Raquel Jillian

Day 1

We achieved our goal; wheels were turning before 6.00 am Friday morning. Driving went well today except for the fact that we lost one of the three vans due to slow border crossing. Things seem to be looking up though we found the third van at the KFC Buffet and we are almost ready to get back on our way. It has been really fun so far, even though we are just driving. There have been a lot of laughs so far and I predict there will be a few more! We stopped for supper at around 9.30 and then booked into a hotel. Fifteen and a half hours of driving and we made it to the half way point; Columbia. That was our goal for day one. After a dreamy shower Olivia, Dana and I snuggled into bed (not all in the same shower, or bed of course) and were all fast asleep in no time. It was short but sweet. The beds were so comfy, but I don’t think it would have mattered if they were hard, I was so tired and sick of being in a van I could have slept anywhere as long as it wasn’t in a vehicle or sitting.

Enter day two

Our plans were to leave at 6.30 am Saturday morning but plans changed when Kerry phoned at 5.15 am saying that we should get ahead of the storm that was coming. 5.30 we got the dreaded call to wake up, pack, and head downstairs to start on the second half of our journey. Our early start wasn’t so bad, you definitely get used to waking up early, which I am glad for seeing as that is how this whole week will be. It is not 11.31 and we are about 300 miles from New Orleans. After our Krispy Kreme (mmm Krispy Kreme), and coffee breakfast we headed back on the road. I am surprisingly not sick of drivin yet but I’m sure it will get there yet. That is all for now I will continue to update later.

4.18 Saturday Afternoon. Driving continues to go well. There have been some minor tensions between a few team member but they have mostly subsided. As long as we don’t stop to eat at Mc Donald’s things should be fine : ). Erik and I have been passing our time by watching Simpson’s seasons, although I only brought along two disks from season six so we are done all the episodes already. Text Twist has also passed a lot of time for us. EandR now hold the record with 65000+ points. In a distant second is a mere 30000+. Needless to say, we rock. No Big Deal.

It has been raining on and off since we stopped at Pizza Hut for lunch in Granada MS. We have now hit Jackson MS, and there is an end* of traveling in sight.

We arrived in Diamond at around 8.30. We grabbed a bite to eat at a local restaurant and then headed back to our camp. Sleep was much needed by all and I got the luxury of sleeping in until 8.

Day 3

We left for New Orleans at around 8:45, had breakfast, and then went touring. Lot’s of walking, food, and site seeing later we arrived back at camp. That is all for now. I may stay in touch. No promises.

*END MAY MEAN A FEW HOURS YET.

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