Most irritatingly ineffectual: the airlines. We drove because neither of us could face the prospect of being herded like cattle, missing connections, and starving. I'm not afraid of the airplane falling out of the sky. I'm afraid of it not getting there to begin with.
Worst traffic: St. Louis. Hands down. We drove through many urban areas on our quest to see the earth instead of snow, but this was the worst traffic we encountered. And it was Saturday morning. God knows what it is like during rush hour.
Best hotel staff: Fairfield Inn, Olive Branch, MS. Wow. From the recommendation for dinner to the new pot of coffee at breakfast, they never missed a trick. Very nice.
Worst weather: Iowa and Illinois--a dead heat. Hazy, snowy, rainy, icy. Yuk.
Best weather: Nashville and Tallahassee. Eating outside. Outside! I'm still not quite clear why we came back.
Most changed location: Jackson, MS We used to live there, but I saw not one thing I recognized. Nothing.
Least changed location: Eastern Arkansas. All of it.
Best food find: Dimitris in Columbus, IN. Huge platter of gyros. It made our tummies happy.
Biggest disappointment: Not seeing Art. He was on assignment. It was too bad.
Most interesting new acquaintances: Abby and Jasmine, the lab and German shepherd. Those girls are nuts, but they kept us company all day.
It was a lovely trip. Now let's have us some spring.
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