Nashville to Memphis, TN

Days on the road: 8.
Miles today: 248.
Miles to date: 1975.


Waynesboro, Savannah, Adamsville, Selmer, Bolivar, and Whiteville (Hmmm...I wonder why they named it that???) were the pass-through towns on my journey to Memphis today. I had truly excellent tacos al carbon at a tiny little Mexican place in Selmer. Who knew? I didn't ask a cop, just went with my finely honed Mexican spider sense and sniffed 'em out.

There was hardly any traffic on my chosen route but plenty of road repair / economic stimulus at work. It was an easy and scenic cruise and I even pulled off the road and did some laundry at a middle-of-no-where and deserted coin laundry / car wash. The little blue Audi rested and was given a gentle power spray bath while my limited traveling wardrobe tumbled softly with Dr. Phil on the TV in the background. This timeout allowed me to do some reading in the shade and
remember the good old days of condo ownership and the luxury of in-suite laundry.

Things I'm enjoying:

• Memories of the pulled pork sandwich outside of Chapel Hill, NC. Seriously. I could turn around and just hang out in their parking lot for the next 5 weeks and make up these blog posts. Nobody would know, I'd just say that my camera had been stolen.
  
• Being called "darlin'" by unfamiliar women with no expectations.
  
• Podcasts and every CD I've ever owned on my ipod - helping greatly to pass the miles.

Things I'm not enjoying:

• "Y'all". Ugh. Really starting to annoy me.
  
• The shocking lack of driving ability of so many of those that I am sharing the road with. Many seem to think that drafting isn't just for NASCAR racing.
  
• I haven't had a decent cup of coffee yet. Horrible, horrible coffee everywhere.