I haven’t taken a long road trip alone for quite some time – and I mean quite some time. This is one of those situations where I also don’t normally travel on Memorial Day Weekend, although I won’t be on the Interstate over any of the actual holiday weekend. I’ll be on state roads at that point, none of which are likely to be overly crowded. I did 11 hours today, getting close to Pensacola before stopping and I’ll make my way to Mandeville, LA tomorrow to spend the night and take my brother and sister-in-law to dinner. There is a new brewpub that has been built within walking distance of the Guest House where we always try to stay when we visit.

Traffic today moved slowly despite my early start and there was  construction around Tallahassee, but the weather was good and no undue delays, so I can’t complain. This particular trip will take me to four different points of family and friends and there will be  a definite degree of poignancy for part of it as well as some business mixed in. My connectivity will be sporadic and so the blog posts may be more intermittent than usual.