Thursday, May 28, 2009

Is This Thing On?

Wow. I'm blogging. I guess this is the first post of what will inevitably be a rambling journey. I will be circling the country during the month of August 2009 in my 1990 Audi 200 Sedan (which is currently 213,000 miles deep). I'll be driving 8,400 miles in 31 days, and sharing it all with you...Here's my itinerary:


Day 1

NYC (Start Day 1)
Cleveland (End of Day 1)

Day 2

Cleveland (Start Day 2)
Chicago (Mid Day 2)

Chicago (Mid Day 2)
Milwaukee (End Day 2)

Day 3

Milwaukee (Start Day 3)
Minneapolis-St.Paul (Mid Day 3)

Minneapolis-St.Paul (Mid Day 3)
Sioux Falls (End Day 3)

Day 4

Sioux Falls (Start Day 4)
Badlands/Mt. Rushmore (Mid Day 4)

Badlands/Mt. Rushmore (Mid Day 4)
Rapid City, SD (End Day 4)

Day 5

Rapid City, SD (Start Day 5)
Billings, Montana (Mid Day 5)

Billings, Montana (Mid Day 5)
Missoula, Montana (End Day 5)

Day 6

Missoula, Montana (Start Day 6)
Seattle (End Day 6)

Day 7

Seattle (Full Day 7)

Day 8

Seattle (Start Day 8)
Portland (End Day 8)

Day 9

Portland (Start Day 9)
San Francisco (End Day 9)

Day 10

San Francisco (Full Day 10)

Day 11

San Francisco (Full Day 11)

Day 12

San Francisco (Start Day 12)
Los Angeles (End Day 12)

Day 13

Los Angeles (Full Day 13)

Day 14

Los Angeles (Start Day 14)
Las Vegas (End Day 14)

Day 15

Las Vegas (Full Day 15)

Day 16

Las Vegas (Start Day 16)
Phoenix - (Mid Day 16)

Phoenix - (Mid Day 16)
Tuscon (End Day 16)

Day 17

Tuscon (Start Day 17)
El Paso (Mid Day 17)

El Paso (Mid Day 17)
Junction, TX (End day 17)

Day 18

Junction, TX (Start day 18)
Austin (End Day 18)

Day 19

Austin (Start Day 19)
Dallas (Mid Day 19)

Dallas (Mid Day 19)
Monroe, LA (End Day 19)

Day 20

Monroe, LA (Start Day 20)
Jackson, Mississippi (Mid Day 20)

Jackson, Mississippi (Mid Day 20)
Tuscaloosa, AL (Mid-Late Day 20)

Tuscaloosa, AL (Mid-Late Day 20)
Birmingham, AL (End Day 20)

Day 21

Birmingham, AL (Start Day 21)
Atlanta (End Day 21)

Day 22

Atlanta (Full Day 22)

Day 23

Atlanta (Start Day 23)
Nashville (End Day 23)

Day 24

Nashville (Start Day 24)
Charlotte (Mid Day 24)

Charlotte (Mid Day 24)
Chapel Hill (End Day 24)

Day 25

Chapel Hill (Start Day 25)
Virginia Beach (End Day 25)

Day 26

Virginia Beach (Start Day 26)
Charlottesville (Mid Day 26)

Charlottesville (Mid Day 26)
DC (End Day 27)

Day 27

DC (Start Day 27)
Philly (End 27)

Day 27

Philly (Start Day 28)
NYC (End Day 28)

Day 29

NYC (Start Day 29)
Ghent, NY (End Day 29)

Day 30

Ghent, NY (Full Day 30)

Day 31

Ghent, NY (Start Day 31)
NYC (End Day 31)

And that's that. More to come.