File under better late than never… work view for Monday and Tuesday.

Gary Goes: Coast to Coast – End of Day 1

130am arrival, just 2.5 hours behind

More tomorrow about today when time allows.

I don’t have a prince albert, but TSA thinks I do. An exceptionally intimate and tactile start to the trip.

My entire groin was bright red on the detector which I guess means I have lead in my pencil so to speak? I’m sure I’ve only grazed the tip of the available groin frisking jokes available, but I’ll stop and linger there for a bit.

SEA – CHS, boarding in about 10 minutes freshly groped and secure to travel.

It’s 1145am and I just finished packing. My alarm is going to go off in 5 hours, so I don’t really have time to make this intro as elegant or compelling as a kick-off blurb should be, but such is life.

Tomorrow I’m flying to Charleston, SC specifically to force the drive I’m making from Georgia to Seattle into a full Coast to Coast run. Run is an overstatement as I’ll be taking many breaks and spreading it across a 2 week period.

The course looks something like this:

Sunday: SEA to CHS by air, drive a rental car to ATL

Monday: Work, drop off rental, pick-up my 2022 First Edition Ford Maverick Lariat with 4k tow package, enjoy an evening with my sister and her husband and my impossibly adorable nephew.

Tuesday: Work, drive to Nashville, spend the evening with my very dear friends Chad and Leilani and their  daughter Ruby.

Wednesday: Work, drive to St. Louis, get psyched for the very last StrangeLoop conference.

Thursday: StrangeLoop!

Friday: StrangeLoop! And then pickup Maya, my love and partner and only true cohort in this oft times baffling world from the airport to spend time with her in STL since I won’t be making the trip every year anymore.

Saturday & Sunday: Missouri botanical gardens and sundry other activities in STL with Maya my love.

Monday: last day in STL, take Maya to the airport, drive to Emporia, KS

Tuesday: Visit the salt mines Hollywood archives over 600 ft underground in Hutchinson, KS continue to Limon, CO

Wednesday:  Work, drive to Moab, UT, marvel at nature.

Thursday: Work, drive to Tremonton ID.

Friday: Drive as close to Seattle as possible, but likely to Yakima. Get tamales in Union Gap and try to get a quick visit with my Aunt Wendy if I arrive at a reasonable hour.

Saturday: Drive to SEA and pick-up my love and dearest buddy Maya to join me on the drive to Westport, WA to complete the coast to coast journey.

Sunday: Lazy breakfast and drive back to SEA to collapse at home.

Monday: Day off to enjoy being home and recharge.

Wish me luck and…

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