Sunday, December 26, 2010

And we're off (to a very snowy start)







Day 1 of the cross country drive was much snowier and slower than expected, but we made the 486 mile drive to Nashville safely. The snow was very pretty, but it made traveling interesting. We were unable to drive faster than 20mph for about an hour while driving over the mountains near the NC/TN border (yes that picture of the road is of the interstate - we're not sure where the plows were).

Bogey did very well for all 8.5 hours in the car today. He was happy he was able to look out of the window and didn't have to be in his crate (we had to collapse his crate to save the space). We created a space for him on the seat but he decided that he was happier on top of all of the luggage.

We had plans to see the Christmas decorations at the Gaylord Opryland, but Bogey had other plans. We only made it to the lights outside when we got a call from the Hotel front desk informing us that Bogey was howling and barking non-stop, so we had to leave before we could step inside. It's looking like we not only need pet friendly hotels, but pet friendly sight seeing as well.

We're hoping for less snow for our 677 mile journey to Oklahoma City tomorrow.

2 comments:

  1. It sounds like you had the kind of first day that makes you look forward to the boring days you'll spend in The Great Plains. I'm sorry to hear about the Bogey/hotel problem. I bet he settles in as the days go by.

    What is your expected arrival date?

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  2. Yeah, the snow was mentally and physically exhausting to drive through; the mindless driving through the Plains sounds inviting at this time.

    I am sure Bogey had enough of being cooped up all day, we're hoping his hotel behavior will soon match is car behavior.

    We are planning on arriving in Berkeley on Friday the 31st.

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