The Hunt for Red October, or Yellow, or Brown, or Just Anything Not Green

We are about to begin our pursuit of leaves of a different color.  While we have leaves in south Florida, most of them are green.  We want to see some of those other colors like yellows, and reds we have heard so much about.  We would prefer to see them still attached to trees but we will take them where we can find them.

We picked up our rental car yesterday and found that they had upgraded us to a large SUV versus the smaller intermediate SUV we had ordered.  This meant that, instead of Sue packing a single large bag for the trip, the entirety of Sue's walk-in closet would now be hitting the road.  We may not see much color in the leaf department but Sue will have an outfit and shoes to match anything we find. We also have enough food packed to open a small restaurant.  We have our favorite box wine, a starter bag of Good 'n Plenty, cheese, crackers and a wide variety of snacks.  What more could you ask for a road trip.

Unlike the road trips of my youth that involved more alcohol than gasoline, this is to be an adult trip.  There will be alcohol and there will be gasoline, just in different proportions.  We will now be looking for the nearest Cracker Barrel instead of the next bar.

Our plans take us to St. Petersburg, Atlanta, Memphis and parts further east that are not still under water.  It sounds like South Carolina might be an area where we need to keep an eye on the news.  If I get a picture of the Atlantic Ocean from the Blue Ridge Parkway, while interesting, it will mean that Climate Change Skeptics will be looking for new excuses.

Since the rental car is still in our driveway at home, there is nothing more to add about the trip other than to keep an eye out for Updates From The Blog.  We will keep you posted.

Picture Stolen from Billy Gonzalez