I’m not sure I have the proper
temperament for road trips. I have a tendency to be impatient and a bit
anxious. Particularly when faced with unpredictable traffic. The first leg of
our trip took us from Conway, AR to Nashville, TN. According to my lovely navigation
device, this is a 5 ½ hour drive. I planned accordingly. We left Conway around
4, which was perfect.
But of course, road trip law
dictates that nothing can be perfect. Around middle-of-nowhere between Little
Rock and Memphis, we ran into some absolutely hellacious roadwork. The parked
on the road for an hour and a half variety. I finally wised up and took the
next exit onto Highway 70. Thank the lord for the highways.
I don’t know about you, but on
trips with annoyingly long delays, I kind of just want to eat junk food the
entire time. Luckily, thanks to some foresight and well stocked healthy snacks,
like bananas and granola bars, clean eating is still going as planned. Friday
night, we stayed with my cousin Mike, who sent us on our way with lunch for the
road and snackage on Saturday.
Audiobooks made that extra-long day
of driving bearable though. I’m nowhere near talkative enough to fill 7+ hours
of driving. We listened to
A Study in
Emerald by Neil Gaiman and Louis C.K.’s routines,
Hilarious and
Chewed Up. For
the Saturday trip, I turned on
Princess
of Mars. I love music, and have a road trip playlist all prepped, but the
stories absolutely helped pass the time.
Even with all of the traffic and
delays though, it’s been a really nice drive. Arkansas and Tennessee are
beautiful states. Once we crossed into Tennessee, there were rest stops located
about every 60 miles along the interstate. It’s also been nice and sunny!
Unfortunately, the weather predicts rain for the next couple of days. Guess
we’ll see how that goes!!
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