Brief Update
Writing by Brad on Friday, 10 of August , 2007 at 1:20 pm
It’s been 7 days and 1700 miles since my last post and lots of things have happened. My father and I left Sioux City on the 4th and arrived here in Charleston on the 8th. Stay tuned for notes on our stop by Mark Twain’s boyhood home in Hannibal Missouri, our visit to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the Wild Turkey and Buffalo Trace distilleries in Lexington, the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky, and various locations around Charleston.
This is just a quick update since I haven’t had time to compose my thoughts with all the driving and administrative this-n-that.
THE VAN HAS BEEN SOLD!!!! I posted the ad on Craigslist upon our arrival and within an hour I was talking to the guy who would eventually buy it from me the next morning. I had about seven other calls and emails the same day. My concerns about being able to move it quickly had disappeared.
With that hurdle cleared, the next was to find out when and where I would board my ship. This is still a moving target. While I know where I will board – Port Wondo – I still am trying to get a solid when. I’ve called several times in the past several days and the time has changed with each call. As of right now I will be boarding some time on Sunday the 12th…
Freighter Travel is not for everyone. I’m still waiting to find out if it’s for me. After talking with my grandfather, during my time in Sioux City, I’m thinking it may be a bumpier ride than I expected. I’ve got some expired Dramamine patches but hopefully I won’t need them.
So for now I’m in Charleston, and it’s hot, stupid hot, and humid, like heat index of 119 degrees. We’re keeping busy visiting WWII Aircraft Carriers and gazing at the Atlantic ocean.
Stay tuned for more… soon…
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Comments (4)
Category: Round The World,Travel,United States
Comment by KT
Made Friday, 10 of August , 2007 at 1:32 pm
woo expired dramamine patches!
Comment by Crystal
Made Friday, 10 of August , 2007 at 3:58 pm
I’ve been out to sea on the Pacific on a cruise and it was pretty bumpy water one of the days. I can’t imagine what it’ll be like on a freighter in the Atlantic, but my thoughts will be with you! I’m sure you are going to see some amazing stuff. Or, well, just lots of water. But that can be pretty cool too.
Comment by Jake
Made Friday, 10 of August , 2007 at 10:26 pm
Dude! You sold the van!
So glad you’re going to be off tomorrow too! Sounds like things are working out.
I’m in Amsterdam for the night grabbing a beer with a friend before flying to Kampala tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll have something to say along the way too… just have to do that whole writing thing, eh?
Safe travels, brother.
Comment by SCMike
Made Saturday, 11 of August , 2007 at 8:21 pm
Lots of motion sickness remedies out there, mostly over-the-counter. Stock up on medicine to take with you on the ship; most runaway flag ships (ships that change their registry to whatever country has the most lax laws) often don’t have much of a medicine chest outside of first aid supplies.
Have fun!
