Thoughts from the Road

Excellent travel day...and definitely not dull! Here in Ocala for the night with 89 miles to go. Here are a few happenings:

* Merge is still a personal challenge around Atlanta.
* Drove by SFoG. Scorcher and Goliath VERY close to the highway.
* Had 10 bites of McDonald's lunch before a kid McHurled in line. Gross, but felt bad for kid and Mom. So much for that meal.
* Hit holiday traffic south of Atlanta. Several of us bailed for gas, food and bathrooms. People were playing volleyball in the gas station parking lot to kill time, even though it was most cold.
* Unless a cop is sitting in the median, speed limits, warning signs, constructions zone, etc are completely useless. There is a Super Speeder law in Georgia and Florida taking effect 1-1-2010. Good luck with that.
* Valdosta has a DairyQueenStuckiesDaysInn. Where else can you find fake jade dolphins and Hot Fudge Sundays...and stay overnight? Awesome!
* NOS energy drink is WONDERFUL stuff. (No wonder I got here after so little sleep...)
* There is actually a place called Butts Mill Farm in Pine Mountain Georgia. Website too.
* Experienced zipcode gas pumps for the first time. You don't NEED my zipcode to sell me gas in the name of identity theft protection. Gas was sold just fine without this "protection" for many years. Lame!
* Florida is a lot darker than I remeber...
* Muldoon (my Aussie voiced GPS named after the Jurrassic Park character) did very well and followed my backup Google maps route. Sor far, no repeat of Memphis by way of Nashville and 6 hours.
* Crossed the Florida state line at 8:36 pm central time after leaving Huntsville at 10:30 am. And there was much rejoicing!
* Enjoyed much of the encouragement and humor from folks on Facebook today. Thank you all for keeping things fun.
* Yes, my arse and the seat are a little too well aquainted. ;)
* Tomorrow is my first time waking up in Florida and it's on a Sunday. That's pretty cool. :)

More soon and best to all! :)