tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post115461724983185770..comments2023-10-14T04:55:14.596-07:00Comments on Have Ford Will Travel: The final stretch - cheer them on home!Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752025833662337237noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154828522911733442006-08-05T18:42:00.000-07:002006-08-05T18:42:00.000-07:00We sure enjoyed our time traveling with you all. T...We sure enjoyed our time traveling with you all. Thanks for letting us be a part of this trip. It sure is GOOD to be home.<BR/>Bob & ShirleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154706470240673282006-08-04T08:47:00.001-07:002006-08-04T08:47:00.001-07:00Never mind - thanks anyway. Don just called - the...Never mind - thanks anyway. Don just called - they made it back ok - about 10:00 last night. Been nice if he had let me know, but that's Don.<BR/>Carol S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154706428711294762006-08-04T08:47:00.000-07:002006-08-04T08:47:00.000-07:00Day 29 EARTH RE-ENTRYWinnemucca: the final fronti...Day 29 EARTH RE-ENTRY<BR/>Winnemucca: the final frontier. For the last month we’ve been immersed in the project of driving an ancient vehicle across the country, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean and back. We’ve bumped and jounced our way over rough, washboard two lane highways in pouring rain, searing heat, and chilly morning darkness. As we left our last motel, run by yet another polite lady from Bombay, we filled up for perhaps the 81st time at an anonymous gas station in the dark. We’ve been living in a time warp, actually. No time for the evening news…I can’t figure out what’s going on in the Middle East; I only listen for the reports of a four cylinder motor indicating good and bad times ahead. You run down the highway and feel the car with your feet on the pedals and hands on the wheel…sniff it…and listen, always listen for the faint, odd clunk or thunk or ting, trying to separate that from the wind noise whooshing in your ears. <BR/>As usual, we were separated from the main group when I stopped for emergency coffee to shake me awake in Lovelock. We spun down Rte 95, out of cell contact in the desert, while the others took a highway elsewhere. A lone coyote loped across the road in front of us. I slowed down for him…the only traffic we saw at this hour.<BR/>A state trooper pulled us over outside of Fallon for that darn dead headlight. He adroitly spun a U turn and neatly tucked in behind us for about a half mile before he lit us up. After checking us out, we took a picture together, shook hands, and he let us go…we were a poor catch…he threw us back.<BR/>The group was just not waiting for us as we pulled over for a gas stop…blithely driving on, no doubt looking for new, better friends up the road. We drove the Carson Sink alone and caught a glimpse of them outside Carson City at an antique shop. We finally re-connected at the summit of the Carson Pass (7995 feet), where our old traveling buddy Bob B was waiting with a cooler of ice cream for the returning autonauts. Life saver Bob…same day delivery!<BR/>Down we rolled into Jackson, Clements, turning hard left onto Jack Tone Road. Bill gave us a running commentary via CB on the crops we passed, detailing farming methods, yields, profits and other facts that made the trip just that more interesting. He’s a wealth of information, and must have a photographic memory…and he sure makes the trip fun.<BR/>The scent of home was becoming overwhelming, now. Manteca, Tracy, the Altamont Pass, then Livermore and the Sunol Grade. Over the top and into the hazy Santa Clara Valley we chugged in six old Ford cars, peeling off at various exits for home. Another 12 hour day. If my calculations are right, we logged 7549 miles since we left on July 6, with merely a broken speedometer cable, and a flat tire to report. That’s quite impressive for any car, let alone a 77 year-old Ford. But as I backed my late-model Ford Explorer smoothly into the driveway just now, the interior lights dimmed out automatically after I locked it. Then the headlights turned themselves off as I walked down the driveway…and I could nearly hear her whisper “goodnight”. We have finally re-entered the present, and it’s very good to be home…<BR/>John & Judy <BR/>San Jose, CA<BR/>10:24 PM, Pacific Time<BR/> THE ENDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154706156415606212006-08-04T08:42:00.000-07:002006-08-04T08:42:00.000-07:00Got up this morning wondering what motel I was in ...Got up this morning wondering what motel I was in and where I had to drive today. Lost my pillow somewhere in the midwest, so it felt like a strange bed last night. I'm putting a car cover on the little yellow pickup today. We'll get re-aquainted in a few weeks...<BR/>John GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154705359487359492006-08-04T08:29:00.000-07:002006-08-04T08:29:00.000-07:00Congratulations! Well Done!! What a wonderful ad...Congratulations! Well Done!! What a wonderful adventure. <BR/><BR/>Don't delete this blog for a while, I'm going to print it and the comments and pictures for Don. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of Don: I don't see mention of Don & Jack showing up. Did they make it? So far, no word - not an email, voice mail, nothing If anybody knows anything, please post it so I can sleep tonight.<BR/> <BR/>Thanks. Carol S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154701394493412032006-08-04T07:23:00.000-07:002006-08-04T07:23:00.000-07:00Hi Bob and Pat, welcome home! What an amazing tri...Hi Bob and Pat, welcome home! What an amazing trip, thanks for sharing it on the blog. It was great to be able to follow your progress. Red Riders horse's name is <BR/>Trigger (?) or was that some else......lv samAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154657992929888852006-08-03T19:19:00.001-07:002006-08-03T19:19:00.001-07:00Welcome Home!! What an amazing trip you had!! We l...Welcome Home!! What an amazing trip you had!! We loved following along on the blog!<BR/><BR/>So nice of M & Rod to greet you with such appropriate welcome home gifts. :-)<BR/><BR/>We missed you!<BR/><BR/>Love, Jane (& Bob, who's currently at the Pointe playing volleyball)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154652071294343102006-08-03T17:41:00.000-07:002006-08-03T17:41:00.000-07:00WWWOOOO HOOOOO, almost home!!!!WWWOOOO HOOOOO, almost home!!!!Stacey T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14054846009757731706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154646198795497422006-08-03T16:03:00.000-07:002006-08-03T16:03:00.000-07:00All,Checking in wth you all. We are now relaxing i...All,<BR/><BR/>Checking in wth you all. We are now relaxing in Fallon, NV, having a cool one. Been a little hotter today. Around 94. Also looking forward to singing "California here we come" tomorrow morning. We will be in sometime in the afternoon. Hope you all got in safe. Talk to everyone in person soon<BR/><BR/>Will, Karla and ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154635687154290682006-08-03T13:08:00.000-07:002006-08-03T13:08:00.000-07:00We know the good feeling of crossing the state lin...We know the good feeling of crossing the state line and getting close to home. It seems the air smells sweeter when we cross the Texas state line, no matter where we have been. We're going to miss the daily blog posts and pictures and the following along on your "once in a lifetime trip". Bob and Patti, don't let Tippi bite you when you roll in. She may think you are strangers. Will Ed and Linda in TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154628068917790902006-08-03T11:01:00.000-07:002006-08-03T11:01:00.000-07:00Dear Patti and Bob: It was just a week ago that we...Dear Patti and Bob: It was just a week ago that we were privileged to tagg along with you and your wonderful automobiles and friends. Thank you for letting us be a part of your adventure. Sally and AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154619178972453792006-08-03T08:32:00.000-07:002006-08-03T08:32:00.000-07:00Hooray for the tailgunners! My dad always says it'...Hooray for the tailgunners! My dad always says it's not vacation unless you're having a McD's breakfast!M3https://www.blogger.com/profile/13775708069296721624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29903293.post-1154618406532153582006-08-03T08:20:00.000-07:002006-08-03T08:20:00.000-07:00FROM THE TAIL GUNNERSGood to hear of their progres...FROM THE TAIL GUNNERS<BR/><BR/>Good to hear of their progress. We 3 cars are sitting in a McD's in Elko having a quick breakfast.<BR/><BR/>All is well with us and glad to see of the main group's progress<BR/><BR/>Hope tomorrow,<BR/>Susan and DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com