Day One

We are officially gypsies! We locked up Rob's apartment and parked my car at my parents' place and off we went into the sunset. Well, not so much a sunset as a big rainstorm. We are in Nacogdoches, TX now and it is still raining.

We almost forgot our big pillows and had to stop back by Rob's apt on our way out of town. What did we actually forget? (CHIPS! Thankfully every convenient store has an ample supply.)

The trip still doesn't feel real, but I'm starting to get excited about finally going to Bonnaroo. It starts tomorrow, whether we are there or not. (we will be there, don't worry)

Departure time: 2:08pm

Kamikaze cardinal dies upon collision with the windshield. An unpleasant experience for all involved parties to say the least.

Just hit the AK state line, time: 6:51pm. Moral is improving. Trip is beginning to feel real.

We ended up driving until 2 am and then having to hunt a place to sleep for a while. I was pretty grumpy by the end of it, but Rob was a trooper. Oh and it was raining, which made me all the more determined to sleep in the car. Alas we found the Natchez Trace State Park and through light rain we set up my backpacking tent and passed out to the lulling sound of raindrops overhead.

Tanks of gas: 3
Miles driven: 703

Menu: tortilla/bean taco and salsa, potatoes and peppers from the Kondret Garden panfried, tabouli and fresh tomatoes also from the Kondret Garden topped with the last of our Mother's Cashew Tamari dressing, nacho cheese doritos, barbeque lays stackers, twizzlers. Not a great food day there at the end, but the tabouli was an excellent discovery. We will be eating more of that for sure.