Trips for Alabama

Thursday, 09-20-07 From Van Nuys, California, through Nevada, Arizona & stopping in Cove Fort, Utah. We left Van Nuys, California about midnight Thursday 09-20-07 right outside of Nevada we pulled off the highway & went to sleep. When we got …

Yeah! Got up and got the car loaded and the DVD players ready. Man, it's hot!! Met Pat in town and got some breakfast. We were headed out around 9 am, exactly the time I wanted to get going. We got to Bay Minnette around 12:30, we detoured …

Our trip to Gulf Shores: 7:00 AM Headed out from Little Rock, AR Tuesday morning. We detoured over to Monroe, LA, to see a friend of his at University of Louisiana Monroe. 11:00 AM ate at a local Cajun restaurant called Boardreaux's. the food …

Tuesday Nov. 20, 2007 At 6:00 a.m. we left for a 12 hour drive to Mobile Al. Our neighbors and their two kids in their car joined my wife and I and our two kids in our car and we caravanned through Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and finally …

Yippee! It is finally time to go the beach! Me and my brother were at the rental company at 7:30 am to pick up the car. Finally got headed out around 9:15 am and Pat fell in behind us on his motorcycle, wish I could have rode instead of driving …

Day 1: the day started at Illinois, Dundee. the day ended at Renaissance Springfield Hotel 202.2 miles. Historical site: museum of science and industry. Total miles traveled: 263.33 miles States traveled in and through: Illinois Journal: The …

We finally got to leave town around 11:30 am. The ride down was great, you just gotta love portable DVD players, my kids do. We arrived in Foley around 3pm. and decided to go ahead and stop at Lambert's Cafe to eat. The food is great and so …

We got on the road pretty late....about 10:45. It took a while to get the dog to my mom's house, and pack up the car. We drove to Lafayette, LA. Spent the night at a Baymont Inn. Ready to get up in the morning and drive on.... We got up early …

Today I drove to Talladega Superspeedway on a VERY cold afternoon. The Superspeedway was about a 45 minute drive from April's house. When I first arrived I tried to get close to the racetrack but nothing...could not get through the closed barriers …

Well, we still have a week to go and still a lot of packing to do. You never really realize how much stuff you have until is time to put it away! Even though this is going to be a long trip with 3 kids and 2 dogs, I am looking foward to getting …