Hubby 2 Lubby ~ Day 2 On the Road

Whereas our 2 cowboys made great time yesterday, they weren't as lucky today.

When Neil called me at around 7:00 PM last night, he said that they were about 2 1/2 hours away from the Ohio border. Maybe he had miscalculated the time it would take to cross over into Ohio, because when he called today at 3:30 PM, they were still in Ohio, quickly approaching Cincinnati.

The road-trip odyssey gods were not with him for the first half of the day. Not only did they get stuck in a wicked traffic jam, they also went off the AAA Trip-Tik, and had difficulty finding their way back on course.

Looking at my road atlas at home, I could see the route that they needed to take to get back on course:

• follow Rt. 71 from Cinci to Louisville, Kentucky
• get onto 65 in Louiseville and follow that to Nashville, Tennessee
• then get on 40 and head out straight to Amarillo, Texas
• and from Amarillo, it's a 1 1/2 hour drop south on 27 right smack dab into Lubbock

Unfortunately, Neil and 'Miah did not have the advantage that I did in holding a map in front of me while comfortably sitting in my living room. They were fast approaching Cincinnati, and Neil had to get off the phone to lend his pair of eyes to help navigate the unknown tangle of highway.

The next call came 2 1/2 hours later, at 6:00 PM, when they just reached Kentucky.

They had come to a truck stop, where one of the truckers showed them a map that they did not realize that they had. And the kind trucker helped them get back on course.

And can you guess what that course was?

If you can't, just look at the bulleted list above.

Now that the boys were back on course, we were able to discuss how the trip was fairing.

Neil said that for the most part it was tiring and boring. However, he was very grateful for 'Miah's company and the good conversation that they shared.

Did they take in the scenery?

Not really. Though Neil did comment that the scenery in New York state was impressive. Not so with that of Ohio.

Did they eat the stuff I packed, like the cans and packets of chicken, bulky rolls, cereal, aseptic cartons of milk, Oreos, Snickers, peanuts, etc.?

"Oh, I forgot about that box."

Anyhow, they did eat some of the food that 'Miah packed, along w/the apples, pretzels, and ginger ale that I placed in the cab. And they stopped at Micky-D's and Arby's.

But hey! They better dig out that box of grub I packed and chow down on that too. After all, I didn't go through all that effort for nothing, you know.

Why I even packed them a crude mess kit that consisted of cutlery and 2 used Kool-Whip containers. I didn't bother with cups, figuring that since they were guys, they were going to be swigging out of bottles and cartons anyway. LOL

They already had to stop and gas up 4 times, at $75 a fill-up. There must be at least 5 or 6 more fill-ups left to go. It's bad enough that the truck is a gas hog, but trailing a car behind them creates drag that consumes even more gas.

Oh, I forgot to ask what the gas prices are like down there.

I mentioned to Neil that I discovered that 2 hours west of Lubbock is Roswell, New Mexico ~ the land of Area 51 and UFO fame. (Now I'm really excited about moving to Lubbock!) That aroused Neil's interest. Perhaps there may be a future trip to Roswell.

Anyhow, the fellas plan on driving until midnight, when they plan on finding a place to bed down for the night.

It'll be interesting to find out how far the guys get to by then. Do you think they'll make it to Nashville, or perhaps even get onto Rt. 40?

Well, I will have to wait until tomorrow evening to find out.