Trip, as Opposed to Car

In talking with Abbey today, I realized that this blog is a way of communicating with two different groups of people with different reasons for keeping up with the trip. She asked why I had written so much about the car, and not as much about the trip itself. It never occurred to me to inform each group of the other.

The idea for this blog was born among the members of the Solid Waste and Environmental Concerns Committee (SWEC) of the Otsego County Board of Representatives, of which I am a member. When we’re not talking about solid waste, which we oversee, we’re often talking about renewable energy and how we can approach problems and opportunities in such a way as to reduce the County’s carbon footprint. As it turns out, there’s a lot we can do, and we try and do it. So when I mentioned that I was driving a Tesla across country, naturally the group was interested, and, long story short, I agreed to keep in touch through a blog. They’re the group interested in the car.

The other group of people who may or may not be reading this is my extended family, which means Abbey’s extended family, who apparently want to hear more about the trip and what I think of where I’ve been.

So I’ve unconsciously been writing in both directions, without explaining myself. So that’s why.