Day 8 - The Road Goes Ever On and On

I ate a hurried breakfast after getting misinformed about what time we were leaving. By the time we actually did fully pack up the van, I had everything ready to go. I packed some of the things that did not fit into my duffel bag, which I had packed into my suitcase for the trip. That meant that everything had a place to fit, but it also meant that I had to keep track of a suitcase, a backpack, a sleeping bag, a pillow, and a duffel bag.

We circled up for a prayer, and then said our goodbyes to Chuck and the other people we had befriended through the week.

We had return trip instructions from Google Maps since we started last Saturday. We brought these instructions out. The ONN crew was already on the road ahead of us, and would occasionally call us to keep tabs on our progress or to share updates with us.

So we began the trip back to Ohio. I gave the first two directions, intending to backtrack the way we came, and thinking that my instructions matched the ones from Google Maps. But as we drove on, we realized that we were not heading the right way to leave Chalmette! After we turned around, I tried to figure out what went wrong. What I figured out was rather dismaying: Google Maps was giving instructions for us to leave Chalmette by way of residential roads! We would have needed to guess, as none of the street signs were still up.

I examined all of the instructions as we exited Chalmette along our familiar route, and saw that our instructions varied significantly in Nashville as well. I made a mental note of this, then tried to make sure I was focused--the week had been tiring and I still felt sleepy.