My first road trip was awesome. Our team caravaned with two other AmeriCorps NCCC teams from Sacramento to the Gulf Coast. We drove all day for five days in 15 person passenger vans. Each team has 4 or 5 drivers who are allowed to drive the vans. Each driver can only drive two hours and can only drive one shift at a time. We also have to have a person riding shotgun called the safety. This person can not fall asleep, has to help the driver check the blind spots, has to get out of the car and help guide the driver when backing, and has to be the navigator. Since the vans are government vans, we can only go 65mph or slower, even if the speed limit is 80 mph. With all of that in mind, we drove from Sacramento, CA to Biloxi, MS. We stopped at gas stations and ate at fast food restaurants. We were ballin' on a budget with $5-6 for lunch and dinner. Our team decided to take a picture at every gas station we stopped at. Why? I have no idea, but we now have a nice collection of gas station pictures.
The path we followed:
DAY 1: We drove from Sacramento to Indio, CA. We lucked out and stayed at a casino!!
DAY 2 (election day): Indio, CA to New Mexico
DAY 3: New Mexico to Texas (drove through Mexico for about 30 seconds!!)
DAY 4: Stopped in Austin, TX for a couple of hours, then headed to Louisiana.
DAY 5: Dropped off one of the teams in New Orleans, the other team in eastern Mississippi and we reached our destination in Biloxi!!!
Highlights of the road trip....
* We stopped at a gas station in the middle of nowhere called The Thing.
* Saw gas for $1.95
* Drove through downtown Houston.
* Drove the entire way on I-10 East.
* Beautiful landscapes and scenery.
Cheers from Biloxi!
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