In an effort to strengthen my Warrant Officer package, Corey and I took a road trip down south. We headed to Ft. Rucker, AL through Knoxville, TN. In Tennessee:
- I hit a skunk
- We tried to go to Dollywood but it was closed, so we settled for the photo op
- Ate BBQ pork burritos at Sweet P's
- Jack Daniel's distillery tour
We spent the night in Alabama with an infantry friend of Corey's who was stationed with him in Hawaii. We left Wednesday morning and made it to our hotel in Daleville, AL where we took our one and only shower on the 5 day trip. Thursday was the main event and I am happy to say that it was excellent. I really hope this was the key to getting selected. If driving down to Alabama didn't do the trick, I'll be pissed but will still be glad that I got out of 4 days of showering! In Alabama:
- We ate at Po' Folks
- Took a shower
- Toured Ft. Rucker
- I got in the cockpit of an Apache
- Peed a little in the Apache
On our way out of town we planned on getting some burgers at the Vortex in Atlanta but were too full from all of the southern eating. I am definitely 10 years closer to a coronary bypass. We road tripped it hard core by sleeping in our car for a few hours at a gas station and made it to Richmond to visit our friend Sarah and her two casts. I totally planned on taking a quick shower there but Sarah and I have known each other for a long time and I knew I didn't have to impress anyone :) Corey drove me home and I am happy to announce we have both taken showers and are resting comfortably.
I really love driving around the United States. I hit 3 new states and saw a few places I've always wanted to. Unfortunately we didn't stop in Atlanta but that looks like it'll have to be its own vacation. We also couldn't make it to Graceland so I'll be going back to Tennessee one day. Here are some pictures from the trip. I always start off strong, taking pictures of everything and slowly lose motivation and tell myself to just take mental pics. I'm super lazy. So, here are a few from the first part of the trip!
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| University of Tennessee |
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| Photo op only. We did not get into Dollywood. |
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| Sweet P's BBQ! Soooo good. |
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| Official road trip picture. |
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| Me and Jackie D! |
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| Lynchburg, TN |
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| Knoxville, TN |
2 comments:
Why does reading your blog always make me want to eat? Sounds like a fun time. I love being holed up in the car with Brad for a good road trip.
You forgot to mention that you couldn't shower because you were cleaning my entire house. And your trip to Dollywood sounds just like ours a couple years ago! Maybe we should make a vacay out of Gatlinburg someday. Speaking of vacations, we need to talk summer plans sometime. We still want to attempt chincoteague sometime.
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