the itinerary

Since I'm apparently not going to have time to post in detail any time soon, a recap of my last month:
Aug. 1 - drive from Hattiesburg to Memphis for my final assignment as a full-time employee.
Aug. 2 - cover the Conference USA media days, then drive to Springfield, Mo.
There spend a week in the company of two toddlers, and take a one-day side trip to Arkansas.
Aug. 10 - drive from Springfield to Columbia, Mo.
Aug. 11 - drink too much
Aug. 12 - wake up with the intention of driving to Denver. Go back to sleep with intention of getting rid of hangover. Wake up again, in the afternoon, and fulfill both intentions.
Aug. 14 - drive from Denver to Billings, Mont.
Aug. 15 - drive to Geraldine, Mont., with long detour into Paradise Valley, south of Livingston and north of Yellowstone.
Aug. 19 - drive from Geraldine to Missoula, Mont., with long detour through Glacier National Park and Whitefish.

Miles covered in the car so far: more than 2,900 (exactly 2,361 since leaving Springfield Aug. 10).

Future plans include a Monday trip to Oregon, then a short flight to San Fransicso before heading a good way away on Aug. 28. Rather, we take off on Aug. 28, and land in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 30. At 5 a.m. I'm sure jet lag won't be an issue.
At all.
Once we land in Auckland, of course, the next item of business will be to ask, 'What the hell do I do now?'