I have lots of respect for what truckers do. Theirs is not an easy job. Here are a few of the songs that were playing in my head in an endless loop of background music:
"Turn the Page": certain lines of this song were my anthem on this road trip.
"Papa Was A Rodeo": Once again, The Magnetic Field's Papa Was A Rodeo was the background music to my life: "Home was anywhere with diesel gas, love was a trucker's hand, never stuck around long enough....for a one night staannniaaannnnaaaannnnndddd...".
"Here I Go Again": self explanatory.
Between 6/7/14 abd 6/14/14, I have driven 2,475 miles. According to Google Maps I spent at least 33 hours driving, but I assure you I spent much more than 33 hours sitting behind the wheel.
Here I am last night trying to save a few bucks and sleeping in the back of my SUV rental in a highway rest stop on my way back to Chicago: I didn't want to pay for a motel room for a few hours of sleep:
"Turn the Page": certain lines of this song were my anthem on this road trip.
"Papa Was A Rodeo": Once again, The Magnetic Field's Papa Was A Rodeo was the background music to my life: "Home was anywhere with diesel gas, love was a trucker's hand, never stuck around long enough....for a one night staannniaaannnnaaaannnnndddd...".
"Here I Go Again": self explanatory.
Between 6/7/14 abd 6/14/14, I have driven 2,475 miles. According to Google Maps I spent at least 33 hours driving, but I assure you I spent much more than 33 hours sitting behind the wheel.
Here I am last night trying to save a few bucks and sleeping in the back of my SUV rental in a highway rest stop on my way back to Chicago: I didn't want to pay for a motel room for a few hours of sleep:
I'm very happy that the car rental agency place "upgraded" me for free to an SUV, instead of the 4 door sedan I reserved. I am a big fan of sleeping in the back of SUV/hatchbacks with dropped down backseats. Not to romanticize it, because it sucks, but it can be pretty convenient and way more comfortable than a sedan.
However, the night I slept in the car, I think this was in Indiana, it was about 55 degrees during the night and i had nothing to keep me warm but a hoodie. I even resorted to wrapping myself up in an emergency rain poncho to try to stay warm; that didn't work too well. I ended up turning the car on and turning on the heat but i wasn't sure how much gas that would suck up and since I only had a little bit of gas left, i had to be really careful with doing that. I love traveling.
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