The bus ride was - interesting. This is all new for me so the learning curve is high. I changed buses in Nashville where I had a 1.5 hr layover. Had it not been for the kindness of strangers, my luggage would still be on the curb. I had no clue that they wouldn't transfer it for you. Nashville was total chaos. The line for my next stop - St Louis -wound around nearly the entire interior of the terminal. I found people more than willing to show you to the end of the line.
I did have some entertainment while waiting. Seems tbe checkout lady at the snack/gift shop didn't respond exactly the way a "very loud" angry customer thought she should. All I did was pray there wouldn't be gun fire. The police were called and the situaton brought under control. There were so many passengers for St Louis it required 2 buses. As luck would have it, I was the last person to board the FULL bus. With no seats to choose from - you have to know where I'm going with this - my seat was directly in front of a bratty four year old that was wildly kicking the back of the seat and the foul mouthed Mother that threatened repeatdly to "kick your f....in ass" if you don't stop doing that. Now I KNOW I'm in HELL. Let's see - 14 hours of this and I'll be ready for a padded room. Well finally the little "angel" fell asleep. Everything was calm and quiet for about 5 minutes until Mom got on the phone. She talked - loudly - for close to an hour. I dozed for a short time and then there was a bump in the road that was a scheduled. I traveled through some type of time warp into another Galaxy. This leg of the journey became tolerable and peaceful until daylight which was about 5am CST.
We got into St Louis and guess what I saw? The arch! It was awesome! Had it not been raining so hard I would have taken a couple pictures, but it was a site I won't forget.
I'm now on the final leg of this trip and should be arriving in Kansas City in about 4 hours. More to come......
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ride on girl....ride on. You know we are thinking of you and want you to be safe and enjoy your travels.
ReplyDeleteThe long days of waitingi at US Express was the lull before the storm of the bus ride from Hell. Yes, the arch is fantastic, but not so fun when the basket you are riding down gets stuck half way, but the sight indeed beautiful to behold. The sights you are about to see will be the fringe benefits from the promised rainbow which follows the storm - driving all 18 wheels across the good 'ole USA. You are in for the journey of a lifetime. Hugs, love & prayers, Mom
ReplyDeleteWow well this is proving to be quite an adventure!! I came home from work excited to check your blog and see what you've written and what you are up to! Maybe someday I can tag along on a trip!! I love you and can't wait to hear more!!! -Jamie
ReplyDeleteGood luck as you get started....anxious to hear about the trainer, hope she is someone that you don't mind being joined at the hip with....hey, country music ain't so bad...could be Mexican hip hop....
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