We follow my dad to Rolla, MO and stopped for the night after 600 miles. This is the small town Brad’s grandmother lives in. The area is beautiful. Got a kewl pic following behind just past St. Louis, MO.
The next day I made good on my promise and ate at the Bob Evans before dropping off the car. I turned in the rental car after 3600 miles in 2 weeks and full of white sand from Lake MI. We now cram into my dad’s car. My dad is driving, Kenzie is in the middle, and my step-mom is in the passenger seat. The second row consists of Zac, Mikaela and me. It is a station wagon with two useable seats. The third seat and back are filled with luggage and pillows.
Remember this is the end of August. There has been an unusual heat wave plaguing the Midwest and 6 people smashed in a car for about 1300 miles. The A/C would freeze up so the vent would circulate the hot, humid air. It felt as if we were being slow cooked. The windows would get crack so the sound of 70 mph wind would deafen us. In my childhood music would be on in the car, in the house, everyday. I don’t remember my dad ever watching TV, ever! Well something happened as he has aged. The entire trip to AZ is without the radio… and this vehicle actually has one! For those who do not know my dad (great guy) this ’88 Olds station wagon is his newest vehicle he owns. His daily driver is a ’67 Ford p/u. Or a ’64 Pontiac Catalina, or ’64 Pontiac Bonneville…all without FM radio.
We make it through OK and are on the outskirts of TX and it is late. We are in search of dry ice for the 20lbs of MI blueberries my dad is bringing home with him. Every year he brings them to AZ. They are the biggest, juiciest, sweetest blueberries known to man. As the minutes pass the dry ice is evaporating so the hunt is on. A small town in TX at 10pm = no dry ice. We drive on and still no ice. We make it into Tucumcari, NM and finally stop for the night after almost 900 miles. We have the blueberries in front of the A/C unit for the night. Blueberries just hold on please don’t let go. We made a stop in the morning at a local store to get dry ice. Score! They will make it to AZ without completely thawing. I thought there for a while we were gonna have to eat 20lbs of blueberries in NM.
The next day I made good on my promise and ate at the Bob Evans before dropping off the car. I turned in the rental car after 3600 miles in 2 weeks and full of white sand from Lake MI. We now cram into my dad’s car. My dad is driving, Kenzie is in the middle, and my step-mom is in the passenger seat. The second row consists of Zac, Mikaela and me. It is a station wagon with two useable seats. The third seat and back are filled with luggage and pillows.
Remember this is the end of August. There has been an unusual heat wave plaguing the Midwest and 6 people smashed in a car for about 1300 miles. The A/C would freeze up so the vent would circulate the hot, humid air. It felt as if we were being slow cooked. The windows would get crack so the sound of 70 mph wind would deafen us. In my childhood music would be on in the car, in the house, everyday. I don’t remember my dad ever watching TV, ever! Well something happened as he has aged. The entire trip to AZ is without the radio… and this vehicle actually has one! For those who do not know my dad (great guy) this ’88 Olds station wagon is his newest vehicle he owns. His daily driver is a ’67 Ford p/u. Or a ’64 Pontiac Catalina, or ’64 Pontiac Bonneville…all without FM radio.
We make it through OK and are on the outskirts of TX and it is late. We are in search of dry ice for the 20lbs of MI blueberries my dad is bringing home with him. Every year he brings them to AZ. They are the biggest, juiciest, sweetest blueberries known to man. As the minutes pass the dry ice is evaporating so the hunt is on. A small town in TX at 10pm = no dry ice. We drive on and still no ice. We make it into Tucumcari, NM and finally stop for the night after almost 900 miles. We have the blueberries in front of the A/C unit for the night. Blueberries just hold on please don’t let go. We made a stop in the morning at a local store to get dry ice. Score! They will make it to AZ without completely thawing. I thought there for a while we were gonna have to eat 20lbs of blueberries in NM.
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