On the road again, just can't wait to be on the road again!

I've got the day off today because my tiler is in finishing off my laundry so I've been looking at Google Maps to roughly chart my trip and just give me some points of reference. So for part 1 - I land in Fort Worth, Texas so I'm kinda going to do an anti-clockwise circle of the states and end up back at Fort Worth. Its strange looking at it all on the map and doing the Get Directions thing because while it looks far on the map apparently my first stop from Fort Worth will only take about 4 hours. Of course I plan to have a look around Fort Worth and Dallas while I'm in the area. I'm also coming back this way so I haven't decided whether I'll look first or on my way back. Two very different times of year so we'll see. First stop is Shreveport, Louisiana. Pretty much because of the Sookie Stackhouse books (and it's in the direction I'm heading). I don't expect it to be anything like the books but it will be pretty cool to say I've been there. Who knows what kind of Sookie touristy attractions they have!

The next major stop is Scottsboro, Alabama. Home of The Unclaimed Baggage Center which looks like an interesting place to poke around. Shreveport to Scottsboro should take about 9 hours reckons Google Maps but the route travels through Monroe (also a Sookie location) then crosses the border into Jackson, Missisippi and Tuscaloosa. I just wanna go to Tuscaloosa cuz it sounds so strange. After Scottsboro there's Chattanooga and Ooltewah, you know I've got to stop there! And I thought Australia had odd town names....

Anyway then I'll be on my way to Charlotte, North Carolina and then heading north, crossing the border in to Virginia. There's a town just off the highway called Galax. Weird name, might go and have a look. Then I cross the border again into West Virginia and into Ohio to Hillsboro. And that's as far as I've got so far. None of it is set in stone and it's really going to depend on my mood of the day and how much I feel like driving and where I feel like going if anywhere or if I plan to do a bit of exploring that day. My plan is to have no plans :)

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Uh oh, I'm in trouble now....

I'm a bit of a late convert to YouTube, mostly because I've had dialup internet until September last year so it kinda sucks watching YouTube vids that buffer every 30 seconds. So since I've had the super fast interwebs I've become addicted to YouTube videos. This is not why I'm in trouble mind you. One of the channels that I like to watch recently posted a lil vid of a cereal shopping expedition and this is why I'm in trouble...

THEY MAKE REECES PUFFS CEREAL IN THE USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As in Reeces Pieces Peanut Butter cups cereal..... oh my goodness....  AND they look like they're sorta gluten free as they're made from corn... but it's the ole "may contain wheat" thing so I will be trying it and will suffer the consequences! Stay tuned to find out :)

Only 67 days to go :)

Its official!

My leave applications were approved today so I really am going. I've got my flights booked and I've got a month to pay for them which is good because I keep changing my mind on the europe leg. But I really am going. Its actually gonna happen! I've started my packing and culling and selling. I'm hoping to be out of my place in a month and have my place rented out... That's the plan anyway. We'll see eh?
72 days to go!