Day 116 - April 26, 2010

Ok, remind me to never again drive the whole way back from Talladega, AL in one night. We left not long after the race was done to drive 16 hours back to Connecticut overnight. We did stop a few places along the way, but it was rainy, and dark, and cold, and we were so so tired! On the way down, it's not so bad because you're excited to be going somewhere and looking forward to the experience. On the way back however, it's slow and exhausting. It didn't help that the weather was terrible! Rain continued through the overnight until we got back to the house at around 2pm and through the evening as well. Definitely not a great return, but I was glad to be home, and glad to see my Daisy-doo and my bunnies!

Until Tomorrow,

Athina

Day 115 - April 25, 2010

It's race day! Here we are at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, and it's a beautiful day for a race! We decided to come to Alabama for two reasons, one was the race, and the other was to visit an old friend of mine from high school, who also came to the race with us! It was our first long track experience. All our other races have been on tracks that were a mile or less, and Talladega comes in at a whopping 2.66 miles around! Our seats were close to the track, and we couldn't see parts of the track from our seats, but we still had a great time! You could definitely feel the grit and the rubber coming off the track as the cars zoomed by! And there was a great finish, with the winner beating out second place by a nose! Never thought I'd be a NASCAR fan, but I love it! :)

Until Tomorrow,

Athina