“I travel to find obstacles, to discover my limits, to ease the passage of time, to reassure myself that innocence and antiquity exist, to search for links to the past.”  –  

Paul Theroux Figures in a Landscape – essays 2010 – 2016  (2018)

Ever thought how much you can learn when you revisit your past?  Road Trips 2018 is all about connecting with my deep southern roots – back both 58 and 500 years ago.  But first I’ve got to cross 3 1/2 states to get there!

Here’s what got me started.  A cousin contacted  me on Linkedin a couple of years ago.  We share paternal grandparents.  She got me interested in our grandfather’s genealogical line.  This road trip was originally planned with her.   [Read more…]