VitaTour update June 26 2003

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SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA (JUNE 26): The VitaTour rolled on yesterday with

stops in Baltimore, Vienna VA, Richmond VA, and Rocky Mount NC. We saw lots of

folks (except at Baltimore, we'll get to that in a minute) and some interesting

sights as well. We introduced the VitaCouple to South of the Border (and its 4

million billboards starting somewhere in Canada), although we didn't stop there

(it's gotten quite seedy).

Well, the day started out rather ominously as the first stop turned out to be a

boarded-up Mc's with a blocked-off parking lot. Needless to say we didn't

have breakfast there like we'd planned. The fault for this lies solely with

Bill Gates as his product did not indicate that the store closed over 3 months

ago, according to our waitress at the " Happy Day Diner " where we ended up

dining. So we started the day 0 for 1...

On to Washington DC, and the infamous Beltway, where we were treated to a lovely

rubber-necking delay. Seems every one going our way just HAD to look at the

smushed-up cars that had a crash going the other way. Flashbacks to the Garden

State Parkway started to rear their ugly heads, but we passed the backup a short

while later and arrived on time (yes, you read that correctly) to our lunch

engagement in Vienna, VA. Here we had our largest turnout yet as we were

greeted by 7 people from all over the DC area (and even from as far away as West

Virginia!) We had a great time at the Olive Garden and were sorry to go, but

press on we must...

Next stop was Chester, VA outside of Richmond. We were late getting there, but

Carol Ivory & her husband and Monty were waiting to meet us. wanted to use

the outdoor PlayLand, but it was too hot from the 95+ degree weather. Now,

you're talking serious heat when a 3-year old won't use the playground

equipment...

On to Rocky Mount! Only one official representative of North Carolina met us at

Applebee's (Gwen ), but a good time was had for sure. Protein sampling

must go on, whether it's for 1 person or 100, right?

The last leg took us to Florence where we spent the night and then started today

with breakfast with Sue Rudnicki. We're now headed to lunch in Savannah

followed by dinner in ville. Then it's to Chateau Mayers for a day

followed by visits to West Palm Beach and wrapping up in Bradenton.

Live from I-95,

CJ Mayers (Terry's DH and tour coordinator)

DAY 2 STATS

Miles traveled: 519

Stops: 4

Stops that turned out not to exist: 1

Hours on the road: 14.5

# of times watched SpongeBob SquarePants on the DVD player: we think around

10, when he comes out of his cartoon-induced stupor we'll ask.

Weirdest experience: getting email from while she is in the BACK SEAT

OF OUR VAN! HELLO!?!?! Couldn't you just write it on a piece of paper and pass

it to the front...?

# of times Verizon cell phone cut out or battery died when we were trying to

download mail: 6 " Hello? No, we can't hear you now. NOT GOOD! "

Earliest South of the Border sign spotted: 175 miles away near Roanoke Rapids,

North Carolina

Hottest reading on the outside temp gauge: 98, in central Virginia

# of people online who now put daily stats in their posts: a lot. Looks like a

trend to me! 8-)