As I plan for the mid-June drive out to Vermont, I've decided that I am going to need to rely on caffeine for the 15 hour trek. The plan is to depart from the Fort at around 10PM so hitting Cleveland will be a midnight ordeal with low traffic and hitting Buffalo will be at about 6AM. I think it will be kind of cool to hit the New York state line just in time for sunrise. To be able to drive this the whole way through, I am going to need caffeine. So, I am going to heighten the affects of caffeine by depriving myself of caffeine for the month prior to the trip. That means the 'no caffeine' policy starts tomorrow.

I was listening to Car Talk on Saturday when I heard their 'every week' plug for the Shameless Commerce Division of Car Talk. I know that Tommy is always talking about coffee, so I figured the SCD of Car Talk was sure to have a thermos or something for me to tote a large amount of coffee with me for the trip. That's where I found the Official Car Talk 5W-30 Pure Massachusetts Crude stainless steel thermos bottle that will hold 32oz of coffee for me. I also threw in a few Lackey Mugs too.

The trip should be fun. Aunt Rosalie said she is lining up a good set of places of interest for me to check out. I have to make sure to head south to Bennington and Manchester to check out Mt. Equinox. That's where Bill grew up and I'd like a first hand view of the sights that I've seen in oh so many pictures. I also have to make sure to make a stop at the Long Trail Brewery. I haven't had a vacation in quite some time, so this is overdue and I am really looking forward to it!