The World According To Chris Brewer

Day 1. Newport News, Virginia to New Albany, Indiana. 665.9 miles covered. 8 hours and 54 minutes of total travel time. Average speed: 79 mph.

I’m here at the Holiday Inn Express in New Albany, and even though I’ve been sitting on my butt turning a steering wheel left and right all day, it’s been eventful. Here’s some of what has happened.

- I think I passed about 15 construction zones. West Virginia DOT is terrible….not only do they close one lane, but they narrow the road to where you can barely steer your car without fear of running into a jersey barrier. Then they make you drive through all these curves at 40 miles an hour, with truckers in front of you going about 25. It’s horrible. Never travel I-64 in West Virginia unless you have to, just for that reason. What West Virginia has in scenery is negated by terrible road conditions in construction zones.

- My transmission, which is expected to fail many times during this trip, only did it once, but it set me back about 2 hours on my trip. It happened in Charleston, WV.

- I thought I was going to get pulled over in Kentucky. I was going 73 mph in a 65 zone (work zone, no less) and lo and behold, I see blue lights flashing behind me. Sucks because KY doesn’t mess around, they double the MAXIMUM fine you can get for a traffic offense, if you get caught in a work zone. But praise be to Jesus, I moved to the right lane and the cop goes by, lights flashing. Amazing, because I could have swore I saw that same car with its lights off, near a donut shop at the next exit. Go figure.

- YANKEES LOSE, YANKEES LOSE. Now that all that is wrong with baseball has been killed off for the year 2005, I have no reason to watch baseball anymore until the Mariners start the 2006 season.

I am off to bed. Tomorrow I wake up at 9:30, and get back on the road. I expect to be at the Missouri Brewer Compound around 7 or 8 PM Central time.

Give me a call if you know the number. Peace, and thanks for the prayers for safe travel.