ChrisJenTravel.com – Honeymoon Trek

We peeled ourselves out of bed on Friday at 3 am.  We quietly snuck out onto the dark, desolate streets.  As soon as we got onto the road, the surfboard straps began pounding on the roof of the car and Chris wasn’t having it.  We pulled over and he fixed it-or so he thought.  We began driving again and the pounding began again and so we pulled over and he fixed it-or so he thought.  On the empty road for a third time, but the quiet drive was once again interrupted by obnoxious straps.  It was time for some duct tape.  Chris broke it out and had a major fight with the tape….finally getting it fixed….taking all four boards off of the roof and readjusting.  It was fixed at 4:16am.  [read on]

The voyage so far has landed us in Sanford, Jacksonville and Tallahassee – catching up with family, running last minute errands and absolutely stuffing our faces with amazing cooking – not exactly what you would call roughing it.  We just got back from a terrific Italian dinner with Mamaw and I’m wondering when the “living off of the land” is actually gonna start.  Jenny and I have joked that, with some creative Photoshop skills, we could hole up here with family for a year and just insert ourselves in pictures of far away places – no one back home would know.  No, we’re more anxious than ever to get on the road and can’t wait for what’s ahead.  [read on]