Wow! What a drive!!!

I had never thought about it but in our age of technology at our fingertips planning has taken on a whole new meaning.  It use to be where when you planned for a trip you'd pull out the maps and plot your route knowing near exactly where you'd be and when you'd be there.  Well, since we are in the age of GPSs I don't think we think through our routes any where near the depth of what we use to schedule.  At least I for one am guilty of it.

I was in Northwestern Pennsylvania on my way to Providence Forge, VA when I decided; 'Heck, I'm in Pennsylvania, why not visit Independence Hall.'  So what do I do, I plug in Independence Hall in my GPS and off I go.  Don't even take care to think about where my little GPS we'll take me only that I know where I am and where I will end up.  Well, the adventure begins.

Granted, the manner in which I'm traveling I really don't mind taking the adventurous route to anywhere but when I put the GPS on 'Fastest Route' I expect to stay on freeways the majority of the time.  NOT!!!

I'm not yet in Providence Forge but I'm only about 30 minutes away and I have a tee time in about 3 hours so I made it in plenty of time but the trip was to say the least interesting.  My GPS took me through the down towns (and when I say through I mean through the little tiny busy streets - not passing through via over-the-city-freeways) of Philadelphia (expected), Baltimore (not expected) and Washington D.C. (not expected).  And during rush hour to boot!!  What fun!!  How do people live in this mess.  I promise if I ever get a job in one of these larger cities I will be living in the city even if all I could afford was a brown box!!!

The neat thing about the trip was that I got to see a lot of the down towns.  Ha!!  Oh, and I passed by the football and baseball stadiums of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington - truly monuments of how big of buildings man can construct.  Kind of fun seeing these monstrosities as I crept through the cities.

BTW - Independence Hall is worth trip although I am at a loss as to why I even needed to see the Pennsylvania Supreme Court portion of the tour.

Louisiana

Louisiana golf was a disappointment to say the least.  The really only nice thing about the golf course was the trip driving to it.  When you're driving and you run into something unexpected that can spice up the trip; especially if that something is a 'nice' something.  Well, that's exactly what happened on the way to The Bluffs in St. Francisville, LA from the direction of Dallas, TX.

What was it you ask - a ferry!!  Yes, I had to take a ferry across the Mississippi River - The Grand Ole Dame herself.  Driving Highway 10 from New Roads to St. Francisville will get you there.  This is the first time I've ever been on an auto ferry so that's why it was exciting to me.  And I must say the town/city of St. Francisville is lost a little in time somewhere.  It is very quaint and clean and I would suggest anyone who enjoys the 'small town' atmosphere would truly enjoy visiting here.