Things I learned from being support crew to Lohn's MR340

1) I really can only sleep one hour a night and keep on functioning the next day.

2) Lohn's truck does not like me.

3) Missouri really needs to put better signage up for those of us that don't normally travel in certain parts of the state. Getting lost is not fun.

4) It's stressful to have my mother following me when she doesn't drive at the same speed as I do.

5) I learned how to use the alarm on my cellphone.

6) A rolling cooler is a great invention.

"7) Between Miami and Glasgow, the deer like to run during the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m." "And no, they do not look for cars or big white trucks!"

8) Back ends of pickups slide when driving fast on gravel roads.

"9) A hot shower is one of the best things, ever!"

10) It gets foggy by the Missouri River when you are close to Miami. And they need better signage as well - notecard sized signs are hard to read in the dark.

11) One of Lohn's friends from high school had the nickname Butter Belly.

12) Not to let my nieces and nephews climb barefoot on rocks at Klondike. Especially when you will be vacationing with their family the next week.

13) Casey's stores run out of pizza and sandwiches by 9:00 at night. At least the one in Waverly does.

14) There are people lead more boring lives than I do. Some of the townsfolks from the checkpoints come out just to watch the canoes and kayaks come by.

15) Lohn's dad has a calming aspect about him that Lohn really responds to.

16) Most of the other support crew people were very helpful.

17) A canoe made out of blue barrels and rivited together can make it 340 miles with some patching with duct tape.

"18) You gain weight eating on the road. Hmmm…I wonder why ~ candy bars, soda, donuts, fast food."

"19) New Franklin isn't a designated checkpoint but a great place to be there for extra sunscreen, etc."

20) Lohn is a determined man who accomplishes one goal after another. How lucky I am to have met and married him.