That vacation I had been planning to take in May, I finally took in August. So, 2300 miles later, here’s ten things I learned or observed on the road.
10. Sirius satellite radio. Channels of interested included Outlaw Country and The Coffeehouse. But other than that, I think I’d prefer my own music collection… if only the CD player worked.
9. Upper Peninsula Michigan is a gorgeous, moderate climate to visit in mid to late August. Highs in the 70s. Leave the window open and enjoy the evening lows in the 50s.
8. Indiana, I can’t leave you fast enough. Your rest stop areas are deplorable, unsanitary and unsafe. Your fueling stations are even worse. I don’t think there’s a gear in the automobile that gets me out of Indiana fast enough.
7. Miscalculated the miles per gallon ratio. Next fuel stop in 250 miles.
6. Every bite of Danish Kringle pastry is worth the 813 miles of travel. Now if I can lose the 20 pounds I gained.
5. Illy coffee really is that good. Especially brewed from a stovetop espresso maker.
4. Starbucks has free wi-fi. So does McDonald’s, truck stops and occasionally Perkins.
3. Those four books I placed in my bag and planned to read… didn’t get read. I guess it has something to do with don’t read and drive at the same time.
2. Sometimes visiting a hometown is simply finding that spot on the radio that is as much home as the house you grew up in. So when did my hometown radio station start running strip club radio ads? It’s like coming home to a brothel.
1. Oh, yeah, and that old house I used to call home… it’s now a parking lot.
Coffeehouse Junkie 
You did get home again! I’m still working with the economy and currency exchange and still here. So like the 10 observations.
What a poem – a glorious birth of a great writer – paved over. So much for The old Kentucky Home and Connamara. Hope the Kinderlings loved the trip.