RoadTrip - Day 1

And it begins...

Tim, Jake, and I (Allen) have officially started our much awaited cross country road trip.

Here's the highlights so far.

Prolouge

We all agree to meet up at Jake's place at 11 to drop off cars and combine our stuff.

11:00am: Total number of people at Jake's: 1 (including Jake)

11:45am: I arrive at Jakes. We're pretty sure Tim is awake and in the vacinty of leaving his apartment. I get aquainted with Jake's cats. They're a friendly bunch.

12:30pm: Tim arrives at Jakes. Everyone rejoices (cats included). Our group is now assembled (cats not included). Jake and I load our things into Tim's car and head for Thrifty. We're so close we can almost taste it.

12:40pm: Our first setback. We realize we forgot Jake's guitar. The first of many group decisions results in the first of many u-turns. The guitar will not be left behind.

1:10pm: Welcome to Thrifty!!! We swagger into the preffered customers lane with an air of entitlement and excitement. Our trip is moments away from begining, and then disaster strikes...our car rental reservation is invalid.

We spent the last few weeks looking forward to the idea of cruising around in a brand new, 4wd jeep grand cherokee. Unfortunately I failed to read the fine print on Thrifty's Philadelphia airport location rental agreement. Apparently SUV's are only available for people flying in. Somehow I knew Thrifty would fuck us. Mission accomplished.

Goodbye Badass Jeep...Hello Soccer Mom minivan.

After shedding a few tears and inspecting our new ride, we decide it's not so bad. We drop Tim's car off, load up our stuff, and head out. The road is calling our names...our trip has begun.

3:00pm: Tim needs food in his belly, now! We stop at what will undoubtedly be one of the fanciest and healthiest destinations of the entire trip. Roy Rodgers in an I-95 rest stop. yummy (or something like that). We're only an hour in and we've already broken a tentative rule. No fast food. Oh well.

Tim takes two huge swigs of apple juice and a bite of his burger and appears to be done. Our first glimpse into his unique digestive system. This promises to be an interesting storyline.

3:45pm: The betting begins. We decide to guess on what our total mileage will be at the end of the trip. The poor unsuspecting minivan only has 2222 miles on her, she has no idea what awaits her.

Tim: 2222 (current) + 6728(trip) = 8950 (final)
Jake: 2222 (current) + 6786(trip) = 9008 (final)
Allen: 2222 (current) + 7528(trip) = 9750 (final)

Whoever gets closest to the final wins. Price is Right rules do not apply. Stakes to be determined. I think I'm a lock.