Planning a Cross Country US Road Trip
I am pleased to unveil the rough plan for the DaveFordDoesEarth.com fall 2007 US road trip.
Right now it looks like our merry band of travelers will be taking off right around November 1st for New York City. By December firstish we should be in sunny LA. We have been kicking around ideas and have decided to take a musical route through the US south hitting Nashville, New Orleans, and Austin, Texas. Originally we were going to take a northern route but realized it would be idiotic due to the cold. We are still working out what to do between NYC and Nashville. Right now it looks like we could be hitting Cleveland, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville.
Wow! I cannot hide my excitement. Right now it looks like Dave Binck, The BV Show, Jess, Daddio, and possibly a few others will be a part of our two car cross country excursion. I will be the captain of the Plymouth Voyager mini van. Dave will captain the Volvo station wagon.
When we arrive in LA I am going to fly with the BV show to Calgary, Canada. From there the BV show will start an illustrious career snowboarding and cleaning toilets. I plan on working my way down through the Pacific Northwest eventually ending up in Los Angeles again. I hope to hit Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Fransisco, and wine country, before reuniting with Dave in the “city of angels”.
In the above map the first leg of the journey is marked by black string. Conversely, the second leg is marked in blue string. No, you cannot tell the difference in the picture.
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The Return of Jess and Lisa
The crew in front of a reflecting pool at the National Gardens in Washington DC.
My homegirls Jess and Lisa have been living in upstate New York since we parted ways in Santa Marta, Colombia in August. Well, they are back. Lisa and I showed Jess and Benny the sites in Washington DC last week. Jess is in town for two weeks. I am very happy about this as her presence has chilled me out quite a bit. Yes, I have been a bit uptight and overwhelmed trying to juggle 50,000 tasks at the same time. Jess’ mantra of “stop and smell the roses” is just the advice I needed. Nonetheless, I am starting to see some of my ideas come to fruition . For example, I am FINALLY at the point where I have my video camera compatible with my mac. It has only taken 7 months.
Sidenote: So, in summary the “Roses” are smelling pretty good.
Our reflections on the Vietnam War Memorial. The memorial has the name of every single fallen soldier. My dad was in Viet Nam and the memorial hit home. 50,000 US servicemen died in the conflict.
Fill in the blanks: This is yet another ______ picture of the BV show.
Question: Where else should I take my Australian hombres while I am in the Washington/Baltimore area in the next few weeks? Hit me up on the comment board.
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At the Hookah Bar in Federal Hill with the Garaj Mahal crew. From left to right: Tazzy, Jess, Me, Daddio, The BV Show, Kelly, and my sister Debbie.
- October 5th
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Have your friends been to Annapolis?
Dave- I’m thrilled to hear about your cross-country trip!!! My partner and I have had our hands full since we got back home in the Bay Area. The posts on our blog are being delayed and coming down in trickles. But we’d like to extend an invitation to you /guys to meet when you get here and if you ever have time. That would be fun! Good luck with the trip - and we’ll be there following your adventures.
Annapolis is a great idea..
Rikki, sounds good. Would love to meet up in San Fran.
Updating the blog quite a bit in the next few days. Finally adding video and linking to many other travel blogs.
Question: How do you get a picture for blogger comments? Need to do that and showcase the afro.
Since I’m all big oil and gas clients now, I’m always in Texas or Okie. That being said, I will sponsor a dinner for you & your roadies in Austin or Houston, if you can give me the dates you think you will be around there…. The meat down here is good. From any way you take that comment ;-) Plus, there are some real fatties up in here so you have to represent and eat like a hoss in these states. Go ahead, try and order a salad in Texas. They’ll gay bash you and slice your tires. LOL
your sister is hot
If you decide to vary your route and come through Phoenix, let me know! It’d be great to see you.
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