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Hard to believe that 12 days and nearly 3,000 miles have already passed and that we will all be sleeping in our own (large and stable) beds tonight. The trip went by very fast and with far more laughs than we ever imagined could take place. Especially when considering that these were three very independent people in a somewhat cramped environment travelling on many unknown back roads using a GPS system that did not like us at all and no sense of direction or the difference between right, left, forward or backwards. Without question (at least in my mind) I could have continued this journey longer (aside from being homesick that is).
We met extremely nice people everywhere we went and had interesting conversations with folks engaged in various occupations and economic situations. There was very little talk of sports between us (nice), but a lot of discussion concerning the nation's current financial situation. A card dealer and 42 year resident of Las Vegas felt this was the worst of times he had ever seen, our plantation tour guide in the back country outside of New Orleans noted that business was down on their tours, managers of RV parks, bartenders, waiters, store clerks, etc. all echoed the same opinions that business was slow and getting slower and that like never before they were worried about the future. Much of our lengthy daily drive time saw discussion on how we planned to deal with this situation, both at home and in our business lives.
But more than anything else aside from the occasional teasing, a little bit of (me) grumbling this was a stress free journey. I am very fortunate to have my two co-travelers as life long friends. On the surface we may seem to be somewhat of a mismatch of backgrounds, but I got a lot out of this trip and would do it again without hesitation. I learned a lot and will be using much of the advice I got as I phase back into "the real world".
We live in a great country and if you ever have an opportunity to undertake a similar trip I hope you are able to go with the quality type people I went with and have the experiences I had, it will never be forgotten.