by Scot Shumski | Jul 7, 2023 | Cross Country 2023, XCountry Travel
Day 8. On the road again. But first a haircut. As I made my way to the hotel parking lot shirtless, Jules exited the building on her way back from her morning workout. What was I doing she asked. Giving myself a haircut of course. Well if I was going to do that, she...
by Scot Shumski | Jul 4, 2023 | Cross Country 2023, XCountry Travel
Day 6. Sunday. Not a day of rest. We knew it was going to be a long slog across Texas. We were leaving the Dallas Fort Worth area and headed for El Paso, the border town with not only Juarez Mexico but also with New Mexico. We were going to cross a large portion of...
by Scot Shumski | Jul 3, 2023 | Cross Country 2023, XCountry Travel
Day 7. Full on cross country mode has set in. While eating lunch with the Babbs at Aurelia’s Brewery, Hunter mentioned Monday and I stopped for a moment. Was it really a weekday and not a Saturday or Sunday? Yes, I’ve reached that point where days of the...
by Scot Shumski | Jul 2, 2023 | Cross Country 2023, XCountry Travel
Day 5, life on the farm. No expectations for the day other than spending time on the farm with friends and relaxing. And that’s exactly what we got. Acadia’s favorite things were swimming and fishing in the pond though if pressed I imagine she would also...
by Scot Shumski | Jul 2, 2023 | Cross Country 2023, XCountry Travel
Day 4 we awoke in the Washington, Arkansas jailhouse with no midnight tales of ghostly visits. However when our ‘warden’ Star arrived later with breakfast she regaled us with haunting stories she had personally experienced while working in the Inn. While...
by Scot Shumski | Jul 2, 2023 | Cross Country 2023, XCountry Travel
After one day of rest Jules and I looked at each other and mutually agreed, let’s kick this trip into overtime and get our mileage over 1,000 by day 3! And so we did. We knew we had a long way to go on Day 3 and boy did we pack it in–both planned and...