Five days to go

I started this on 08-22-10 but am finishing it on 08-23-10 thus the date confusion. Happy Monday!

I just finished computing the miles, a close proximity any way. With a diversion north in Kansas from Kansas City to Atchison, I got 1939 miles. I'm sure it will be a few hundred extra with trips to restaurants and side trips here and there. About two thirds of the way to Sacramento it is.

So lets add some gamesmenship (don't know if that's a word or not) to the trip. We shall of course mark down our beginning miles when I pull out of Uncle Bob's driveway in Lewes, DE. When we reach our hotel destination in Colorado Springs, hopefully on 09-02-10, we shall again check the mileage. The hotel is in the south of Colorado Springs on Geyser Drive.

So here's what to do. Between today August 23'rd 2010 and day 4 of the trip (08-31-10)at 2359 hrs., send an email to elfidd@gmail.com with your mileage guess. You will be able to keep track of us each day through my Blog and know where we've been and our route. Hey, maybe you'll even learn a little Geography. Please include your full name and mailing address in the email, include T shirt size also. Even if we don't know you, you can still play, please include a little something of who you are since we're sharing so much of ourselves with everyone out there.

The winning mileage estimate participant will recieve a Squadron 29, Black Panther T shirt from USAFA. Uncle Bob and I shall be the judges for the trip mileage. I shall attempt to get a photo of the Odometer on departure and arrival at our destination.

So, only five days to go until we cast off the lines of the land yacht and head west. Stick with us and follow the exploits of, still thinking of what to call us. Tom Mix & Hopalong Cassidy? Now there's two names from the past. See that, follow the insert links and you'll even learn of Hollywood past and maybe a little history to boot.

What is an Insert Link you ask.

How to insert a link
By Kathy Purdy On October 17, 2007

Problem: You want to turn a certain bit of text into a link to another web page.

Solution: Many blogging and email programs have a button that helps you do this. The button usually has a picture of a globe (world wide web) with a section of chain superimposed on it (chain . . . links–get it?). To use such a button, first open the website you want to link to in another tab of your browser. Then select and copy the web address you want to link to. Next, go to the text you want to turn into a link, and select it. Then click on the make-a-link button. A window will open. It usually already has the http:// part in the form box. Select that and then paste your web address over it. Then click the OK button. Your text should now be a link.

Stick with us out there in Cyber Land, lets have some fun. Talk to you all tomorrow.