Hitting our stride

I had a friend tell me that vacations take a little time to become vacations:  The first two days you’re decompressing from the job, the next day the realization sets in that you’re really on vacation,  then two days before your vacation is over you start fretting about the work building up while you’re gone.

Yes, I know I’m retired…. But Road Trips are similar.  After the planning, packing and preparation.  When out on the road the first  day I have to get into the groove.  The maps, the play lists, the snacks….    The second day it’s like I’ve never stopped traveling.

A lot of the vibe of the trip is the route you’re on and of course your destination.  This trip we took I-94 into Illinois to I-80.  Talk about a vibe!   MA drove through the heaviest traffic yesterday.  I took over once we got on to I-80.  We ended up in Iowa City.  Today was all I-80 into Nebraska.  Corn fields as far as the eye can see. 

 As for entertainment, we listen to our Ipod that has 14 gigs of music on it on random selection.  No news, No Donald Trump crap, just good music.   

The first thing that I found interesting was that, without the darkness of the political campaign, our world was not falling apart! 

My fellow travelers were polite on the road, and very nice when met at rest stops.   Black, White, Hispanic, Asian….. people of all walks respecting each other, helping each other …. being true Americans.  The road was packed with recreation vehicles!  Of course there were tons of  semi’s but even more RV’s, campers,  and lots of cars of fellow travelers clearly Road Tripping!

The second was the state of our economy.   From Michigan to Illinois, to Iowa to Nebraska the roads are being worked on and were a pleasure to drive (except on some Michigan roads…. Just sayin’) .  Another observation was the Help Wanted signs everywhere!   The economy is clearly booming!  Now that may change in Colorado, Utah and the next areas we’re headed …. And if it does I will comment on it…. But from my limited sampling …. Things are good. 

Now… to get to Utah for the fun stuff and pictures….