Good Bye - Look Out

Hey Gang,

I did not have time to write things as they happened so I will play catch up.  How ever I did manage to make notes.  I will include the notes with each posting and as I write will fill them in.

 

Currently I am at Look Out Restaurant writing as Ruth, Dan and Paul pack and I finish my morning breakfast of coffee and orange juice.  That should get me going.

 

The purpose of the trip was to attend the Constitution Party Convention being held in Memphis.  When I agreed to attend it at the state convention last fall my hopes were my wallet would be filled and gas stabilized to somewhat affordable levels.  Well my wallet is only half full and gas has risen so I was very hesitant on going to Memphis.  State Chairman Don emailed and said Dan from Columbus needs a ride maybe we could car pool it.  The gas to Tennessee and back would be about $450.  Even with Dan things would be tight.

 

  After some pondering who would want to go to Memphis Ruth said ask Paul.  Now here is the neat thing or you could say God orchestrated.  Paul recently retired and is looking to start a new career in home healthcare.  Paul told me he hopes he can do it. Dan in Columbus is somewhat handicapped and most of the time in a wheelchair.

 

Now don't read into this as I am using anyone.  Dan needed a ride, splitting expenses would benefit him, Paul coming along with help Dan and help me with expenses and Paul would experience helping someone and get to go to Memphis for cheap, win win for everyone.

 

No time for correction or to end this they are packed and ready to head out..

 

Gotta GoGo!!!

 

Carey

 

  left on time

 

grabbed last minute goodies

 

bus wouldn't start

 

Paul prayed

 

Craig showed up

 

bus ran fine

 

made it om time to grab Dan

 

bus running fine, making it on time

 

whan road construction

 

 

off the freeway

 

 

rt 142 to 55

 

on 55 traffic stopped for exxtra wide vehicle

 

 

 

finally back on after costing us an hour plus

 

silly ladies at gas station

 

 

rain

 

made it at 2:45

 

 

 

any bed bugs large b ug

 

 

 

    large bangs  bad noise when sleeping

 

saw graceland in the middle of junk stores

 

 

mlk

 

cable car tracks in road

 

slept well

 

nashville is no longer a country city

 

crazy busy  chain restaurants

 

laugh time, man in yarfd working on car

 

gloominess of place  eery driving up

 

time warp smell

woke to oldies on the radio

look out restuanrant asked waitress if its the name because of the lookout or because the food is so bad you need to look out

 

both, scenery and food is bad

 

paul asked for church waitress said go to my dads church

 

small baptist church, firey preacher

 

weird manner of joining

 

off to mammoth cave

 

world heritage site

 

oaul got sick

gas cap