Reply #14: Book on tape will get you through [View All]

[krispos42]

Get something you've wanted to read but haven't gotten around to. I listened to The Davinci Code on tape (well, mp3), most of the first book of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (12 of 15 tapes; library didn't have the last three), and I enjoyed South to Java quite a few times going from CT to IL.

Maybe some Stephen King. The 'Gunslinger' series is a good read.

Also Clive Cussler writes a hell of a good story. You could do Harry Potter, too. Maybe Dean Koontz or Tom Clancy.

I have some in mp3 format if you want, as long as you don't ask any questions about where I got it from! :-)

If you get a good book on tape, you can just set the cruise control, pop a can of Diet Pepsi, and let the miles whiz by effortlessly.

I once did CT to IL with only two stops: one in far western PA and on just south of Chicago. I had a cooler full of soda, and a good supply of chips. Took 14 hours, IIRC. 1987 Thunderbird. Had really comfy seats and a 22-gallon gas tank.

I also once did CT to South Dakota. Four people, luggage, Christmas presents, in a Dodge Neon with no cruise control. 28 hours, stopping only for gas and, once, the Ponderosa buffet in Illinois someplace.

Did I mention one of them was a 6'2" Marine? And I'm almost six feet myself? My ex and her sister were 5'0" and 5'2", respectively, so as long as I didn't sit in front of or behind the Marine, we were okay.

The rear windows frosted over (on the inside) in eastern Pennsylvania and stayed that way. It was a very cold Christmas season...