Driving

B and I went out for a drive.

We took our camping gear along. 2,841 miles and a week later, I have a few pictures.

We went to my old stomping ground, the beach. Nothing restores the soul like a sunrise across the ocean.

We stopped by the Arch in St. Louis, too.

We thought about going inside it until we read this sign. It’s just another lost freedom. We were randomly selected for an explosives search at the Galveston ferry, too. Such a worthless effort to satisfy a law.

Here’s where we bought the cheapest gas on our trip (Missouri). However, the restroom left so much more to be desired, especially after walking through the greasy kitchen. Speaking of cheap, we spent $236 on gas. Including lodging, we spent a total of $496 for an entire week.

A deperate search for a restroom found us at the famous Sam Houston statue on 45. I read some of his claims to fame. He deserves this nice crotch shot for being such a free-mason.

It’s really dry down south. Every stream is barely moving and each lake has a shoreline that is clearly down 3 to 4 feet. El Nino my ass. It’s global warming. The oceans have changed, and it’s already too late. It’s sad to report that Texans are still obsessed with driving monstrous, empty, extended cab pickups. If I had a nickle for every mile that they wastefully burn through, I would be a billionaire. The dry terrain does little to soak up the fumes from all the refineries, too. I’ll close this subject with an appropriate roadkill picture of an armadillo.

I am pleased with my Saturn for giving us no problems. It has been getting 41 miles a gallon.

And I’m thankful for being home safely before running out of anything important. Note that B and I are still harvesting tomatoes.

It’s getting cold in Wisconsin. I must make amends.

woman in the moon

October 31, 2011

Looks/sounds like a very nice trip.

Nectar

chuckles at the underpants what message are you sending the tomatoes that that is where they were end up recycled out and then what?

why has B got three pairs to your 1?

Smudgyrose

November 1, 2011

Sounds like your vehicle is pretty efficient. But I can’t believe how much cheaper your fuel is. For me to do the same distance, (in a 3 cylinder, 1 litre engined car) it would cost me almost a thousand US dollars! Presuming my maths is correct.

Impressive drive.

I think that the sign is kind of weird and funny. They have chosen to put alcohol, weapons, mace and pepper spray and animals in the class (sign). LOL, yet, they do not say, “NO DRUGS, no weed” etc. Wonder who made that sign up , and wonder why they consider pets more a danger than illegal drugs.

2. Your pictures are great. I love the tree picture , and the armadillo still looks alive thanks to his armorplated skin

wow lol 309 for gas? LOL our gas runs 350 to 420 over here.