Road Trip, Day 1 - Mandeville to Jacksonville, FL

When we missed the Space Shuttle Launch by a couple hours last February, we decided to go back over to see one of the last three and the May launch seemed to be the best fit for us.    We made it out of the house early and made the ride to Jacksonville in an easy 8 hours.   We generally take turns driving and have a picnic lunch at a rest stop.  I brought my Padillies to sew on in the car, which, along with Beau's great company and XM radio, it was a pleasant ride.   

We checked into our hotel, went out for dinner, fueled the car, picked up a couple things at the grocery ... all routine travels events ... ho hum ...