This morning my friend said, "How can it possibly take you two days to make a five hour trip?" A while back we drove to Tallahassee to attend an event at FSU on a Thursday evening honoring my son and others. The event was grand and the hotel in which we stayed was grand. And it was fun.
But getting there was even more fun.
We began on a late Wednesday morning. Our first stop was Dunkin' Donuts. Haven't had a donut in at least two years. I savored every bite. And Dunkin' Donuts coffee is the best.
Next stop, Gainesville. It's probably not the best protocol to visit the University of Florida while on the way to Florida State University, seeing as how they're big adversaries, but Dave has wanted to see "The Swamp" (where they play football) for a long time. And, since we were all hopped up on sugar and caffeine, we did. Very impressive. But we Seminoles were not intimidated.
Prior to our trip we'd borrowed an audio version of Tina Fey's book "Bossy Pants" from the library. So, every time we got back in the car we knew we were in for a treat. It's insightful and hysterical. (You know those are Alec Baldwin's arms.)
We picked up a motel coupon book at a rest stop, found a coupon for a Quality Inn in Live Oak for $52 (including breakfast) so we headed for Live Oak. Our ground floor room ended up being next to three motorcycle guys. Their bikes (two Hondas and a Harley) were parked directly in front of our big window. They all came out to polish their bikes so we went out to chit chat. They were our age (old.) No tattoos that we could see, but they were decked out in crazy (and crazy expensive) biker duds. Couldn't have been nicer.
Later, we went across the highway to the greater Live Oak Walmart for snacks (popcorn) and drinks. The next morning, after our big free breakfast, we leisurely drove into Tallahassee for another adventure.
And that's how it takes us two days to make a five hour trip.
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