Atlanta Road Trip Days 2 & 3

Published on May 31, 2008 by Damon

Day 2: We just entered the world of gps.  The checking-things-off-the-list part of me is thrilled by the instant feedback.  Did you know that if you drive faster, the estimated time of arrival decreases?  I know . . . it’s profound.  But the goal for Day 2 and Day 3  was to see how much we could knock off the ETA.  By the end of Day 2 the DeLillo/Laing caravan had traveled 1028 miles over two days. 

Day 3: “He who will remain anonymous” had a spiritual experience at the largest cross in the western hemisphere with a local highway patrol.  Let’s just say that it set our ETA back about 20 minutes. (Which made up for the 20 minutes I had already knocked off Day 3’s ETA).  I walked away with a written warning—Tammy would be proud.  My kids were silent for at least the next ten minutes of the drive.  Tucker thought I was going to go to jail.  Day 3 ended with the DeLillo family in God’s Country or at least the land of mullets and the Dixie Stampede—Branson, MO the family reunion capitol of the world.  The Laing’s landed in Madill, OK.

As I write I am looking at Lake Tanycomo (name for Tany County Missouri (MO)) from the great room of Gary Smalley’s Ranch House—now the Branson Sunset Inn—a full service bed and breakfast, owned and operated by my parents, John and Adena DeLillo.  The Branson Sunset Inn will be our base station for the next few days as we go to few shows and avoid the ticks and chiggers.

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