A 4-Day Trip to Connecticut (part I)

Finally, after 2 days on the road we arrive at Hartford, CT. Me, Eziliana, Josh, Helen and the old little Keenan were the party that traveled all that distance.

Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and finally Connecticut: 10 states that we cut through, more than 1300 miles of road.

We had a safe and calm trip, thanks to God. We didn't had any serious traffic delays or unexpected bad surprises. Zi and Helen drove the truck, while me and Josh the car (hehe).

We left Fort Myers around 6:30am on sunday, stopped a few times to eat and stretch our legs. 10:30pm we stopped to sleep at this really cheap Howard Johnson Inn in Smithfield, NC. Eziliana was really mad about the terrible quality of the hotel. She even left a note saying "I rate your Hotel from 1 to 10, -0 (yes, she put "negative zero") LOL!

The next day we spent all in the road again, only making a few small stops to eat and such. Finally, we arrived at their house around midnight. The following are some of my picks about the trip:

• Prettiest State: North Carolina. Even though I couldn't see much from the road, NC looked like the most "comforting" state of all, with this awesome atmosphere of peace and tranquility.
• Coolest part of the trip: Cut through New York at night. What an awesome experience! I'd never been to NY before, and going through those huge bridges and seeing the Empire State Building at night (even though it was far away) was very nice. All the lights and big bridges just blew me away.
• Funniest part: Redneck cities in Florida. Because we cut through the middle of Florida instead of just getting I-4, we had to pass by these small cities. Every little town seemed to have at least one church and one porn place, lol! I saw at least 3 "Adult Supercenters", where one was named "Theater X", which I saw an old man leaving from. That was hilarious! And then, just a little after that, there was this big billboard about Vasectomy! I thought to myself "what'a freak! Sex must be the only type of entertainment aroundo here", sadly...
• Worst part: Bad road parts. Specially in South Carolina, where a part of the road seemed like having more patches than actual road.

Well, that's about it. As I write this at their house (08/03), I feel bad for missing sunday morning's service, and I'll also miss the 3 days of EBF (which I was suppose to help) and tuesday's night service. But anyway, I know it's for a good cause and plus, God has a plan: there's a purpose behind all things. Maybe there's more God wants to teach me in this little "mission", hehe.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you read part II too.
See ya!

Ps.: When you have to stay at these cheap hotels by the side of the road, be sure to check the room before you get it ;)