Don't Stop Us Now!!

Day 1: Irvington to Louisville
Miles so far: 805.4
Song of the Day: Don't stop me now
"Don't Stop Me Now" play count: 2
States covered: NY, NJ, PA, MD, WV, KY

This morning Genevieve and I embarked on our 3,000+ mile adventure of wonderment and insanity. Our trusty steed, the recently christened Joey, a VW Golf, has thus far taken us through New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,

Maryland,
West Virginia, and Kentucky

(as you read this list, please fall into a thicker and thicker southern accent). Joey is a bit temperamental. For instance when we were driving through Monongolia, West Virginia, he had a little bit of a conipshit when the local WVer (West Virginian) forced him to slow down to the crawling pace of 40 mph. Joey has a mind of his own and likes to speed up when other cars try to pass him. In other words, the cruise control is a bit wonky in our car.

So far en route we have seen the world's largest miniature village, the rebuilding of Noah's Ark, a lighthouse worship center, and we stopped at a creepy town called Cumberland where all the women were fat and all the men were bony, and you don't have to pay for your gas until after you pump it.
A few thoughts on Cumberland, Maryland by G. Joy, BA:
Nestled in the hills of Maryland, Cumberland has the makings of a quaint rural town. Unfortunately, the Jesus Freaks hanging outside the McDonald's, the town hotspot judging by the traffic flow, leave one with a feeling of unease. Moreover, the bleakness of the downtown area and its inhabitants adds to the eerie feeling that at night this place turns into a Stephen King novel. Overall Cumberland isn't making the guidebook.

For those unclear as to what we are doing and why we were even in Cumberland Maryland, here's the deal: Gen and I are driving from the east coast to the west coast where we are each working at different organic wineries. Gen is headed to McMinnville, the wine capital of Oregon and I am heading to Yorkville, 2 hours north of San Francisco in the Mendocino valley. This is our solution to the economic crisis and the fact that no one wants to hire us for "real life" jobs--not that we ever wanted to work in an office anyway. Everybody plans to drive across the country at some point and we're pumped to actually be doing it and to be together.

Tonight we are staying in Louisville with Beth, a friend through a Columbia rowing connection. She stayed with us this fall when she was running the New York City Marathon. Since last November Beth has moved on from measly marathon runs and is now training for an Iron Man Triathlon later this summer. She's giving us her bed to sleep on and we're offering her some invaluable training advice. Tomorrow we're planning to spend the day exploring Louisville with our new friend who we met at BoomBozz, the restaurant we had dinner at tonight. According to Mike, "Louisville is only fun when you're drunk." We intend to prove him wrong---on the agenda: glass blowing? a skate park? the Mohammed Ali museum, the Kentucky Derby museum (yea that's right MamaJ), some great coffee, and a run through the Cherokee park. Ambitious we know. And that's all before 5pm.
Gen with the cookie pie from BoomBozz....!!!!