Another crappy day of unemployment. However I was a bit productive today, in that I went through all my clothes in my dresser and closet. I cleaned out two and a half trash bags full of clothes, shoes, and other items I would never wear or use. I went to go pick up my brother from work this afternoon and I decided that I would swing through the Goodwill trailer in Lexington. Sure enough, as I pulled into the rear of the building where the trailer is tucked away, there was no one on duty and the door was locked. Just my luck. While there was a sign that discouraged "after hour" drop off, I needed to get rid of this stuff. I couldn't very well just drive around with bags of donations so I left all of the donations under the trailer and took off. Should it rain, at least everything would be protected. Anyways, let's get back to the route.
Wed. August 24th: After taking a whole day off to rest and refresh ourselves, we will embark on the second half of the trip. This half will probably be the most intense, first for the undiscovered country that we have never laid eyes on and for the long driving hours that will be necessary to get to each of our stop off points. We will leave St. Louis and drive the whole stat of Missouri, from the western border all the way across to Kansas City and then head north to Lincoln, Nebraska. This will be a haul.
Thu. August 25th: We will leave Lincoln and head clear cross the plains of Nebraska and into Wyoming. Our stop for this evening will be somewhere in Cheyenne. I think it would be cool to be able to find a place where we can just pull off the road and roll out sleeping bags. It would be so amazing to see the stars in the clear, open skies that aren't polluted by the city lights. I really don't want to bring a lot of camping gear but I may bring some just to have available to use in California. Either way none of us have been to Wyoming so everything should be pretty copacetic.
Fri. August 26th: From Cheyenne we will continue heading west on I80 and head towards Salt Lake City. I am actually kind of excited to see the Great Salt Lake and SLC. I am hoping that we will be able to get there with enough time to see some of the city. I would very much like to see the Mormon temple in the center of town. I found always found Mormonism to be very interesting especially since it is so different in structure and tradition from my own Episcopal tradition. It will be a long trip to get there from Cheyenne but I think it will be totally worth it.
Sat. August 27th: Upon leaving Salt Lake City we are a little over 750 miles away from Berkeley and it would take over twelve hours to get there, but we have one more stop...Reno, Nevada. This truly will be one of the more interesting stops. It is kind of fitting for our last night on the road to be in the great state of Nevada where anything goes. Though Reno is a little more toned down version of Las Vegas it is nevertheless a city rife with temptation. The question is can we resist the call of the roulette table or the quarter slots?
Sun. August 28th: When we leave Reno, hopefully with all of our possessions, we are but three hours out of Berkeley. We will have a short ride so we can pull into Berkeley with plenty of time to unpack the trailer and drop it off at what ever U-Haul place is closest to the school. By the early evening I will have traveled across the country in eight days and unpacked and ready for orientation to begin.
All the work that I have been doing over the last there months will help make this trip an amazing opportunity for spiritual growth and personal freedom. By the end I hope that I will be ready to begin the newest chapter of my life, seminary.
Let's see what tomorrow will bring...
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