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It
is time to go back home as this was our last date on this
tour. We had to get up at 5:30 (boo) in the morning to take
Kevin and Laurie to the Kansas City Airport. Turns out they
had appointments they had to make on Monday morning. If
they rode with us in Big Mama they never would have made
it. We all gather down in the lobby. Kevin has not been
to bed probably thinking he could sleep on the plane. He
stayed up all night chasing the spirits with his new-found
friends. He said he had a ball. It is still raining. We
get Laurie and Kevin to the airport and wish them luck with
hugs and high fives for a great trip. We are all sad that
it is over and can't wait for the next one.
It's just Lisa, Susan and me to make the long trip
with Big Mama back home. Leaving the Kansas International
Airport we notice that we have logged 5700 miles on Big
Mama so far on this trip. Today, Sunday, we are going to
drive 980 miles to Albuquerque, New Mexico. We travel through
Kansas and Oklahoma on I-35 and through Texas and New Mexico
on I-40. Having left at 6 a.m. we finally arrive at our
destination at 9:30 p.m. Whew. 13 ½ hours and boy
are our legs tired. Didn't I tell you that Big Mama
is designed after the Flintstone's car? It has not
been so bad though as we all share the driving in two hour
shifts, with a chance to rest and nap between shifts, except
that at every exit Lisa says, "You don't want
that exit". Ha.
We are spending the night with Sue and Rosie Rosenberg.
Sue and Laurie worked together years ago. Rosie worked as
a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department. The Rosenbergs
decided to get out of the big city and move to a smaller
big city like Albuquerque upon retiring. Before Sue left
she told all her friends, "If you are ever in Albuquerque
you are welcome to stay with us". Laurie remembered
this and took her up on it. This is a good example that
you need to be careful of what you say. Someone might take
you up on it and bring their whole band with them. They
seem very happy here and we are very happy to take advantage
of their generous hospitality. We got to meet their two
dogs and two cats. Thanks for the good nights rest Rosie
and Sue. We hope we can stay longer next time.
After breakfast we get rolling and leave the Rosenbergs
around 9:30 a.m. We have another 700 plus miles to do before
we are home. Weather was good. Not too hot and no rain.
We make it into Los Angeles around 9:30 p.m. Whew. That
is a lot of driving. I really admire truckers when you think
they do this all the time. At our final destination the
odometer is showing 7450 miles for the entire trip. Pretty
good. It was a fun and exciting trip and we have really
enjoyed meeting so many blues enthusiastic people. Hope
to see you all next year and to meet even more new friends
as we continue to road trip through America. Thanks everyone
for all that you did and for all of your support. I stand
humbled.
Here's a parting joke for you which was told to Greg
and I by Don Warner, who was the nice guy who checked my
bass amp. Two old guys sitting in the retirement home are
passing the time. One guy says to the other, "Man.
Getting old really sucks. As I get older it gets harder
to go to the bathroom. It takes longer and longer to get
my business done." The other guy says, "I don't
have a problem with that. Every morning I go to the bathroom
at 6:30 just like clock work." The other guy says,
"That's great. You are so lucky. This must make
you very happy." The other guy says, "Not really
because I don't get up until 7:00."
If you have been reading this blog, I thank you for taking
interest in what we are doing and I hope that you have been
enjoying it. If you would like to respond to any of this
or give me some new material you can contact me by sending
an email to morvan"at"ca.rr.com. Thanks, all.
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