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Wednesday, we agreed to forget the prescribed route and just hit highway to get to Hoover, Al quickly rather than scenically. The previous day's ride was fun and pretty, but we weren't as interested in sitting in the truck for 9 hours again yet. Maybe tomorrow. The ride was pretty simple. We...

So, a major goal of Hot Rod's events like Power Tour and Drag Week, is to encourage people to check out backwater, middle-American towns that no one's ever heard of. To that end, they compose a list of off-highway, turn-by-turn directions to get from venue to venue each day. They said to depart...

Monday was day 1 of Hot Rod Power Tour and it started off just right: under the hood. The job was small, thankfully. We just pulled off the mechanical fan and shroud to get clearance to install the AC clutch puller tool. We loosened the retaining nut and backed off the clutch an amount. I don't...

I woke up well before Shaun, so I relaxed a while. I made myself a coffee from our cooler. I did some yoga. I toured the farm and saw the animals. I didn't get too close, because I didn't know if they were comfortable around strangers and whatnot. I think there's 9 horses, 2 goats, 5 chickens...

Saturday morning, Shaun and I said our goodbyes to our wives midmorning and got on the road around 9:30am. We hopped on the highway, turned the AC on and cruised. For like 2 hours. Then, there was a strong smell of brakes, and the air began blowing out warm. We stopped for a restroom and checked...

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday were not super interesting to write about, as much as we did enjoy them. We spent most of the time just hanging out with friends and walking dogs and trying to keep all of us comfortably cool. We have had some issues with the insulation on our grey water tank...

From the small farm we stayed at, we drove into St. Augustine again in the morning. We wanted to check it out a bit further. We found a parking spot downtown and set out on foot. We mostly just wandered around the area near the fort. There's a bunch of cute shops and restaurants, none of which...

Monday, we woke up in downtown Savannah. It had been a loud night; lots of modified exhausts in this city. And large trucks coming and going. But it was fine. That's just part of it, so we're adapted. We walked around a bit with Loki, but as the humidity started to seep back in aided by the...

Sunday, we woke up and said a quick goodbye and a longer thank you to our hosts, and then we hit the road. We pretty much bee-lined it towards Savannah, GA. Or so I thought. Mandy drove, so I was kind of oblivious to the situation. She took us to Hybee Island, which is not actually, technically...

Saturday, we spent the morning trying to figure out our plan. We ultimately decided to head towards Savannah. Mandy's wanted to go there for years. I don't feel as strongly as she does, but I'd like to go, too. But I think a large part of the reason I want to go is because she wants to go. If...

Friday, we took a nice, leisurely start to our day. But eventually got moving. I forget if I mentioned it here or not, but we've been having issues with the passenger's side power step since Cape Girardeau. We had mentioned trying to find a DIY car wash so we could get the Kansas mud off of the...

Thursday morning, we walked around the businesses nearby. Not very scenic, nor great for walking. But, whatever. At least we were out there moving around. Our plan for the day was to head just around the lake to a campground nearby, and have a non-driving day, just hanging out exploring. But...

Wednesday, we headed out from Cape Girardeau after our morning stroll along the Mississippi. We made our way to the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Unfortunately, we only stopped for water since it's free there. It was incredibly humid while we were there, so at the time we...

Tuesday morning, we took a walk along the Ozark Trail from Barryman Campground. We studied the maps before setting out and realized most of the hikes were at least 15 miles. We weren't in the market for an all-day thing, but we found a quasi-loop that looked doable. We followed the OT out to...

Monday was Memorial Day. We walked a loop around the Walmart with Loki, and then finished editing our video about Kansas, and got it posted. We try to do Sundays, but the cell service situation has been so bad, and we've been busy, so. Sue us. Anyways, that's just to say that we got somewhat of...

Sunday morning, we walked the grounds of the not-winery-"just"-a-tasting-room-that's-so-much-more-than-a-tasting-room with Loki before setting out. We had a plan for this day! Rare, I know. But if any of you recall, we went to Mexico for a week in February. While we were there, we met some...

Saturday morning presented excellent weather, again. We took another walk about the conservation area roads before it got terribly hot outside. Back at the van, we set to work cleaning. The dash probably gets neglected the most, but it's so much more enjoyable to drive, in my opinion, if the...

Friday morning was gorgeous. We set out for another walk. We went back over the bridge, but this time we wanted to find the other nearby camping area. Just for curiosity. We walked way past it by mistake, and then found it on our way back. It's on the opposite side and end of the bridge from the...

Thursday started off far better than all of Wednesday had been. It was partly cloudy, but the kind where it's mostly sunny and you just have those fantastical shapes in the sky to admire. You know the big puffy white ones that just seem unimaginably huge, but also don't really impede on the...

So, we woke up in the rest area in WaKeeney, KS. No big excitement there. It was just truck noises and wind blowing across the plains all night. One or two other cars had spent the night as well, so at least we weren't totally alone? Then, we drove. We drove all the way to Clinton Lake, where...