On The Road Again

by Ryal

This morning marks the first official spring break vacation for my youngest brother, Zach. And yes they, like so many of our reckless youth, including myself at one time, have planned to reach their final destination via the road trip.

If all goes according to plan, which is never does in these situations, this A to B trip should include roughly 21 hours of driving and at least 1,374 miles of highway. Their party-seeking group, which currently includes four young promising “men,” departed from East Lansing, Michigan this morning at the crack of dawn with fingers crossed to reach the mapquest end point of sunny West Palm Beach, Florida.

Listed below are a few words of wisdom for my brother as he ventures into the great wide open, commonly referred to as “spring break baby.”

1. First and foremost, I hope you’ve mapquested! Googlemap, while popular, tends to send you and your road crew on a variety of wild goose chases. Come to think of it though, these can be the most memorable of right turns, so you’re good either way I guess.

2. No hitchhikers. What once was an accepted fad that successfully got our mother and friends from Michigan to California and back is now our generation’s quickest one-way-ticket to waking up in a bathtub on ice, looking around for a misplaced liver.

3. There is no such thing as a bad pit stop. You won’t believe what you can find at those random gas stations. Personal past treasures of mine include aviator sunglasses, an MLB wallet and some of the best beef jerky in the state of Alabama. All items, including the jerky were eaten or lost by the trip’s end. But boy were they good pickups at the time.

4. Make the weather channel your friend prior to take-off. There is no better tool than that of the 10 day forecast. Who knew it would snow in Panama City Beach back in the March of 2000? We sure didn’t.

5. Take photos. Hopefully, your actions will all be allowed by law and viewable by all. These moments will fly by like a passing bus boy at your local olive garden. So take these moments with you and try as hard as you can not to let them go. Enjoy, be safe and begin plans for next year.

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