Steve W is getting ready to drive his car across the country. He’s excited about the trip, although this is the longest distance he’s driven by himself. Thankfully, the iPod will keep him occupied during the long trip.

Yesterday, he drove the car to Louisville for a checkup and fix to the convertible top (the auto-cover wasn’t opening properly to allow the soft top to go into its nest). The trip went smoothly, and he was home just about 9 hours after he left. Unfortunately, the road construction on I64 reminded him of the perils of long drives – those pockets of construction where you get stuck behind a bigrig going 30mph and no passing lanes. He’ll have to do some research on where the construction is so that he can plan for it.

He has already booked his two overnight stays on the trip, finding a cool tool on the Wyndham Rewards website where you can look for hotels along your route. Way cool. You pick hotels based on the distance from your starting point, and in the list of hotels you see the starting price for a room. Steve found some great bargains, and was able to get the first two days planned out so that the third day will be relatively short, and he can get to his parent’s house at a decent hour.

Another week of preparation, and he will be ready to go!

P. S. A special shout-out to Jen who took time out from her busy workday to have lunch with Steve in Louisville. It was a great visit, and hopefully we will be able to meet up one more time before the big move!