Lou and Mike, great friends for years, were traveling to Mendon Ponds for a race. Not
just any race, this had hills and trails, deer and squirrels. Their beautiful
wives gave kisses goodbye and off they went from the cozy confines of Spencerport heading east
across the great river.
Kayaks firmly attached to the Subaru roof, bikes loaded on
the back rack, running clothes jammed inside, Lou and Mike were ready for any
adventure. They had smart phones, GPS devices, satellite tracking, written
directions and a gas station map from 1973, getting lost was not an issue. The
Subaru was filled with gas and ready for the twenty mile long trek to the
hundred acre pond and deep woods of Mendon.
The Sirius radio was tuned to their favorite station with KC
& the Sunshine Band blasting out a 1970’s hit and Lou singing along. After two
hours they realized something might be wrong. It’s only a 25 minute drive, even
at 45mph. The truth came slowly upon the two of them, once again they were
lost. Having been to Mendon Ponds 93 times in five years you would think directions
would not be an issue, but when you are easily distracted – Squirrel! – well,
anything can happen.
Fortunately the Subaru self-directing button got pushed as
Mike was searching the radio for another Credence Clearwater song and a sweet
female voice came on to give them turn-by-turn instructions. Ninety minutes
later they were safe in the Mendon woods, running amongst the wildlife. This is
why Mike bought a Subaru and you should too.
1 comment:
on the other hand, when we stopped at the Mobil station in Geneseo to ask for directions, everyone in he store yelled out, "MIKE, LOU" . Always great to see old friends.
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