Tuesday, December 27, 2005
At 6:20 this morning Andreas B., Ryan F., Roger S., Sam S. and I hitched up the U-Haul trailer full of tools, supplies and relief donations (gathered by the women of the church and Nicole and Menley C.'s Brownie Troop), climbed into our Chevy Blazer (gracious donated by David J.) and started our 1051 mile journey from Crofton, Maryland, to D'Iberville, Mississippi.
At 8:20 Central Time we pulled into an EconoLodge in Auburn, Alabama. 15 hours of travel leave us only about 4 1/2 hours left before we reach our destination. Our travels were slowed by road construction outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and evening rush hour traffic in Atlanta, Georgia. A leisurely lunch and dinner added to our time but were necessary after long stretches in the truck.
Our time in the truck was spent sharing the stories of our lives, napping, and watching movies on Ryan F.'s DVD player. Andreas enjoyed looking at the passing scenery. He says the landscape is much different than his home country of Germany. Those of us from Maryland have talked about the culture shock we may experience in traveling to D'Iberville. I imagine this dynamic will be even greater for our friend from Germany.
We are excited about arriving in D'Iberville early tomorrow afternoon. We will be able to get settled in camp, get a lay of the land, deliver our relief donations to the distribution center, and pick up Tom L. who is scheduled to arrive by air at about 3:00 p.m. The rest of the team is scheduled to arrive on Thursday morning.
Good night and may God continue to grant us all safe travels and an inspiring journey.
Jon Fregger
At 8:20 Central Time we pulled into an EconoLodge in Auburn, Alabama. 15 hours of travel leave us only about 4 1/2 hours left before we reach our destination. Our travels were slowed by road construction outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, and evening rush hour traffic in Atlanta, Georgia. A leisurely lunch and dinner added to our time but were necessary after long stretches in the truck.
Our time in the truck was spent sharing the stories of our lives, napping, and watching movies on Ryan F.'s DVD player. Andreas enjoyed looking at the passing scenery. He says the landscape is much different than his home country of Germany. Those of us from Maryland have talked about the culture shock we may experience in traveling to D'Iberville. I imagine this dynamic will be even greater for our friend from Germany.
We are excited about arriving in D'Iberville early tomorrow afternoon. We will be able to get settled in camp, get a lay of the land, deliver our relief donations to the distribution center, and pick up Tom L. who is scheduled to arrive by air at about 3:00 p.m. The rest of the team is scheduled to arrive on Thursday morning.
Good night and may God continue to grant us all safe travels and an inspiring journey.
Jon Fregger
