May 10th –
12th
Asheville, NC to
Austin, TX
3:00 PM EST – 8:30 AM CST
18.5 hours
The day has finally come. The day that I along, with four of
my friends, embark on an 18 day and 5000 mile trip across the country. Our first
day began at Will’s house as we very creatively packed more than enough food,
clothes, and supplies in the car.
An 18 hour long drive may seem like a death sentence, but
with 5 drivers, each only driving once for 3 hours, it only felt like a short
day-long prison sentence. With the drive supposed to take 17 hours according to
google earth, we felt like we made considerably good time by taking 18.5 hours.
Our travels took us through the likes of Atlanta, Montgomery, Mobile, New
Orleans, Houston, and finally Austin, TX. We would all like to give a big shout
out to Rick, a.k.a Eric Wall, Tristan’s dad for giving us a place to stay and
being a great host!
After taking a short nap, we got in the car yet again and
went to an amazing burger joint by the name Gourdoughs. Now this place was not
your typical burger restaurant. The burger buns were unglazed doughnuts. My
burger was so delicious that I wondered why I had never thought of the idea
before.
The LBJ presidential library was up next. Although there
were 200 middle schoolers walking around at the same time we were, the tour was
still quite enjoyable.
Our dinner consisted of some of the best food that this guy
has ever had. I had two slices of brisket, mac-n-cheese, and green beans. Hot
digitty dog. The brisket was so tender and juicy. I left with a full belly, leftovers,
and a smile on my face.
To cap off the day, we played a round of mini golf that was won
by yours truly with Will and Rick in 2nd and 3rd
respectively.
That concludes part 1 of our trip! We leave for somewhere in
New Mexico or Arizona tomorrow!
Due to the low availability of Wi-Fi, I may be posting about each day many days after the actual day.
Got a typo on the third sentence,"a picture a picture" .
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