Celebrate Me Home !

Posted in Uncategorized by drivindave on October 2, 2011

I left my friends in Puyallup after breakfast and headed for the road out-of-town. A few turn’s and soon I was on Highway 5 going south. It was a bit cloudy and cool but it wasn’t raining at the time. I remember driving past the entrance to Fort Lewis where I spent some time while in the Army. I never forget the first time I arrived there, but that is a whole other story.

The road work had caused the traffic to slow for miles and then suddenly the traffic speeded up. I drove almost to the Oregon State line where I stopped for gas. I filled up in Washington State and didn’t stop until I got the Weed, California. I still had plenty of gas but I wanted to make one last gas stop that would take me all the way home. It was a 12 hour drive from Puyallup to my house in Los Gatos. I had driven this many time an I know the road well. It my bladder would hold out with just a few stops I would be home by midnight.

I made a stop in Weed and another one in Shasta just to take some pictures. The mountain was really beautiful this time with the sun going down soon. I also took the opportunity to clean the windshield while I was stopped. Down through Redding the temp was warm and continued that way until I got to Williams where the cooler began. Now into Vallejo and across the bridge to the Concord area, the roadwork began. They were paving the road on both sides of the freeway from Danville to Pleasanton. I only had an hour or so to go before I would be in my driveway. I called my wife and asked her to unload the shotgun and that I would be there soon. It pays to be cautious around my house. Soon I was on highway 17 taking the turn off to home. I rounded the corner and I could see the lights were still on shining on the driveway. I rumbled down the drive and killed the engine………… I was home. It had been 3 weeks on the road and thousands of miles. I had sat for most of that time in this 1932 Ford Roadster. I took my time getting out of the car but as soon as I was standing, there was my wife Carol waiting for a hug and a kiss. It had been an exciting trip for the me and the families at Ronald McDonald House. I’m sure for all of you who lived every mile with me enjoy it as well. I want to thank everyone who supported the 49in7 Drivin’ for the Kids. This was a special journey for me even though I didn’t break the record like I wanted to. Some things are just not ment to be, and I’m ok with that. I did the best I could and I am proud of how it turned out. There is a lot more work to do in the next year to promote the 49in7. I have left the website open and the donation page as well until Feb. of 2013. So for you folks who have just now found out about this fund-raiser you still have time to donate. Like I’ve said before, I am creating the opportunity for people in the car culture to help others and be proud of what they did. So if your excited about the drive I did and you want to feel good about helping out some families and Kids, send in a donation or just hit the donation key on the top of the page.

Thanks again for following along and stay tuned because there is more to come.

Dave