Made way to the Big Easy last night. First stop was Bourbon street: 90+ degrees, high humidty, good jazz, gumbo and a mint julep. Spent today exporing the ninth ward, french quarter ... I would have to say that although New Orleans is one of the most ghetto city I've seen, it definately has more character than any other city.
Florida wrapped up with a gator airboat ride and jumping into another spring in Tallahassee (this spring included a lot of hicks and visually seeing full size gators swimming only a couple hundred feet away from where everyone was jumping into the water). Pulled over for going 37 in a 15 mph zone in a fuckin national park. Didn't get a ticket, but could have been really screwed.
Time to go hit up Bourbon street again, good food, good music and loose women, I'm beginning to like this place.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Gator country
Tenesse concluded with sperlunking near the smoky mountains. We went down a couple different caves, but would expect we went a couple thousand feet down and into both of them. We had to hike up to the middle of the mountain, it was 100 degrees and and almost the same level of humidity. I only make note of this given there was a 55 degree breeze pouring out of the small entrance. Besides a couple of bats and endless pits that we confirmed with a couple of empty soldiers, not much else to say, but pretty cool. Another cool find was a waterfall from a stream. What made this one cool was the 150 foot drop off and the washed out bottom which allowed you to walk around the water fall with a couple hundred feet all around. So basically you had a large swimming hole with a waterfall hitting in the very middle of the swimming hole. Just get the visual of me in my underwear with a tall water fall pouring on me. Also note that I haven't shaved for over a month.
For the last couple of days, all I can sing is "Welcome to Miami" from Will Smith. Currently in South Miami, stayed at Miami Beach last night and traveled all the way out to Key West and back today. Looking to wrestle with some gators and make way in Tallahassee tomorrow night. We stayed in Tallahassee on the way down from Tenessee. Let's just say the first night in Florida included swinging from a rope swing naked into a sinkhole/spring in the swamp. We spotted our landing area with a flashlight, this also served the purpose of highlighting a snake in the water which we think eventually moved on.
I wanted to take this time to inform everyone that the globe is wrong. You may find it commonly refered to as a point in Key West which is "the most southern point" in the united states. There is a huge monument at this so claimed point, but if you jump the barrier, their is a small collection of rocks that stick out of the ocean, it is here, only 10 feet from the monument, which is where we celebrated being the furthest south. A couple beers were consumed while showing the new jersey state bird to Cuba. There is also a military base which consumes the very far southern tip of the island which would be the most southern tip. So if this base is not included, is it not American? I believe this is similar to Git-mo. I believe Cuba actually owns this base to compensate for Git-mo and therefore would give more accuracy to the accuracy of the globe. Planning to be in San Diego in a month, so we'll see if Japan has any bases.
For the last couple of days, all I can sing is "Welcome to Miami" from Will Smith. Currently in South Miami, stayed at Miami Beach last night and traveled all the way out to Key West and back today. Looking to wrestle with some gators and make way in Tallahassee tomorrow night. We stayed in Tallahassee on the way down from Tenessee. Let's just say the first night in Florida included swinging from a rope swing naked into a sinkhole/spring in the swamp. We spotted our landing area with a flashlight, this also served the purpose of highlighting a snake in the water which we think eventually moved on.
I wanted to take this time to inform everyone that the globe is wrong. You may find it commonly refered to as a point in Key West which is "the most southern point" in the united states. There is a huge monument at this so claimed point, but if you jump the barrier, their is a small collection of rocks that stick out of the ocean, it is here, only 10 feet from the monument, which is where we celebrated being the furthest south. A couple beers were consumed while showing the new jersey state bird to Cuba. There is also a military base which consumes the very far southern tip of the island which would be the most southern tip. So if this base is not included, is it not American? I believe this is similar to Git-mo. I believe Cuba actually owns this base to compensate for Git-mo and therefore would give more accuracy to the accuracy of the globe. Planning to be in San Diego in a month, so we'll see if Japan has any bases.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Bonarooooooooo
Bonaroo festival has just ended. 3 days, 4 nights of music and (fun). May need to revise the count of days given i didn't sleep some of the nights. Overall, good people, everyone was so involved with the scene that I can't say I saw one person not having a good time. Highlights included seeing the final show of NIN in the United States, two types of Moonshine (good quote I pulled from a local Tenesse band " Moon don't shine on moon shiners". Also saw Jimmy Falon and may be in the background of an insult the comic dog Q&A.
In the last week we have gone from Minneapolis to Chicago, Rural PA and Philly (had three cheese steaks in 12 hours, yes one was for breakfast.) and last stop before Bonaroo was D.C. Dave and I had a gun pulled on us when we arrived at my friends house in rural PA at 3 am. We set up tents in his backyard and got rip roaring loaded throughout the night and into the morning. By 8 o'clock in the morning, I was drinking Jager out of the bottle and had evolved into CWK. My PA friends roomate did not know we were coming in at all and therefore upon his waking up to a guy running around singing Andrew WK and about twenty empties showing their final resting place on his back lawn, he confronted us with the second ammendment in mind. Things were cool fairly fast and then he made us breakfast. Had some interesting breakfast sausage which I recall was made of face meat.
Philly incorporated eating a lot of cheesesteaks, jumping into the river that my friend was paralyzed from on the exact date a year ago and running up the rocky steps, and then falling down when I tried to run too fast down the steps jumping over as many as I could (alcohol was involved, it will be a good time to note that all actions posted will have the caveat that alcohol was involved)
Currenlty, I am in Crossville, TN having a post bonaroo party with the group of friends we camped with. As stated above, alcohol will be involved, but expect moonshine to be the weapon of choice and will be filling up the reserves with this particular alcohol, it may be safe to say that moonshine will play a role in most of our adventures from TN, Florida, New Orleans. The shine we've had is by far the best alcohol I've ever had, not just moonshine/grain alchohol. This stuff is like drinking apple juice, most is peach flavored. It is so finely crafted that if you were not told that it was alcoholic, let alone 90% or whatever % it is, you would think that someone is just giving you a cup of juice.
Heading for Florida tomorrow, looking to spend a night on the beaches in the florida keys. Then back up and west torwards New Orleans
In the last week we have gone from Minneapolis to Chicago, Rural PA and Philly (had three cheese steaks in 12 hours, yes one was for breakfast.) and last stop before Bonaroo was D.C. Dave and I had a gun pulled on us when we arrived at my friends house in rural PA at 3 am. We set up tents in his backyard and got rip roaring loaded throughout the night and into the morning. By 8 o'clock in the morning, I was drinking Jager out of the bottle and had evolved into CWK. My PA friends roomate did not know we were coming in at all and therefore upon his waking up to a guy running around singing Andrew WK and about twenty empties showing their final resting place on his back lawn, he confronted us with the second ammendment in mind. Things were cool fairly fast and then he made us breakfast. Had some interesting breakfast sausage which I recall was made of face meat.
Philly incorporated eating a lot of cheesesteaks, jumping into the river that my friend was paralyzed from on the exact date a year ago and running up the rocky steps, and then falling down when I tried to run too fast down the steps jumping over as many as I could (alcohol was involved, it will be a good time to note that all actions posted will have the caveat that alcohol was involved)
Currenlty, I am in Crossville, TN having a post bonaroo party with the group of friends we camped with. As stated above, alcohol will be involved, but expect moonshine to be the weapon of choice and will be filling up the reserves with this particular alcohol, it may be safe to say that moonshine will play a role in most of our adventures from TN, Florida, New Orleans. The shine we've had is by far the best alcohol I've ever had, not just moonshine/grain alchohol. This stuff is like drinking apple juice, most is peach flavored. It is so finely crafted that if you were not told that it was alcoholic, let alone 90% or whatever % it is, you would think that someone is just giving you a cup of juice.
Heading for Florida tomorrow, looking to spend a night on the beaches in the florida keys. Then back up and west torwards New Orleans
Saturday, June 6, 2009
It has begun...
It is often stated that the heart of any road trip is the beer cooler. Mine is blue and have hearby designated it with the name of "Senor Blue Balls". I have also noted that sno-cones are $1 (old SNL skit with Will Ferral). Dave Ryan and I are in Minneapolis and heading torwards Chicago today. Haven't found anyone to let us sleep at their place yet, but nonetheless, we have camping equipment and may try to camp at Buckingham fountain in the trees.
Monday, June 1, 2009
In a galaxy far far away...
Thanks to the most hated Irish man I know (Ben Ballew), I have decided to start a blog. Blogging is not really my penchant (word of the week). But I have decided to start one none-the-less given I am about to travel across this country for 2-3 months, and would expect to have some stories to share. If not, I will at least have documentation to track any run-in's that leave me at the bottom of a well requiring me to put lotion on myself. My friend Dave Ryan is flying into Minneapolis this friday the 5th and our first destination will be Penn. Dave attempted to travel the four corners of the country last year and dove head first into a river in PA and become temporarily paralyzed. So, it has been decided that this location be the first stop and continue the trip by jumping back into this river.
We are then planning on going to the Bonaroo music festival in Tennesse, Florida Keys, New Orleans and then back to Minneapolis by the 4th of July. My parents are flying into town and I will have a mini road trip taking me out to S. Dakota over the 4th to which Dave and I will then resume our cross country adventure heading down to the Grand Canyon, California and back up to WA. Looking to be back in WA by end of July. I'm looking to stay in WA for a couple of weeks before returning back to Minneapolis. That's about as much detail as I have right now, not looking to plan anything more than this, just going to meet people along the way and see where the road takes us!
Suck it,
Corey D.
We are then planning on going to the Bonaroo music festival in Tennesse, Florida Keys, New Orleans and then back to Minneapolis by the 4th of July. My parents are flying into town and I will have a mini road trip taking me out to S. Dakota over the 4th to which Dave and I will then resume our cross country adventure heading down to the Grand Canyon, California and back up to WA. Looking to be back in WA by end of July. I'm looking to stay in WA for a couple of weeks before returning back to Minneapolis. That's about as much detail as I have right now, not looking to plan anything more than this, just going to meet people along the way and see where the road takes us!
Suck it,
Corey D.
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