MARCY'S FLIGHT NUN TRAVEL BLOG- "RETIREES ON THE ROAD SERIES" PART 8- SIGNS TO REMEMBER, AND GERTIE GPS SEEKS REVENGE!

 For those of you just joining the series, back in 2008 my friend Diana and I celebrated our retirements by taking a 65 day road trip. The plan was to take secondary roads only from Michigan to Florida and back. It didn't take long to realize there were three personalities in the car! 

There was Diana, myself, and Gertie GPS! 

This was a regroup day. Did a bit of laundry and shopping for gifts and fruit! The temperature didn't get over 55 and was overcast- so was a good time to lay back and relax. Unfortunately, we found "Davidson of Dundee"

I say unfortunately because they had wonderful chocolates!  Munching on candy while laying around was a bad idea for the old diet!

Diana had been keeping track of unusual signs we saw along the way.- Thought you might find them interesting. She had seen a sign in Vermont (a beauty shop) named "Curl Up And Dye"! Lol! Thought I'd mention that one!

Here are a few we saw on this trip:

. "Save some dough!- bread 1/2 off" (Billboard, West Chester, Ohio)

. "Big Bore" (Name of a farm in Kentucky)

. "Prices subject to change according to customer's attitude" (Sign in Ruthie's Place- Hodgenville, Kentucky)

. "Cute as a Button" 9Children's shop, Greensburg, Kentucky)

. "Granny's Kontry Kitchen" (Restaurant in New Haven, Kentucky"

. "Bubba's Pay Lake" (Greensburg, Kentucky)

. "Pawfect Salon" (Dog Grooming- Tennessee)

. "Soul Food Sold Here" (Church sign, Tennessee)

. "Guess You Could Say I'm In Outdoor Sales! Rent Me!" (Billboard, Georgia)

. "Granny's Old Bloomers" (Plant nursery, Warm Springs, Georgia)

. "Singing Saw Farm" (Name of a farm, Warm Springs, Georgia)

. "New Or Not" (Clothing store, Warm Springs, Georgia)

. "Hog Wallow BBQ" (Georgia- Di And I didn't think that sounded appetizing! Ha!)

. "Welcome To Florida. Mortality rate 100%! Are You Ready?" (Billboard)

. "Warning! Poisonous Snakes!" (Sign at first rest stop in Florida- not too restful!

. "Muddy Paws" (Dog grooming in Ocala, Florida)

. "Sonny's BBQ- 20 years and still smokin" (Restaurant slogan, Lakeland, Florida)

And last-

. "Get a Load Of This!" (on a cement truck, Dundee, Florida)

We decided to take a ride. Since we had only one destination in mind, a little shop that sold antiques - we thought Gertie GPS would mind her manners!  Wrong! What should have taken about 15 minutes to drive ended up being a trip through dirt roads among orange groves and farms.  Diana spoke her first harsh words of the day- telling Gertie she was an idiot, among other things!

We ended up at a dead end- looking straight at a lake!  What the heck, Gertie! Here we are, stopped- but the little car on Gertie's screen that signified "us" was still going- by all rights it was headed into the lake!  

I suggested that Gertie may be having a breakdown and was trying to drowned us! Little creepy thoughts about "Twilight Zone" type stories were trying to invade my mind! We turned around- saw someone walking along the road- and yes- we stopped and asked directions! 

We gratefully thanked the person for their directions and returned to the hotel.  Never did find the little shop! Needless to say, Gertie did add a bit of excitement to an otherwise sleepy day!

Until Next Time, Dear Readers!

Life Is Indeed An Adventure!  And Gertie GPS Was Intent On Making Things Exciting!