Update

It has been a very busy spring, working on the European trip.  The logistics of shipping, insurance and documentation is enormous compared to the US adventure.  There's a new website with information on the upcoming Europe trip as well as photos and comments on the US trip http://www.corvettevagabond.com/   

You can also follow the trip on Twitter @VetteVagabond and via Facebook.com/CorvetteVagabond 

Come along for the ride!

It's time!

The Car is Packed and Europe Awaits !

Hello to all,

It has been several months since I last posted on the blog, as most of my daily posts are on the 7 corvette forums that I belong to in the US and Europe. Corvettes and American muscle cars are very popular in Western Europe and I have decided to take a trip and see what it's all about. I'll be updating this blog with maps and forum links so that you can follow my adventures, as the Corvette Vagabond. Target date to arrive with car in Oslo Norway is  August  1, 2012
Here are forum links that have more details:  Corvette Forum Link to posts

Map of Hosts in Europe  Get ready for a travel adventure of a lifetime and come along for the drive.

Jack

500 miles 500 miles 500 miles I have to go

Well is has been a while since I posted on my blog and I am sorry for the delay.  I post on 4 corvette forums and by the end of the day after driving and talking, posting, my blog has suffered.

If you would like a 36 page story of my trip, posted on Corvetteforum,  you do not need to join, just copy the following link and paste it in  the Google search space or at the top of your internet www line

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-and-c2-corvettes/2650649-the-car-is-packed-48-states-await.html

This link will take you to the start of the trip,  just continue to scroll down and all will be revealed

New Orleans was great





  and a trip though Alabama had its moments, Texas and the Johnson space center, KY and Bowling Green and the National Corvette Museum was something




Alabama




Relaxing in Florida


North Carolina



Women own Corvettes too,  Valeria and her 1960  , host for my stay in Charlotte NC

Star of Roanoke VA  100 feet tall  moon on left



Washington DC

Hard to believe that 2 months have gone by

Last time I blogged I was in Colorado, now I'm enjoying Seabrook Texas,  a suburb or Houston.  The trip continues to be absolutely unbelievable.  From the vast prairie lands of east Kansas, with gas  and oil wells to feed lots with 20,000 head of cattle just standing around and getting fat.

Speaking of which, I had a great steak at the Cattleman's Steak House in Oklahoma City, but then moved on to Mena Arkansas and its very pretty countryside.  Forum members continue to help me along the way with food , shelter and some mothering as I have picked up some kind of stomach bug or food poisoning along the way.

Next stop is  New Orleans and I can't wait,  BBQ shrimp is on the menu along with  a night out . Guess my stomach upset didn't affect my appetite.

As you can see , I have gone native.

The Grand Canyon

After a whirlwind trip through CA that took 15 days, I made it to the Grand Canyon.  Drove along old Route 66 .  I got my kicks on route 66, a few rocks and some old motels also. 

How does it feel driving my car all day with the pedal to the floor, wind in my face, no traffic  , just me the car and the road.  It feels Great........

The Jouney Home

It is late and the west coast swing has come to an end.  I am in Prescott AZ and will head to New Mexico tomorrow.  Words are not sufficient to describe what I have seen so far, so here are a few pictures of the West Coast.













 

The road home

I have been on the road for 45 days.  Each day has been different and each mile  driven has taken me to new adventures and new friends.  The Pacific Coast Highway (US 1) is a road like no other.  Not for the fainthearted, it goes the length of the West Coast. 

In some areas their are no services and the edge of the road can be just inches away



Sunsets are , well,  just look



San Francisco  was wonderful to visit.  A high school friend, Meryl Krauss (Nuefield) took me on a tour of the city.


 
Staying with old friend Greg Akula  in Walnut Creek,  we drove to Sausalito to visit his good friend Marian Wheeler,  who hosted dinner at her house overlooking Sausalito Harbor .  The dinner was  fabulous as was the view.   Marian is a principle in the " Wheeler Group "  a leading Bay area interior design company.  It was a welcome relief from camping in the wilderness.



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My owner once owned an old corvette and she would take me for rides