Rolling down the road in Alabama

This is Jessica (married to Dave) She is a 24 year old soldier in the JAG office. She was stationed in Vickburg and making the most of her asssignment here. She has aleady done of tour of Iraq and one of Afghanistan. It was nice to share a meal with this bright young soldier.

2028 miles after we started, Bill and I would split paths today as he was headed east through Atlanta and points beyond to see his daughter in Charleston SC. My resources were starting to deplete (as I expected) so I decided to head north on all the back roads I could find.

So, we said goodbye in a gas station. Some observations about this particular travel duo.

• Both of us liked to get up very very early and agreed to grade our departures> A. was on the road by 7 A- 7:30 B 8 B- 830 no good grades after that.
• We split all expenses by running a river trip type log so it did not matter who payed for what or when, it all got settled even in the end
• Schultz showed the patience of job with my frequent stops at Harley shops (I like to see the different shops and get trinkets there) an my obsession with finding a charger for my camera battery. We stopped at 800 Radio Shacks until I found it.
• Schultz was not amused my frequent arms in the air poses and even asked me how many more he could expect to suffer through
• One night while I was snoring Schultz decided to suffocate me to death. He said that it was curious that I did not even fight the suffocation for a long count of seconds. Guess I survived the procedure since I am typing.
• We agreed to force the water hydration issue by purchasing large bottles of water at each stop and encouraging each other to drink them. The air temperature, hot bikes, and heat from the road were all fairly depleting.
• I found Schultz to be very considerate and accommodating in all respects. I noticed that he brought his normal high speeds down a few notches and I brought mine up a few.
• I noticed that he was willing to get of the interstates whenever I asked as I so love the less stressful back road routes
• Schultz fell in love with a paper napkin serviette in one of the hotel lobbies and spoke of it for days
• I full suspect that I am a pain in the ass to travel with because I like to stop, take photos, loaf around, and do my own thing. I think Schultz was very tolerant.
• All in all very good travel partners. Nobody bitched when the other wanted to do something, or anything.
• Schultz showed some good old character making it clear at one hotel that the teenagers cutting u in and jamming the elevators might need to be sorted out.
• I have traveled with no better voyager
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This is the 5 mile bridge over Lake Ponchetrain.

A note on Bourbon Street and Beale Street. They are everything they say they are, and live up to their billing. Lots and lots and lots of great music. On Bourbon lots of barely clothed women selling lap dances. Great sensory experiences all of it.

This is a carefully produced professional video showing some of the fine back road in Sweet Home Alabama