http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog winning the west Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:56:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en as you might be able to tell with the bus bouncing on the side of the map and not moving...we have finally made it home. we actually arrived home late monday night. since then dave and i have been extremely busy with relaxing, cleaning, and moving. the ... http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog/?p=37 new orleans is exactly what everyone tells you it is....disgusting, crazy, dangerous, old, spicy, and of course...FUN!. we basically created a daily program of waking up around noon, going to the french quarter to get some creol/cajin food for lunch for lunch, walking around the french quarter for a ... http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog/?p=36 June 23, 2005 Well, we're almost to New Orleans and I can't wait. At the same time, though, it is a shame we had to leave Austin before the weekend. As Pete said, the downtown/music scene was surprisingly busy for a Tuesday and Wednesday night, so I'd like to see what ... http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog/?p=35 i'm in a local coffee shop in austin eating waffles. i love it. since the last time i posted we drove for eons on I-10 in texas. we got wifi at dairy queen...i know..odd. after we got off of I-10 the scenery was much better and ... http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog/?p=34 June 20, 2005 Wow, Arizona is hot! I'll admit, I've been told this a million times, but still it came as a surprise. Being from Florida, I've experienced my share of hot, but there are subtle differences that nobody can ever fully relate. For instance, it's really weird when the breeze ... http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog/?p=33 dive bar dive!!!!! after a long day of sitting in the room and watching tv, only interrupted by a short trip to the pool and swimming next to an old lady in a thong, and a trip to mcd's with a mcd's worker with a whopping 5 hicky's on her neck, ... http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog/?p=32 Well, we checked with the auto shop this morning and apparently their mechanic didn't feel like showing up today. Frankly, I can't blame him. There are plenty of days when I don't want to show up for work. These, of course, would only be more numerous if I lived in ... http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog/?p=31 well everyone knew it'd happen sooner or later. i think dave and i both were starting to believe that we might actually get back to florida without it happening. but alas...the dragon has came though in the crunch today and broke down. yup...we were crusin along I-10...we ... http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog/?p=30 we are about ready to leave L.A. and head for the desert. it's been a good time here. we've been able to relax, have some great food, and not have to worry about either being too hot or too cold at night. i had my second in-and-out ... http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog/?p=29 Well, it's Friday morning and we're about to leave LA. Kelly's family has been great allowing us to stay here. His mom even helped us add some more custom touches to the bus. Most of them have to be seen to be appreciated (consider this an invitation to all to ... http://www.shortbusroadtrip.com/busblog/?p=28