Tripping on the Road West – Part 1
Beelzy and I set out on Monday, July 11th, after weeks of stressful packing, hysteria fits, waiting for things in the mail, putting things in the mail, dealing with well meaning people driving me insane. It was absolutely time to go. And go we did, on a month-long road trip from New York City to Portland, Oregon. The idea was to basically go west, with a huge southern bias.
Our first few stops were with friends in Maryland, North Carolina, and then South Carolina. We were specifically heading towards Sevierville, Tennessee where we planned to change our lives in a fairly major way. I mean, almost more major than selling and throwing away most of our stuff, quitting our jobs, and getting in the car homeless and unemployed with a general plan to plug in cities into the GPS and hope for the best.
As soon as we drove away I started feeling relieved. It was definitely time to move on and now we were just on vacation really, with bits where we have to spend a lot of hours driving a car, but the road is clear and the speed limit is 70 as soon as you get the hell out of the tristate area, and that too, was a huge relief. We were no longer boxed in, restrained, we could just go and go and go. So we did.
-Above is a beginning to the mighty saga of our trip out West. Irregular installments will follow.
Stay positive and you’ll achieve adventure” is my motto during my trip to buenos aires. Good luck with your journey! I’m traveling down through the west-coast, maybe our paths could cross?
Thanks! We’re in New Orleans for one more day, then heading to Texas to see friends and later Austin. HUGE southern bias in our trip. Good luck with yours too! Where are you traveling from/to?