DELAWARE TRIP PART 2
Trip Summaries
Days 9-12 (Delaware to Oklahoma City)
DAY TWELVE SUMMARY
Saturday, August 9, 2003
This was the day I came back home after 12 days on the road. I drove almost 500 miles on this day through hot and dry conditions. There was absolutely no rain on this day, one of just three days of the whole trip that that happened. I didn't need to make too many stops, since I already had souvenirs and maps for the states I went through. I did pick up a 2001-2002 official Missouri map, which will replace the 1997-98 one I got during the Fields Trip!
Day Twelve Trip Log:
Departed Motel 6 (Columbia, MO) - 8:13 AM; mile 40,246
McDonald's (Columbia, MO) - Breakfast - 8:19-8:32 AM; mile 40,248
Missouri Welcome Center (Kansas City, MO) - 10:16 AM; mile 40,367
Topeka Service Area (Topeka, KS) - Lunch - 11:35 AM-12:05 PM;
mile 40,430
Towanda Service Area (El Dorado, KS) - Gas - 1:51 PM; mile 40,556
Arrived Home (Oklahoma City, OK) - 4:40 PM; mile 40,743
DAY ELEVEN SUMMARY
Friday, August 8, 2003
After having rain almost the entire day the previous day, there was no rain on this day. Well, there were about ten sprinkles in southern Indiana, but not enough to affect anything. I drove 487 miles through Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. I made nine stops during those 487 miles, but six of those were in the first 105 miles. I had a few things to do in the Lexington area before I could get on my way. I also cracked 40,000 miles on my car in southeastern Illinois. I also got stuck in traffic in St. Louis and surrounding areas for quite a while. But I have now clinched Interstate 64!
Day Eleven Trip Log:
Departed Motel 6 (Lexington, KY) - 8:26 AM; mile 39,757
Arby's (Lexington, KY) - Breakfast - 8:28-8:44 AM; mile 39,757
Valvoline Instant Oil Change (Lexington, KY) - Oil Change - 9:00
AM; mile 39,763
Staples (Lexington, KY) - Needed more disks for the camera! -
9:20 AM; mile 39,765
Flying J (Waddy, KY) - Break - 10:05 AM; mile 39,804
Shell (Louisville, KY) - Gas - 10:44 AM; mile 39,834
Indiana Welcome Center - 11:13 AM; mile 39,859
Hardee's (Mount Vernon, IL) - Lunch - 12:57-1:20 PM CDT; mile
40,034
TA Travel Center (Mount Vernon, IL) - Souvenirs - 1:24 PM; mile
40,035
Flying J (Warrenton, MO) - Gas - 4:18 PM; mile 40,177
Arrived Motel 6 (Columbia, MO) - 5:26 PM; mile 40,244
DAY TEN SUMMARY
Thursday, August 7, 2003
I don't know how else I made it through this day but for the grace of God. I drove 517 miles on this day, and it rained almost the whole time. It was also the day I drove through the Appalachians, and rain + mountains + curves = an interesting drive. I almost had a really bad accident on the West Virginia Turnpike, but praise the Lord, He steered the car into exactly the place it needed to go without losing control. The rain got so heavy in eastern Kentucky that I even pulled off the road for a few minutes, and that is something I never do. I think there might have been about 60 miles (75 at the very most) with no rain during the whole day.
Day Ten Trip Log:
Departed Motel 6 (Richmond, VA) - 7:55 AM; mile 39,239
Burger King (Richmond, VA) - Breakfast - 8:03-8:18 AM; mile
39,241
West Virginia Welcome Center - 11:27 AM; mile 39,451
Long John Silvers (Beaver, WV) - Lunch - 12:30-12:49 PM; mile
39,508
Go Mart (Beaver, WV) - Gas - 12:52 PM; mile 39,508
West Virginia Turnpike Service Plaza (Beckley, WV) - 1:15 PM;
mile 39,522
Kentucky Welcome Center - 3:47 PM; mile 39,660
Arrived Motel 6 (Lexington, KY) - 5:23 PM; mile 39,756
DAY NINE SUMMARY
Wednesday, August 6, 2003
This was the day I said good-bye to Delaware once again. There were a few sprinkles here and there but otherwise it was a nice day for traveling. I drove just 228 miles from Delmar to Richmond, Virginia.
Day Nine Trip Log:
Departed Delmar, DE - 10:30 AM; mile 39,009
7-11 (Virginia Beach, VA) - Gas - 1:10 PM; mile 39,149
Wendy's (Virginia Beach, VA) - Lunch - 1:17-1:44 PM; mile 39,149
Arrived Motel 6 (Richmond, VA) - 3:06 PM; mile 39,237
Trip pages:
Day One:
Oklahoma: Interstate 35
Texas: Interstate 35 | Interstate 35E | Interstate
635 | Interstate 20
Louisiana: Interstate 20
Day Two:
Louisiana: Interstate 20
Mississippi: Interstate 20
Alabama: Interstate 20
Georgia: Interstate 20
Tuscaloosa Sidetrip Pages:
Interstate 359 | U.S.
11 | U.S.
43 | U.S.
82 | AL
171 | AL
215 | AL
216
Day Three:
Georgia: Interstate 20
South Carolina: Interstate 20 | Interstate 95
North Carolina: Interstate 95
Day Four:
North Carolina: Interstate 95
Virginia: Interstate 95 |
U.S. 58 |
Interstate 64 |
U.S. 13
Maryland:
U.S. 13
Day Seven:
New Jersey: Atlantic City
Expressway | Garden State
Parkway | Interstate 76
| Interstate 295 |
NJ 42 |
NJ 109 |
U.S. 9 |
U.S. 40
Day Eight:
Delaware: Delaware Highway
Guides | Delaware State
Highway Terminus Gallery & Guides
Day Nine:
Maryland: U.S. 13
Virginia: U.S. 13 |
Interstate 64
Day Ten:
Virginia: Interstate 64
West Virginia: Interstate 64
Kentucky: Interstate 64
Day Eleven:
Kentucky: Interstate 64
Indiana: Interstate 64
Illinois: Interstate 64
Missouri: Interstate 64 |
U.S. 40/61 |
Interstate 70
Day Twelve:
Missouri: Interstate 70
Kansas: Interstate 70 |
Interstate 470 |
Interstate 335 | Interstate 35
Oklahoma: Interstate 35
Trip Summaries:
Page One (Days 1-4;
Oklahoma City to Delaware)
Page Two (Days
7-8; Sidetrips)
Page Three
(Days 9-12; Delaware to Oklahoma City)