Today was a travel day with few pix.  We started in Texarkana, and Bob finished for the night in Jackson, TN while Andy finished for the night in Mt. Vernon, IL.  Yup, the trip was essentially over, and we headed for the barn as Andy says.  I remember reading John Steinbeck’s Travels with Charlie in which he decided when a cross-country trip was finished, it was time to head home as fast as possible.  We finished a little early because that feeling hit us after the Bush Library in Dallas.  It was just over–great trip–once in a lifetime trip, but it was over.

The first pix is just for fun. I’ve always wanted to take a picture of an 18-wheeler being towed as if it were coming at me in the same lane.  This was my chance.  Then I snapped Andy peeling off on I-55 in West Memphis, Arkansas; next pix are Memphis.  It is good to be back on the correct side of the Mississippi!

Tonight I watched Bryan College soccer on the internet as they defeated St. Andrews University at home 2-1.  And I am watching Michigan beat Notre Dame.  Go Blue!

Some random thoughts on the trip:

7300 miles safely travelled 

We saw moose, elk, cows, pheasants, coyote, bison, and other wildlife near or on the road.

Montana likes to fix 10 miles of road at a time and put the traffic on gravel.

It rains in Seattle.

The Pacific Coast Hwy was worth the trip.

Andy and I, at age 68, still have it–we just keep forgetting where we put it.

My niece is beautiful and blessed with a great family; my nephew is a riot (130 MPH just to show us a little speed).

We have seen Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Hoover Dam, and the Grand Canyon–all free on a lifetime sr. pass. Hah!

There are 11 motorcycle fatalaties a day in the US; we were not part of them–yet.  Safety is an illusion provided by the devil.  God controls our destiny, and there must be something that he still wants us to do with our remaining days.  We will never be reckless, but neither will we be fearful–God controls our lives, period.

Nothing in the country is as beautiful as within a 150 mile radius of Dayton, TN.

I love my wife for understanding me better than I understyand myself.