* * * COUNTDOWN: 6 DAYS TO LA/XC-3 * * *
I was gonna tell Beagle Man that he left out a pretty important detail from yesterday’s post — how we’re gonna get back from L.A. after delivering the Pathfinder to Robby — but two readers beat me to the punch. (Thanks, Bill and Mary. And by the way, I love getting comments — so keep ’em coming :)) One of them wondered if I might be flying back. Please! You really think I can fit in one of those under-seat crates for mini-dogs? Or would let them get away with sticking me in the cargo bin?? No way, Jose! Actually, after we dump the Pathfinder, we’re going to drive home
in a rental car. Which strikes me as kind of weird. For three years and I don’t know how many thousands of words, the B-Man’s been obsessing about whether to drive the Jeep Wrangler or the Acura, then the Audi or the Pathfinder . . . and now we’re going to ride in pretty much anything Hertz feels like handing us? Ah, there’s no explaining the Beagle Man. Okay, now that all entries are in for this year’s Guess-the-Total-Mileage Contest (with the volume of response once again causing the internet to crash — thank you, Linda and Mary), I can disclose the projected overnight stops for LA/XC-3: Mercer, PA; Columbus, OH; St. Louis, MO; Grinnell, IA; North Platte, NE; Glenwood Springs, CO; Bryce Canyon, UT; Lake Meade, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Santa Cruz, CA; San Francisco, CA; Wilcox, AZ; Marfa, TX; Austin, TX; Hope, AR; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; Chapel Hill, NC, and Alexandria, VA. If you’re a beagle, and you live in one of those towns, let me know and I’ll try to drop in for a visit!
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Have a safe trip! Keep Beagle Man in line, will ya? He can get a little crazy when he’s off his leash. I’m sure you can relate. Looking forward to hearing about your adventures.
Bon Voyage, Ricky! And thanks for giving us the itinerary, too bad the Guess the Mileage deadline has passed, but having to now factor in the extra mileage to get to the car rental would have thrown my guess off. I am pretty sure that BM never mentioned to you my criticism on previous trips of him not taking you to a football game where they have a dog as a mascot. Not too late to start lobbying for going to a Georgia Bulldog game on the way back home. Granted….it is a Bulldog, and not a Beagle…but it sure beats a Nittany Lion (large cat) from a previous trip. Since BM usually incorporates about 14 football games into these trips, he probably says you won’t have time, but be stubborn…your fans want to see you in a picture with Uga, THE Georgia Bulldog. Happy Trails
Ricky: Enjoy your trip! Be careful, be safe. We don’t want to see another photo of you rockin’ a bandage again.
Keep us posted on what you’re doing.
Mary and DTB
Safe travels to Ricky and Beagle Man. At least you can listen to CD’s in the Pathfinder…right?! We will all be looking forward to your posts.