Day 1 Problems

Well, The first day didn't go quite as planned. I got a late start, I had mechanical problems with the rental car and had to spend some time in Scranton getting a new car. Then I hit two traffic jams in Virginia. Originally I had wanted to get to Rescue, Virginia to have dinner at Captain Chuck-a-Mucks, but that's not happening. I did make it as far as New Market, VA, The Home of Johnny Apple seed. This leaves me about 8 hours from Myrtle Beach. I should be able to make it there in time to get an order of steamed oysters at Nance's Restaurant (was a favorite of my parents, and now a favorite of mine). From there It's a quick run down the coast to Jacksonville, then down to Cape Kennedy for the Shuttle Launch.

Johnny Appleseed; that's cool. Hey- it could have been worse; you could have broken down in Lynchburg,VA- hometown of Rev. Jerry Falwell and Fleet enemas. (If that's not a set-up for a joke I don't know what is!) Enjoy the launch; the pilot of this space shuttle mission will appear in my next Hamster Sam book; I interviewed him last fall; very cool guy (Gregory H. Johnson). Drive safe Kugs; have a "blast"!

written by Dave McDonald on April 26, 2011

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