Good bye NJ........

August 14, 2010
The dogs and I left NJ at 8:15 am.....saying goodbye to friends and family took me weeks and way too much alcohol.
I am officially taking a hiatus from Grey Goose and will use my time on the road to dry out.
I picked up the girls from Camp in Woodward, Pa. and we officially hit the road.
Visions of blasting Beach Boys and laughing our way down Rt.80 soon gave way to Lexi needing medication for a sinus infection and Casey suffering from a sore throat.They bundled up in blankets and fell fast asleep in the backseat. The skies soon opened up and God had a really good cry....I had to maneuver the minivan through torrential downpours, tempermental windshield wipers and a slippery highway. My girlfriend called to say there was flooding in Iowa and maybe I should avoid driving in that direction. Well, it was a little late, how was I supposed to drive around Iowa ?
I was excited that my bungee cords were keeping my crap strapped neatly on the back of my car, even though it was probably getting soaked.After an hour of gripping the steering wheel and trying to see the highway through a blurry windshield, the skies cleared and the sun came out.
All seemed bright and cheery until I stopped at the Ohio toll booth and was alerted by an agent that I lost a bicycle wheel 30 miles back that was quickly mangled in an 18 wheeler.
I had my daughter run around back and take a photo to confirm our loss....and we continued on to Illinois.