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10/15/2018

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What happens when an author and her daughter drive across the United States? Come along and find out.


Day One 
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What type of person gets in a tiny car with a roof bag that acts as a sail to make a 3,000+ mile across the Southwest in August? A mother. When my daughter told me, she was going to move across the country to Los Angeles, I was surprised to say the least. When she told me, she was going to attach a trailer to tiny car—I became a nay-sayer. I killed the trailer idea and in came the roof sack. Think of it as a duffle bag for the car. It’s made of what I would describe as pool liner vinyl. In other words, a person with nefarious motives could cut into it, which meant every night we unpacked it, pulled it and its contents inside wherever we were staying. The next day we repacked it. This is my version of the trip.
Day one as the passenger in a very packed car, I had items tucked under my feet, beside me, and in my lap. I was supposed to help with directions and distribute snacks. My snack passing abilities came in handy when traffic came to a dead stop near the Illinois border. A tractor trailer had rolled—possibly due to the rain. The string we had tied the bag to the roof also served as a conduit bringing rain into the car. Oh joy. We decided to stop in Casey, Illinois to visit the gigantic items that got the small town into the Guinness World Book of Records. Even though, it was drizzling, we enjoyed posing for photos by the World’s Biggest Wind Chime or perched inside an oversized birdcage. After our brief break, we headed for Missouri.
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Stay tuned for our next adventure.


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7 Comments
Bev Smith
10/21/2018 12:13:25 pm

I enjoy her books. She does do a variety of them.

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Morgan Wyatt
10/21/2018 03:52:04 pm

Thanks, Bev.

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Crystal Blackburn
10/21/2018 02:59:49 pm

I don't know where you should visit next. I'm anxious just thinking about the little car adventure. I live in KY and it's nice. There is a book "Kentucky One Tank Trips" written by a Kentuckian, Denny Trease, about taking day trips within KY. I bet most states have a book written about local-ish travel. You could try that for your state or for a neighboring state. You could also try that based on the location of a friend or relative you'd like to see and pick them up and take them on the adventure.

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Morgan Wyatt
10/21/2018 03:53:36 pm

I remember the theme park on the hill you had to take a ski lift to. I think it was called Gun Town Mountain. It was on the way to Mammoth Cave.

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Julie McDonough
10/21/2018 04:04:45 pm

How about a trip down Rt 66.

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Brooke Showalter link
10/21/2018 04:07:27 pm

That looks so fun! You should visit Amish country.

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Sharon Guagliardo
10/21/2018 04:09:33 pm

You can go to the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2220
Bring a can of spray paint and you can make a statement on a car, or two.

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