I have arrived!
After 4 days of slow driving (because I was towing a trailer) I pulled into St. George yesterday morning. As the day matured, I began to realize the scope of opportunity open to me. The weather was magnificent. The skies clear with a few puffy clouds, snow covered peaks everywhere, many more cosmopolitan features than I imagined, culture, endeavour, and a sense of grounding. I will not spend the time to dis where I came from, but the change is gonna do me good.
My email remains bkulon@hotmail.com
My cell phone remains 330-635-7557
If you would like my new address or land line phone, please email me with a request. That is not public.
More to follow.
Drove 2-1/2 days so far
Tonight I am in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. That is about midway between Amarillo and Albuquerque. Tomorrow I plan to drive to about Page, Arizona (near the Antelope Canyons) and spend the evening. The next day I will take the winding road through the Mt. Carmel tunnel and cross Zion via the southern route. This requires daylight and fresh concentration, so I will save it for Monday morning. So far the towing is slow, steady, and expensive. I am averaging about 11 mpg in the winds; keeping the speed at 55-60. The trailer handles well. I am getting used to backing it. It’s big, but completely filled. This will serve me well during show season. Much better than the Chevy Venture van.
I have no pictures to share yet; but the pace slows tomorrow and the scenery improves so maybe I will grab a few.
Fred is having a ball; but he’s not eating much.
Don’t get me started about Oklahoma. People are still rude; roads are despicable, the food sucks everywhere, and they have the nerve to charge $15 to cross the state on the Will Rogers Turnpike. To top it off, Oklahoma is ugly. They actually have a sign on the Turnpike: DON’T BADMOUTH OKLAHOMA. Seriously.
Boku’s Travels and Trevails
By January 30th I will be on the road to my new home in St. George, Utah. The cross-country movers have already departed. The 6 days of moving sales are over. My buddy Craig and his family have helped me muscle the heavy personal items. My buddy Jerry is on the other end to make the move-in easier. Countless of you have communicated well-wishing sentiments. The “money” (AKA ca$h) is already in escrow. I am pumped, excited, confused, cautious, and ache from head to toe.
The only thing missing, in my view, is a dog/buddy. So I invented one, imaginary. Fred, a beautiful, happy 5-month old chocolate Lab and I will make the 2300-mile journey this week. Remember “Smokey and the Bandit”? “Hold on yer ass Fred, we’re pushin on through.”
Fred - my imaginary chocolate Lab
I’ll be towing a trailer, taking the Southern-most route to avoid mountains and weather. My plans are to spread the journey over 4 days with stops in Nashville, Oklahoma City, and Albuquerque. I hope to do some updates to this blog in the evenings. I will be offline for a few days since Time Warner is pulling the service out on 1/28, but I can monitor email on my Blackberry.
See ya, Bob
