Reply #41: This drive did for me :) [View All]

I went through Missouri and Oklahoma (up until Okie city) mostly in the dark.

Tornadoes, smoke, construction. When I hit Okie city daylight was breaking, and I was so happy I made it I pulled the car over and cried. Clear blue skies....

I promised myself I would stop in Amarillo and rest. I got there and it was daylight, and I could not even think of sleeping. So I pressed on, until I hit Albuquerque - and there arose my desire to someday beat that city. I eventually did - ie, I was able to drive from Ohio Past it without sleeping.

To me, it was all a testament to what I could do if I tried hard enough.

And finally I beat Albuquerque, I made it from Ohio to CA without sleep - though I did stop in Flagstaff for a few hours and rested.