It’s been a pricey week on the road – all sorts of equipment failures/losses over the past little bit starting to eat away at the savings for this trip to keep me going. I’ve got a huge set of orders waiting for me in Alabama, so it’ll be a bit like Christmas in June, but will be eating pork and beans for the next few weeks to offset the financial loss to make sure my budget stays on track. The speaker never managed to show up in the next town [read more]
What a surprise Ohio has turned out to be. Maybe its the weather cooling down from its highs of 98 degrees to more manageable levels, the disappearance of the steep grades, or a change in my daily routine, but I’ve got to say, I’m really enjoying what is going on out here at this time of the year. I’ve decided now that for days that I don’t have a solid place to stay via services such as Couchsurfing or Warmshowers I’m going to take it easy during the hot pats [read more]
What a crazy set of days that have gone by – I’m alive and well, but desperately need a shower, or I’ll take a hose or anything just to wash this salt that is on my body and turning my clothes into something like they came out of the 1960′s with the tie-dye like sweat patterns. I went to sleep last nite to let my drenched clothes air dry, and when I woke up they were still just as wet. Oh well, put them back on and move forward, rather [read more]