Friday, July 18, 1997 -- Travellin' Man
300 Miles from Charlotte to Huntington. Then on to Champaign-Urbana.		I spent time on Thursday finalizing picnic plans, getting directions to Huntington, WV, doing laundry, fretting, worrying about Azura's and my relationship, and wondering how things were going to go with LadyDawn and Mikki. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep. I set my alarm clock for 5:30am, and found myself awake, waiting for it to go off. A quick shower, fast dress & pack, and I was in my car and on my way. It was dark when I left, and as I drove north, i watched the sun come up in the east. I thought about the 321 trip several weeks ago. First the memory of watching the sun come up from our hotel bedroom, and then the roads. The scenery was different that what I remembered from last year's WV trip. It wasn't as good as the 321 trip's scenery. However, some of the particular scenes were better. Driving across a huge bridge, the other end obscured in fog. Driving through a one mile tunnel on the Virginia, and West Virginia border. Seeing my first "to Huntington" sign in Charleston, WV. Seeing the Dwight's sign in Huntington. I actually beat LadyDawn and Mikki to the restaurant. I arrived around 11:30 or so, looked, didn't see them {No way to miss them. I'd met Dawn, and Mikki is a Crossdresser} I meandered around the place, and when I looked again, they were there. It was really good to meet Mikki and KyHunni, a friend of LadyDawn's who wasn't going on the picnic. We ate lunch and dropped our cars off with LadyDAwn, piled into Mikki's car, and headed for Champaign, IL. I'm keeping track of the states I've been in, especially the ones I've walked on {As opposed to the ones I've just driven through, or flown over.} Today, I added Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois to the list. Several hours after leaving Huntington, around 7pCT, we rolled into the Marriott's lot. We grabbed dinner, did some shopping and went back to the hotel. It's about 1am CT, LadyDawn and Mikki just went downstairs to smoke. I got a cup of hot water, and made some tea, and I can't sleep. I'm a little frustrated, since Azura's not here, I feel reserved and quiet next to LadyDawn and Mikki. They seem to be pretty good together, and I feel like third leg. Not completely, just a little. I know I feel incomplete, anyway. My trip plans had grown to assume Azura would be here. She's in Roanoke, thinking this weekend. I hope she comes to terms with the things she needs to think about. I wish she had come on this trip, and we could have talked about those things. Maybe we aren't that far along yet. Well, can't have everything. I'm still having fun. Tomorrow, or rather, later today, is the big day Then Sunday, we drive home again. I'll let you know how things go... Generic Joe's A Typical Male