On the Road
Phenomenally, I actually managed to begin my move today.
I gave myself a goal departure time of 10:30am, and an actual estimated departure of 12:00 noon, and I set off right at 11:30am. Not bad!
The Echo was packed to the gills, and I put two of the bikes on top. I shipped a couple others. The drive through Minnesota was seriously sketchy, due to some unusually aggressive winds. I got tossed around so much that I thought I had a flat tire a couple times.
I was torn between drafting off semis to save a lot of gas and trying to go it alone at the Echo max pace of about 65mph. I also realized that I miss the manual transmission of the Civic. The automatic Echo feels free to switch gears whenever IT wants to! Of course, I have some input, but I miss the connectedness of manually shifting every time. Imagine riding a bike that shifted itself! (I have - it's interesting, but not something I'd want to do again.)
I was also astounded by the ubiquitous Kum & Gos. What a horrid name for a convenience store/gas station. But on the other hand...I guess I'm blogging about it, so they must be doing something right.
Tomorrow = Colorado.
I gave myself a goal departure time of 10:30am, and an actual estimated departure of 12:00 noon, and I set off right at 11:30am. Not bad!
The Echo was packed to the gills, and I put two of the bikes on top. I shipped a couple others. The drive through Minnesota was seriously sketchy, due to some unusually aggressive winds. I got tossed around so much that I thought I had a flat tire a couple times.
I was torn between drafting off semis to save a lot of gas and trying to go it alone at the Echo max pace of about 65mph. I also realized that I miss the manual transmission of the Civic. The automatic Echo feels free to switch gears whenever IT wants to! Of course, I have some input, but I miss the connectedness of manually shifting every time. Imagine riding a bike that shifted itself! (I have - it's interesting, but not something I'd want to do again.)
I was also astounded by the ubiquitous Kum & Gos. What a horrid name for a convenience store/gas station. But on the other hand...I guess I'm blogging about it, so they must be doing something right.
Tomorrow = Colorado.
posted by karla at 10:45 PM
4 Comments:
Have a safe trip! Wash the bikes on top of the car as soon as you can - mine were coated in salt and rusting by the time I got around to cleaning them. Automatics suck.
Re: Kum & Gos.. when you're a guy, travelling cross country.. alone.. horny.. the name makes a lot more sense
horny ex-blogger
Have a safe trip! Maybe I'll see you at some races next year in California (depends on my location...possibly Colorado, and of course money) Have a good one!
Ahhh, yes. The lovely Kum n' Gos. Nobody believed me when I told them about these after a trip to CO. I had to show them KnG's website before they could comprehend there was such a place with such a name. Yes, KnG has a website. Hope the rest of the trip went well!
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