And We're Off...

And we’re off at the crack of late morning.  But hey we had some last-minute cleaning up/packing out/throwing away to do.  And no one ever accused the Joad family of hitting the road too late.  Within the first 20 minutes, as “Born To Be Wild” was blaring on Tonto’s stereo (somehow my new shiny black Jeep Grand Cherokee was christened Tonto), we had pulled in to our second stop.  At this rate we will make it to California by 2017.

Most Peculiar, Odd, or Culturally Significant Sight of the Day:  The nun in full habit riding a vertically extended red bicycle down the street in Asheville, NC.

Completely Random Road Signs: 

- Factory Sock Outlet (Who needs this?)

- Hunting and Fishing Live Bait (Fishing okay, but hunting?  Are you after the Velociraptor?)  

Loading out:  What started as a couple bags and a few boxes turned in to a packed Jeep.  I think someone fed them after midnight.

Joad Family Version 2013

"Remember that exit back there...ya we were supposed to take that"

End of Day 1:  Tapas Bar in Asheville, NC

Tapas Tapas and More Tapas

Asheville, NC:  Hippy Town USA

A cool domed building.  The beauty is lost as you're zooming past at 75 mph