Day 1: The Aventure Begins!

Sorry everyone, photos will be added later. For now, sleep.

An alternate title would be "I Don't Expect Excitement Everyday."

Well, today started out like any other summer day, you know, except for the fact that I had to get up at 8AM, then pack and throw things together like a madwoman so we could leave by 10. That's all fine and dandy. We ended up leaving at 12:27, good job team! (picture)

The first thing I like to do when settling in for a long road trip is to get as comfortable as possible. So, I remove my shoes and socks because, like Daddio, going bare foot is part of my wardrobe.

During the drive, I busied myself with writing down events and their corresponding times so I could post them here. Most of it isn't very exciting.
With that said, now back to your regularly scheduled adventurous nonsense.
I placed Sparky above my right shoulder, on top of the seat, leaning on the back window of our truck. He seemed quite content, so I left him there. (picture)

At about 3:40 I peered up at the GPS, which estimated our arrival time at 7:05PM. This was absolute wishful thinking, as it didn't take into account the horrendous traffic in four separate locations, stopping for fuel twice, dog-walking, and dinner.

At 4PM, I noticed Sparky had moved from his outpost, to the window to enjoy some of the scenery. There wasn't much to look at, but it's all new to him. (picture)

A little after that, we ran into the first bit of traffic.GPS estimated time of arrival 7:14PM. Again, wishful thinking. (picture)

At 4:47, we make a pitstop, let everyone stretch their legs, including the dog. Everyone piles back in the truck, and I remove my shoes. Daddio would have removed his, I'm sure, but he wasn't wearing them at that time.


Around 5:10 there's a change of scenery, Sparky meanders down from his outpost once more to take a gander at things he's never seen before. Obviously, he is intrigued. (picture)

A few minutes later, we cross a bridge and pass a retired WWII ship storage. Very cool stuff. Sorry, no photo of this. :[

Around 5:30 I get the urge to draw, but I can't really, because the road is so incredibly bouncy. So instead, I resolved to make a bracelet, eventually. I finally begin my bracelet at 6:15. In this picture, I'm roughly an hour into it. (picture)

7:25, both legs are numb, so I decide to work on my bracelet later. Conveniently, this is about the time that we stop for dinner at Arby's.

8:13, fueled up and ready to go. Estimated time of arrival, 8:33. The end is in sight. Huzzah!
8:35, off ramp to campground is closed. This seems to happen to us a lot. We take the next ramp and head South and reach the exit that is almost on top of the campground. We made it!

That's about all that happened today.

Thanks for reading!
Kit
P.S. Daddio is still cool.