Well, I made it to Providence. Of course, getting the airport, I learned that Amber, who was driving me there, only had 3 hours of sleep. I had a connection in Philadelphia where I switched a smaller “Express” plane. I was thinking it would be more uncomfortable, but amazingly, it was much more comfortable. I finally landed at PVD. I noticed something that I have never seen in an airport. Recycle bins. Why can’t larger airports have these? Anyway, I got to the rental car location. Hertz wanted $55 a day, so I said I’ll try the next people over. I found a Malibu for a $35 a day. Much more reasonable. The woman who rented me the car asked what I was in town for, and I said “To see my grandmother.” She said I was such a good son (I think she meant grandson). And funnily enough, both her, and the guy who drove the shuttlebus knew of Lakeland and had been there.
When I finally got on the road I started heading towards Route 6. I of course missed the exit. There is a 6A, 6B, and a 6C. Well, they are all off of the highway, so you have to pull off, pick your exit along the way, then you can finally get back on at the end. Well, the first sign did not explain this with a “Exit 6ABC”. It was just “Exit 6” and by the time I found out, it was too late. So I had to go to the next exit and come back. Around this same time is when I looked in my rearview mirror and noticed that a car behind me had just spun out and was in the middle of the highway with its hood wide open in the air.
Driving down Route 6 I started recognizing things. It is amazing to me how I can have all of these memories of these places along the road, yet I’ve never been to them. I just remember seeing them.
When I arrived at my grandmothers, sitting on the stove was a pot of beef stew. It’s like she read my mind. We’ve mapped out a lot of the place I want to visit while I am here so I can reminisce (or find out that they’ve changed it and destroyed my childhood memories).
While I am here, I will be on my aircard, which has no EVDO (I’m in the boonies of Rhode Island), so I will be at dialup speeds. It will be tough not feeling so connected. But I’ll pull through. Maybe it will be good for me and get me off of this damn computer.
Anyway, I miss Meiko. Please go visit her. She needs the attention. She’ll love you forever.
keep us updated, anxious to hear about your adventures
no fair! beef stew! So did you just miss getting hit by the spun out car? How cold is it there?
The spun out car was behind me, so I guess I did miss it. Right now, it is 37 degrees out. Brrr…