Popped into and out of Nashville this morning, and got a great picture of the capitol building. Then I saw this Lotus. Nate’s dad talked about a classic car show in Cincinnati today.
My last tank of fuel got me 38.4 MPG!
Roadtrip Blog from Timbo's 84 Scirocco
Popped into and out of Nashville this morning, and got a great picture of the capitol building. Then I saw this Lotus. Nate’s dad talked about a classic car show in Cincinnati today.
My last tank of fuel got me 38.4 MPG!
Thanks to Nate (Fugn Dubbin) for letting me stay at his place, and showing me the best time in any city! This was awesome!!
Went to Graceland and signed the wall.
Then we went back into Arkansas to take pictures of the city. There was a fire burning, so we went into Memphis to find that fire. It turned out to be an abandoned paper mill on fire…
We also visited the Civil Rights museum, where Martin Luther King, Jr was shot.
Drove by FedEx’s main hub in Memphis.
We went downtown, and there was a car show!! There was all kinds of neat stuff there.
Staying for two nights here in Memphis, TN. Get to see Elvis and all that! 😀
Little Rock has a really neat Capitol modeled after the US capitol.
Now heading to Memphis.
Well, I had this post all ready, but then Firefox crashed and I had to reinstall it to make it work again!
Anyway, passing through Oklahoma: Checotah – the home of Carrie Underwood of American Idol fame.
Posting from a rest area near mile marker 200 on I-40 east in Oklahoma. Heading for Little Rock, Arkansas.
I met up with Sandrunner, and we took pictures of the Capitol, then went to a cool gas station/resturant on old US-66 called Pop’s. It was awesome!
I left Morio’s place around 5:45. I am meeting Jesse and his wife in Waco for breakfast.
Next stop: Okalahoma City!
Thanks again to Morio and his family for their hospitality, and thanks to the Texas VW folks who came to Morio’s party and donated to the fuel fund!
Went up to the hill again, and got some great pictures of my car….
MANY, MANY vws have showed up for Morio’s BBQ! More pictures to come!
We washed our cars, found some big Texas sky, and took some pictures.
We also had a big Texas Pizza! 😀
Well, the original hard disk is toast. All of my pictures are gone.
I am borrowing an 80GB drive from Morio in Texas. Thanks a bunch!!
Posting this from my newly-formatted install of Vista. It took like 3 hours with all the dang updates. Now I just have to reinstall my map software and re-make the trip map. 😀
Anyone who sent me their address or cell number before, it is lost now. Pleas re-send it to me at timjmcconnell@gmail.com
My computer broke due to condensation issues – the hard drive is dead, hopefully I will have it fixed by Monday…
In the mean time, here’s all of the pictures I’ve taken in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas!
Special thanks to Morio in Austin, TX, who I am staying with, and who I am using his computer! 😀
Montgomery is a very cool little city, very clean, not much traffic. (at least that I saw :D)
I don’t know too much about Alabama. I know that the capital is Montgomery!
There were lots and lots of signs for the different highways. But on the highways themselves, the signs are very sparse – you have to drive 5 miles to see the next speed limit sign.
I passed within 20 miles of Panama City, Florida. It would have been nice to visit if I had more time.
I saw a Turbo Porsche, then a Learjet on a pole. I also saw several helicopters on poles.
Interesting thing: There is a McClure Town right next to Troy, Alabama. You might remember Troy McClure for Simpsons episodes such as “A Fish Called Selma” and “Bart the Mother”