Day 1
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| Starting Point: | Tampa, FL | Daily Mileage: | 653 mi |
| Stops: | CIMAR | Total Mileage: | 653 mi |
| Finishing Point: | Covington, LA | Total Drive Time: | ~ 11 hrs |
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Heading Out Originally, we planned to leave for our trip at 8am. Of course, we instead left the house close to noon. I guess a vacation wouldn't be a vacation if things went to plan. |
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Someone here is grumpy and doesn't like there picture taken before 8am. |
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Tampa,
FL
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CIMAR Our first (and only) stop was at the lab I worked in during my master's. CIMAR, or the Center for Intelligent Machines and Robotics, is where I spent the last 3 years of my life. I needed to give the lab a copy of my research, so we decided to make CIMAR the first stop in our American Tour. |
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A couple of my friends from the lab, Pete and Chad. |
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Gainesville,
FL
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I'm not robbing Jose in this picture... I just caught him off guard. |
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Gainesville,
FL
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Liz loves CIMAR, but that's probably apparent from the enthusiasm. |
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Gainesville,
FL
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Oggy and Aditya in our main lab area. |
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Gainesville,
FL
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This was my old desk at CIMAR. Not much to look at, but it was home. |
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Gainesville,
FL
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On the Road Finally, we are off toward new and exciting destinations... eventually. |
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Liz and I in the car. |
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Somewhere
in FL
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This is what the road looked like for most of the trip. |
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Somewhere
in FL
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Alabama Despite everyone's predictions, Liz and I made it out of Florida in our first day. The FL part of the drive wasn't anything exciting, but Alabama offered some new scenery. |
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Liz took this picture of the sun setting in near Mobile, AL. |
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Mobile,
AL
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This may not be exciting for most people, but this was my first trip in a tunnel. I thought it was really cool! |
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Mobile,
AL
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Mobile is a fairly dirty place with a lot of industry and a huge naval shipyard. Most of the pictures of the shipyard didn't come out, but there 20 or more full-size cranes multiple smoke stacks, and tons of other heavy equipment covering an area of hundreds of acres. Incredible! |
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Mobile,
AL
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