27 July 2021
I got up Monday morning all ready to drive to Cedar Key when I realized I was just plain tired of traveling and wanted to go home. I called the Cedar Inn and canceled (and lost a deposit of one of the two nights) and headed towards Fort Lauderdale.
I made two back-to-back trips of seven hours (Mississippi to Tallahassee and Tallahassee to Fort Lauderdale) and I was pretty exhausted by the time I rolled into my driveway around 3 pm. Strangely, traffic along the turnpike and I-95 was pretty much flowing. I usually get hung up around Palm Beach but for some reason, there were no tie ups.
When I got to the house, the first thing I did was un-shutter the house. I hate a dark house and the hurricane shutters shut out so much light. After that, I got busy getting the carrier off the jeep. I was hoping to get a little help from some neighbor but it was a work day and no one was around. I managed to get the carrier off the jeep and into the garage and onto its hoist. I was a sweaty mess afterwards. When I looked at the temperature, it was 95°F.
The rest of the day was spent unpacking the jeep, pulling the patio furniture back out onto the patio, liquor shopping, and grocery shopping. I pretty much needed everything. It was at the grocery store I realized how dehydrated I was from all the unpacking and effort beforehand. I had a couple of glasses of water as soon as I got home.
This was a fun trip. I had heard of Palo Duro Canyon several times and now I can say I not only visited it but also got a chance to do a hike. I got to know Sara and Patrick a little better and had a great time hiking, going to Santa Fe, and seeing a rodeo.
I got to spend quality time with cousin Jo. I was able to reconnect with my brother in Brandon.
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My jeep has a system that allows you to measure trip mileage. I accidentally reset it at 1200 miles. Add that to the 4000 miles after the reset and I traveled over 5200 miles – enough to go across the country and back and then some. The jeep performed flawlessly.
I haven’t anything planned until January of next year when I intend to see Yellowstone in the winter – for the second time. It’s good to be home, get back into my routine – even if it included washing clothes all day today.
I have 783 photos to go through, organize, label, and identify (the plants). That’ll take me a long time and give me something to do for the next few weeks.
I’ll probably be posting irregularly “Everything Fred” in the coming weeks as the mood strikes.
Stay tuned!
