This happened to me.
On The Road Again — Excited and Crazy: Part 1
Travel with me across the United States in 1991and imagine a real adventure.
Look
Went looking for a wild ride.
Found meaning brought me smiles.
Shared the feeling with all around.
Taught my soul the salt and grain in folk.
Opened sight on new ground.
For this scene I give thanks.
Memories so color filled.
Find me thankful forever and
given to all feelings deep and vivid to take.
Setting out on the highway was a bit scary. I was 20 years old, only had a couple thousand dollars and one credit card to my name.
My yellow 1988 four-door Chevrolet Cavalier was worn but in fairly good shape.
Money was a factor and since it was limited I decided to camp my way through a good part of the country.
I was determined to do my own version of Jack Kerouac’s travels he wrote about in his book On The Road.
My family in Ormond Beach, Florida gave me a little party before I left. As I drove on I-95 northward toward Georgia the pangs of doubt about my future life hit me like a heavy, wet bag of sand inside my gut.
Florida is flat so the drive up was uneventful. My best friend’s girlfriend rode…
