John was chilling in Albuquerque.

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John's Journal

Day Four

mileage- ZERO! I actually rode in a car today.

route- in Albuquerque

I was able to sleep in a bit this morning, awaking to the sounds of fresh coffee being ground, and my sister asking me what I would like for breakfast. Ahh, I could stay for a while, oh, yeah, right, I can't. I have places to go, people to see! New Orleans is coming up very soon and if my other friends get there before me, that means I will be missing something and I HATE missing things.

Luckily for me, my sister and nephew had the day off, as it turns out. The school system had allocated a couple of snow days and didn't use them, so today was a holiday. I like to think of it as "John's Road Trip Day" but somehow I don't think the City of Albuquerque held the same views. Unfortunately, though, someone had to work and my brother-in-law, Paul, was the one chosen.

So, we ran some errands, had a nice lunch, and just had a great time talking to each other. I love spending "normal" time with family and friends just doing what they do. It is a chance to see some of the environment they work and play in. We did manage to all meet up at the movie theatre for a matinee. There is nothing like seeing a movie on a nice, sunny day during the week when many others are all working (Sorry to rub it in. I can already see that I will forget that others have jobs after a while on the road).

I really must teach my nephew, Ben a few things about respecting his elders, though. He needs to know that I should win a few games once in a while. Actually, my sister and brother-in-law could use that lesson, too. In other words, I lost all night long at Monopoly and Gin Rummy.

Well, I have felt a bit more urgency for New Orleans, so I am planning on an early arrival, so more tomorrow.

By the way, I hope some of this is actually interesting. Since I can't (or more correctly don't want to) RECEIVE e-mail on the trip, I can't get any feedback. Hmmm, that can be good and bad. I hope to check out the progress, however, soon.