7/27
10:40 PM Eastern time; Columbiana, Ohio
We
made it to milestone #1 and we were right on time, too! We rolled
into the 4WD Hardware parking lot just after 5 on Friday afternoon
and a parking lot has never looked so good. It was easy to spot
the right place. One couldn't possibly miss the 30 foot tall inflatable
Wrangler sitting out next to the road.
We met with
the folks at 4WD Hardware and lots of them came out to check the
Dog out. They were very excited to get out and take pictures,
which was surprising to me, given the nasty state the Jeep's in
right now. Very shortly thereafter, a local radio station interviewed
me about the trip and the motivation behind it that was a lot
of fun
The drive
from Indiana was, thankfully, uneventful, other than the most
vicious storm that I've seen in quite a while, that forced us
off the road at a rest area. The windshield seal was leaking so
badly that no amount of paper towels would keep up with it, and
we shorted out the cigarette lighter socket at some point.
Today, we
went to the Jamboree to check that out and I included pictures
of the sweetest rides there. With all of the great trucks and
Jeeps that were around, I had to keep the picture taking to reasonable
levels, but I had to include a couple of the mini trucks that
were nicer than most of the show rides out there. The dually was
completely out of control and the '60 Willys was sweet beyond
words.
Tomorrow we
make the next to last leg of the trip to Baltimore to get my brother
to my parents' place. It's the home stretch now.
