (lots of in-state traveling this month on my part.)

[justpat.livejournal.com]

I told you about my trans-continental train trips, right? Grueling, hateful, and disgusting were only some of the words sitting in my brain, like a mantra, at the time. it is only in retrospect that I see how fantastic they really were.

Remember, a real adventure is never fun while you're having it.