© 2004-2007 David Coyote David Coyotes Den Presents From home to there…and back again…. Part 2...

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Part TwoPart TwoArkansas to New YorkArkansas to New York

As usual, I was up and ready to go long before As usual, I was up and ready to go long before the other guythe other guy could get out of bed. The open road called, a love song to could get out of bed. The open road called, a love song to my sensitive ears and I loaded our gear into the car. It was a my sensitive ears and I loaded our gear into the car. It was a long day, and we were all in need of rest and a good dinner. long day, and we were all in need of rest and a good dinner. We found a nice little motel in Clarksville, Arkansas. Hoping We found a nice little motel in Clarksville, Arkansas. Hoping to find a place to dine that had some ambiance, we were to find a place to dine that had some ambiance, we were fortunate to discover CJs Garden Cuisine at 108 Fulton fortunate to discover CJs Garden Cuisine at 108 Fulton Street, owned and operated by Chuck and Jenny Whitson. Street, owned and operated by Chuck and Jenny Whitson. What warm accommodating folks, what delicious food – what What warm accommodating folks, what delicious food – what a pleasant surprise! Got the picture? I want to return!a pleasant surprise! Got the picture? I want to return!


The next day, we The next day, we motored over the motored over the wide Mississippi wide Mississippi and stopped to and stopped to explore Memphis, explore Memphis, the home of some the home of some almost classical almost classical music. The music. The Princess took me Princess took me to see a big to see a big statue of that guy statue of that guy who slept in my who slept in my bed…old-what’s-bed…old-what’s-his-name…Elvis his-name…Elvis somebody… . It somebody… . It was a very large was a very large statue. statue.


Someone went to a Someone went to a lot of trouble to lot of trouble to make something make something that large. The that large. The Princess assured Princess assured me that the world me that the world was only waiting for was only waiting for the right moment the right moment for someone to for someone to make one of me. make one of me. She had She had the other the other guy guy take a picture take a picture of us on Mud Island. of us on Mud Island. My word! It was My word! It was terribly hot! My fur terribly hot! My fur nearly curled! nearly curled!


We wandered We wandered through slow through slow moving crowds of moving crowds of tourists, stopping tourists, stopping occasionally for me occasionally for me to sign autographs to sign autographs for adoring fans who for adoring fans who recognized me at recognized me at once. I must say once. I must say that it was a that it was a pleasure, though the pleasure, though the heat and high heat and high humidity nearly humidity nearly killed me. Sensing killed me. Sensing my condition, it was my condition, it was nice of nice of the other guythe other guy to buy ice cream to buy ice cream cones to cool our cones to cool our heated brows. heated brows.


After the tasty snack, we wedged ourselves into the After the tasty snack, we wedged ourselves into the car and headed off for Kentucky. Perhaps I slipped into car and headed off for Kentucky. Perhaps I slipped into an unintended nap but an unintended nap but the other guythe other guy woke us with the woke us with the question, “Does anyone need to stop? This looks like question, “Does anyone need to stop? This looks like an interesting place.”an interesting place.”


How he ever arrived at that conclusion I’ll never understand when I How he ever arrived at that conclusion I’ll never understand when I saw the name on the sign. “You want us to stop at a lake that saw the name on the sign. “You want us to stop at a lake that you’re going to fall in? I think not! You’re welcome to chance it. you’re going to fall in? I think not! You’re welcome to chance it. Moi? I’m staying in the car.” Moi? I’m staying in the car.”

Did he get it? No. Did he get it? No. Did you? Did you? Lake Lake Eufaula InnEufaula Inn? A? A lake lake you fall-a inyou fall-a in? Get ? Get it? Hahahaha. I am it? Hahahaha. I am so funny that I so funny that I sometimes can't sometimes can't stop laughing at stop laughing at the things I say. the things I say. Lake you fall-a in! Lake you fall-a in! Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Ahhhhhh...there Ahhhhhh...there now...where was I?now...where was I?


I declare. Sometimes it seems that he doesn’t have a sense I declare. Sometimes it seems that he doesn’t have a sense of humor!of humor!

There were regular stops for fuel every couple of hundred There were regular stops for fuel every couple of hundred miles, and rest stops too, and as any sane person would do, I miles, and rest stops too, and as any sane person would do, I napped much of the way. The marvelous sound of the well-napped much of the way. The marvelous sound of the well-tuned engine, the whistling wind, the music of tires on the tuned engine, the whistling wind, the music of tires on the road, all conspired to lower my eyelids. Still, a comfortable road, all conspired to lower my eyelids. Still, a comfortable bed is better, especially after a satisfying meal. We stayed bed is better, especially after a satisfying meal. We stayed overnight in Jackson, Tennessee, but got off the next morning overnight in Jackson, Tennessee, but got off the next morning to an early start (after a generous breakfast.)to an early start (after a generous breakfast.)


Well, I napped again, naturally to conserve my strength, and woke to find Well, I napped again, naturally to conserve my strength, and woke to find myself in Lexington, Virginia. We ate a lovely lunch during the afternoon myself in Lexington, Virginia. We ate a lovely lunch during the afternoon rain – some little café university students frequented. I had to fend off a rain – some little café university students frequented. I had to fend off a number of young ladies who begged me to tell them my life story. You number of young ladies who begged me to tell them my life story. You know they are know they are probably reading this at probably reading this at the same time you are. the same time you are. Apparently the Princess Apparently the Princess wanted to visit a dear wanted to visit a dear friend, and friend, and the other the other guyguy took the took the opportunity to have me opportunity to have me take their picture as take their picture as they stood on the steps they stood on the steps of Washington and Lee of Washington and Lee University. If you ask University. If you ask me, I bet the other guy me, I bet the other guy will try to convince will try to convince people that he had people that he had attended that attended that university. He did. For university. He did. For an hour.an hour.


The landscape was so green The landscape was so green compared to the golden hills near compared to the golden hills near our home. It sprinkled some but our home. It sprinkled some but only enough to make my fur only enough to make my fur curly. We stayed the night in a curly. We stayed the night in a village named Harrisonburg, and I village named Harrisonburg, and I declare I was so famished that I declare I was so famished that I ate two meals! I only hope none ate two meals! I only hope none are offended by what I’m about to are offended by what I’m about to say, but it looked to me as say, but it looked to me as though most of America wasn’t though most of America wasn’t missing any meals.missing any meals.


The following The following day got us into day got us into Pennsylvania Pennsylvania where green where green must be its must be its middle name. middle name. We stopped We stopped along the banks along the banks of the beautiful of the beautiful Susquahana Susquahana River when River when nature called nature called my name.my name.


The other guyThe other guy snapped two snapped two photos of me as I photos of me as I meditated on the meditated on the wild…memories wild…memories of my homeland of my homeland making the very making the very hair of my hair of my handsome mane handsome mane stand on end. stand on end.


Then it was off to New York. Now there’s a name to Then it was off to New York. Now there’s a name to conger up images. Though it was a bit overcast, I was conger up images. Though it was a bit overcast, I was able to snap this photo as we crossed the state line. able to snap this photo as we crossed the state line.


We saw the evidence of approaching Fall in the changing colors of We saw the evidence of approaching Fall in the changing colors of leaves. I wanted to stop and explore the mountains more but it leaves. I wanted to stop and explore the mountains more but it seems the other guy had his own agenda. Apparently he knew of a seems the other guy had his own agenda. Apparently he knew of a charming little pub in Corning, New York that would tickle my charming little pub in Corning, New York that would tickle my fancy. It did! What a delightful surprise, though they should have fancy. It did! What a delightful surprise, though they should have used me as a model for their sign.used me as a model for their sign.


We stopped in for a meal and a glass of something refreshing. I We stopped in for a meal and a glass of something refreshing. I think think the other guythe other guy had two. This resulted in checking into a had two. This resulted in checking into a motel at his earliest opportunity where he could recover from motel at his earliest opportunity where he could recover from refreshing too much. You know my nature. Patience being my refreshing too much. You know my nature. Patience being my middle name, I awaited his recovery. even forsaking the middle name, I awaited his recovery. even forsaking the opportunity to nap myself. opportunity to nap myself.


The next day The next day brought brought sunshine and sunshine and scattered scattered clouds while I clouds while I tried my best tried my best to teach to teach the the other guyother guy a a few tunes on few tunes on the piano.the piano.


Some, like me, learn Some, like me, learn quickly. Others quickly. Others don’t. I gave up on don’t. I gave up on him after an hour of him after an hour of hearing little more hearing little more than bumbling than bumbling discords. What did discords. What did he do? What does he do? What does he always do, and he always do, and then complains that then complains that I’m the one who I’m the one who hogs the naps? hogs the naps? (That was worth the (That was worth the chuckle. Sorry about chuckle. Sorry about the glaring pun. the glaring pun. Sometimes I can’t Sometimes I can’t help myself.) help myself.)


While While the other guythe other guy napped, the Princess and I went exploring, and look what napped, the Princess and I went exploring, and look what we found. It's an old covered bridge! Well, we found. It's an old covered bridge! Well, that's that's obvious, is it not? I know it obvious, is it not? I know it rains a lot in New York, but who's going to park on the bridge just to get out of rains a lot in New York, but who's going to park on the bridge just to get out of the rain? It would block traffic...one car across at a time.the rain? It would block traffic...one car across at a time.

You know, we were You know, we were here for an hour and here for an hour and no one drove by. Wait! no one drove by. Wait! I know! They put a I know! They put a roof over the bridge to roof over the bridge to keep the keep the snowsnow off! off! One can't use a One can't use a snowplow on a snowplow on a wooden bridge, now wooden bridge, now can one? We saw two can one? We saw two of these bridges - of these bridges - they're very old. they're very old. Doesn't the Princess Doesn't the Princess looks so pretty looks so pretty standing there waving standing there waving to me? Ahhhh...I'm to me? Ahhhh...I'm such a fortunate such a fortunate warthog.warthog.


That’s enough for now, dear fans. I need to eat. Back That’s enough for now, dear fans. I need to eat. Back to tell you more after a long nap.to tell you more after a long nap.

WartyWarty


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