Road trip when and why

[mxz800]

My son just went on a road trip with some of his work friends to Tennessee from Maine. They rented a van, and headed to buc-ees, and a few distilleries.

That reminded me of the last minute road trip I took with a couple of friends back in the early 80's. We decided on third shift on a Friday after work we would grab some clothes and drive to Virginia.

What a trip, we had a lot of fun. We took my 78 Camaro, the three of us all over 6ft crammed into that car.

 

[1o1proof]

I wish I understood why people are so infatuated with bucees. I know people that plan their vacation routes to visit them?? It’s an oversized convenience store, with the same stuff for sale in multiple places. To each his own but, I just don’t get it.

I will give them that getting gas is easy and traffic flows nicely.

 

[KennethS]

I wish I understood why people are so infatuated with bucees. I know people that plan their vacation routes to visit them?? It’s an oversized convenience store, with the same stuff for sale in multiple places. To each his own but, I just don’t get it.

I will give them that getting gas is easy and traffic flows nicely.

I agree. Lived in the area in the 90s when they had a bait shop / convenience store / gas station on the way to the jetties, then later an ice house that was the happenin place. Didn’t know they had expanded so massively until I saw online posts about it And thought WTH?

 

[Somberke]

There's something special about hitting the road with friends and seeing where it takes you. Your 78 Camaro must've been the perfect ride for those late-night drives through Virginia! Speaking of travels, I once found myself planning a trip from Tampa, Florida, checking out all the cruise timetables. It was like stepping into a world of endless possibilities, imagining the adventures awaiting at each port.

 

[freedom_in_4low]

In about 2007 my brother and some friends flew out to southern California, did some skate boarding for a couple days and then drove home in an 85ish Ford Bronco that he bought on Craigslist for something like $1500.

They did a lot of this.

And then topped it off with a 2 hour search by the highway patrol on the side of I-40 at 3am in western Oklahoma.


My most random road trip was when Oklahoma went to play in the football national championship in Miami while I was in college. I had to fly out there due to timing but I didn't have enough money for a round trip, or to drive back myself. So I hitched a ride with a couple girls I'd gone to high school with and one of their sorority sisters. 24 hours in a S10 Blazer and a night in one hotel room; it didn't go as these things usually do in the movies. I blame it on the fact that we were all depressed from the 55-19 loss to USC.