2008-08-16 Foxboro, WI

1997 Mazda 626

The reason we were traveling to Foxboro was to attend a friend's wedding. The singular thought throughout the trip was - "We're LATE". And indeed we were; so much that we decided to forgo the church ceremony and head straight for the reception.

No stops were really planned except for a brief appearance at a Madison mall to buy a gift and a card. Most of the way, my speed was far in excess of the posted speed limits. I can be sure that this trip was probably the most fuel wasting trip I have undertaken in this car. I don't own a radar detector to keep myself safe from the police, so I had to resort to ingenuity and some observant driving. I sped up to each hill, but never over the crest. Once I passed the crest of the hill, i would reassess the landscape ahead for potential speed traps before planting my foot down again. I would ease off the pedal each time I came up to a wooded section with a service road between the opposing lanes of the freeway - a common speed trap location. I would look for packs of vehicles behind whom I could speed without detection. I would scan my mirrors for the faintest outline of a police vehicle. All these measures and the whole process of judging everyone else's speed to use as a clue for a potential speed trap were draining on me, but we got there pretty quick.

In spite of this spirited driving, I am happy that along the whole trip, except for the speed limit suggestions, I hadn't broken any other laws, and this day, people were really courteous on the roads. I always had a free passing lane when I needed one.

Since we didn't dress for the wedding from home, we stopped at a gas station in Eau Clare, WI to change into formals. Though it was a preoccupied trip, it wasn't boring, thanks to the iPod.

Had fun at the wedding, and drank a good amount of champagne. Except that, Foxboro is pretty much an empty town. One that can be passed by quickly, and forgotten equally fast.