My Lonely Road Is Never That Lonely

The road just calls my name. I can’t explain it and nor will I try. I just finished my season and now have the chance to just veg out at my house and hang out in my little mecca known as Babson Park. Well, that lasted almost one week and it was time to hit the road again. Although it was only a day trip it was a road trip none the less. I truly enjoy being on the road. I really enjoy seeing the sights and playing the game in my mind as to what people are doing and where they are going. Why is a guy in a Mercedes convertible cruising down a two lane highway dominated by agriculture? Who in the hell is going to buy that old travel trailer? Why is there a semi stopped right in the middle of the road? Just put on some iTunes and let the miles roll along. I have friends, acquaintances, and “facebook friends” who actually despise or feel embarrassed to eat at a restaurant by themselves. I say it is a great time to just people watch. Today I had a fine dining experience at the Hungry Howie’s buffet. Okay, so it’s not fine dining but I did have a nice salad. The family behind me was really enjoying their time together and I am kidding. I thought the dad was going to come unglued dealing with his lovely child that wouldn’t stop playing with the at table video gaming system. What about the senior citizens enjoying an early dinner? (haha) They were talking about the upcoming yard sale and whether or not they were going to be able to squeeze in 9 holes before the community happy hour. It starts at noon. There were the couples heading out to the beach. You could tell because they were already wearing their suits and their cover-ups. That is always the most appropriate clothing for a sit down restaurant not located beachside. It is amazing to me to see the amount of agriculture we have in the state of Florida. Today I passed cantaloupe fields, stake tomato fields sitting empty, orange groves, and cattle ranches. How cool is that I can drive through that and all of a sudden, boom, there is civilization. Then drive a couple of more miles and there is the Gulf of Mexico. The diversity of this state is really interesting. Not only in our population base but in what we have. Where else can you see a guy in a Porsche 911 GT3 passing a school bus with its roof chopped off hauling melons to the market? Florida baby! Roll down your windows and it gets even better. There is nothing odder than seeing a jacked up 4x4 cruising down the highway blaring……….Jay Z. Oh how times have changed. The road can be lonely if you let it. I have traveled by vehicle all over this beautiful state and country. Flying gets the job done efficiently and has its own beauty to be seen but there are just so many things to see from the windshield of a car it’s my favorite way to go. We all have places to go and at times really don’t give a damn what’s outside of the windshield. Those are the times we should really look and see what we can see. You might just get lucky and see the old guy cruising in his Sebring convertible with no shirt blaring Frank Sinatra’s I Did It My Way. You just never know unless you look.