{"id":66,"date":"2018-07-10T21:35:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T01:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/?p=66"},"modified":"2018-07-10T21:35:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T01:35:59","slug":"day-one-were-on-our-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/?p=66","title":{"rendered":"Day One &#8211; We&#8217;re On Our Way!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3934.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-63 size-full\" height=\"3024\" width=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3934.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3934-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3934-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3934-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3934-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve completed the first leg of our trip on our way to Duluth, MN by way of Madison, Wisconsin. We followed &#8220;The Last Truck to Clarksville&#8221; (Tennessee) and the last two hours through Nashville were &#8220;challenging&#8221;. Fortunately we have the John Cooper Works brake package on our MINI as they were called into action on several occasions. ????<\/p>\n<p>Some folks have wondered how we are packing for a month long trip in a MINI Cooper Convertible. The answer is &#8211; very carefully. Below is a picture of the back seat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3932.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64\" height=\"3024\" width=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3932.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3932-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3932-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3932-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3932-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each of us has our own &#8220;cube&#8221; and we&#8217;ve pre-packed each of our days clothes in 2 gallon ZipLock bags. Obviously we&#8217;ll be recycling several times and fortunately we have laundry facilities at several of our destinations. Below is a picture of the boot\/trunk&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3933.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-65 size-full\" height=\"3024\" width=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3933.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3933-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3933-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3933-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caseyplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/img_3933-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the boot we have our &#8220;go bag&#8221; with sundries, pj&#8217;s, etc. that we use every night. Tim also shoved in a pillow in case one of the hotel&#8217;s don&#8217;t meet his high standards!<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow &#8211; off to Madison. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve completed the first leg of our trip on our way to Duluth, MN by way of Madison, Wisconsin. We followed &#8220;The Last Truck to Clarksville&#8221; (Tennessee) and the last two hours through Nashville were &#8220;challenging&#8221;. 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