Chapter 1- Road Warriors, Part 1
We got into Biloxi yesterday. Saturday we drove from Minneapolis, MN to Madison, WI to join up with the last member of our road trip entourage and grab a little breakfast. We arrived at Della's parents house and were treated to some amazing pancakes, eggs, and all sorts of other good stuff. We loaded up, I grabbed my stuff from Sam and Matt's car, hopped in Della's new car: Fred, and continued down to Memphis, TN.
Along the way, Della and I were chatting as we rolled down I-90 towards Chicago and totally missed the cutoff towards Memphis for I-39. In our defense, we both tried to remind one another not to forget to turn off since we frequently drive to Chicago that way, but oh well. Along with a unusually long stop from Matt and Sam for dinner we battled back into the lead position heading towards Memphis.
Luckily we missed most of the bad weather and only had to contend with a bit of rain Saturday night and a bit of Sunday. After passing by the King's house and seeing his jet, the Lisa Marie in the front yard while listening to 'Graceland' by Paul Simon, we truly felt like we had hit the south.
Total Miles Traveled Saturday: 933 (probably around 900 without the detour!)
SUNDAY
We all bunked in together in a Colonial Inn & Suites just off of I-55 which was, judging from the scattered Motel 8 paraphernalia, formerly a Motel 8. Anyhow, we got a good night of sleep, hit the showers and then rolled over to the local International House of Pancakes (IHOP) where we found out that they had All-You-Can-Eat Pancakes, Eggs, and your choice of Bacon or Sausage for 4.99. Jackpot. It was here we decided that we are going to keep track of the pancakes we eat this semester and have a competition. The leader will be referred to as the Pancake King. Ahh, Memphis. Matt Huntress got my by one, so he is the inaugural Pancake King. Very Nice. Back to I-55, our Sunday was on its way.
Total Pancake Count: 5
Pancake King: Matt
We rolled into Biloxi in the late afternoon around 4:30 and unpacked and set up for the night. There are a bunch of people down here over their winter breaks and a couple of other groups so we are in tents for the first couple of weeks. In Minnesota it would be a problem, in Biloxi it is 65 degrees. Camp Out at Hands On!
Total Miles Traveled Sunday: 372