Left Austin last Wednesday afternoon for my road trip to Illinois to visit Will and Kati. Only made it to Texarkana that evening, but my "problem knee" did okay.
Next day was rougher. It took me over 11 hours to make the 8-hour drive from Texarkana to Columbia, MO. I had planned to use Thursday evening to check out its burgeoning live music scene, but by the time I got to my hotel, my knee was killing me, and I spent the rest of the evening and night recuperating.
Friday was a relatively short (4-1/2 hours) drive across a chuck of Missouri and Illinois to get to Urbana, IL. Spent that weekend with the kids, and had a great time seeing them in their new apartment.
Made the return trip in two long days of driving. Urbana, IL to Little Rock, AR on Monday. Knee was feeling much better, despite the time spent folded up in the driver's seat.
On Tuesday, I decided to drive the four hours to Center, TX to visit Lynette and David at their new east Texas abode. Met David's folks and had a nice mid-day visit of four or five hours, but then decided I needed to get home that night, so I pushed onward to Austin.
Next day was rougher. It took me over 11 hours to make the 8-hour drive from Texarkana to Columbia, MO. I had planned to use Thursday evening to check out its burgeoning live music scene, but by the time I got to my hotel, my knee was killing me, and I spent the rest of the evening and night recuperating.
Friday was a relatively short (4-1/2 hours) drive across a chuck of Missouri and Illinois to get to Urbana, IL. Spent that weekend with the kids, and had a great time seeing them in their new apartment.
Made the return trip in two long days of driving. Urbana, IL to Little Rock, AR on Monday. Knee was feeling much better, despite the time spent folded up in the driver's seat.
On Tuesday, I decided to drive the four hours to Center, TX to visit Lynette and David at their new east Texas abode. Met David's folks and had a nice mid-day visit of four or five hours, but then decided I needed to get home that night, so I pushed onward to Austin.
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