Welcome to Texas
Another long drive today. I spent nearly 12 hours in the car driving from Kansas City to Houston I had originally scheduled myself two days to make this trip, but my time at Kauffman Stadium energized me to the point where I was able to make the trip in one shot.
What I listened to in the car:
Doug Loves Movies
Indoor Kids
Who Charted
Music
Red Sox/Tigers game
With the Tigers playing late into the evening, the last three hours of the drive went by relatively fast. These long drives have not been as big of an issue as I had anticipated. The only thing that I am regretting is that I do not have more time to explore both in the cities where I am staying and the states that I am driving through. Each time I drive through a small town or see inviting billboards to local attractions on the highway I am tempted to pull over. Although baseball is the driving motivator of this tour, experiencing as much of America as possible is an added bonus. I am slowly making my way towards the West Coast where the terrain will begin to vary, but so far the drives been long and flat with not too much scenery
Who kept me awake while driving:
My sister Shikha
My buddy Rindler
My mom and dad
I got in to Houston around 10:30 PM. During the drive I spoke to a friend of mine named Ryan Rindler who confirmed that he will be joining me for a two week stretch of the tour. He is going to fly into Colorado and drive with me through the southwest. I have some long drives coming up so this is going to be a big help.
I have a couple of days off in a row thanks to coming in a day early. I plan on using some of these next couple of days to sleep and recharge.
Travel Stats
Miles Traveled: 717
Time in Car: 11 hours 45 minutes
Avg. Speed: 65.18 MPH
Gas Money: $112.55
Gas Price: 3.549, 3.619
Gallons Filled: 16.915, 14.512
Exercise: 35 minutes cardio, 20 minutes weights
Sleep Time: 6 Hours 15 minutes
Bottles of Water: 9
Bathroom Stops: 4
Traffic Jams: None
Food Eaten: Spin Pizza, grapes, cliff bar, peaches
Total Money spent today $127.94
Cumulative Miles through today 4,414
Cumulative Time in car through today 78 hours 24 minutes