Because I can…

So here I am in the back of the van doing a blog entry after logging the first 350 miles of the trip behind the wheel.  I am accomplishing this magic via my Virgin Mobile hot spot.  We pulled out about a half hour later than we hoped at 4:30AM.  However once getting on the road it has been smooth sailing thus far.  The van has been driving fine although I was hoping for better than the 15.7 MPG we got on the first tank of gas.

If things go as we hope we should pull into New Orleans sometime between 5 and 6pm which will allow us some time to walk around, drink a few beers and taste some authentic cajun cuisine.

The bed of the van is pretty comfortable for lounging around as long as you avoid the hard portion in the middle where the seat hinge is.  I doubt that I could actually fall asleep back here though.

The van feels much bigger without two canines and their supplies on board although I would trade the added space for their company. 🙂

Ok enough for now, still have 400 miles to cover today….