The crew seems to be genuinely
energized about the task of heading out to find what is remaining of our
government. Call it what you will. Youthful exuberance. The excitement of going
somewhere new. It is like that energy you used to get before you went on
vacation. Everyone is moving with more of a purpose.
Several of members of the group have
been plotting our routes via the maps and atlases we had for sale in the store.
In theory, the aircard is still working and I will be able to transmit updates
as we travel. But battery power might be an issue and we cannot guarantee that
the Internet will hold out. We don’t want to be reliant on a digital GPS and then
be SOL if the network falls apart when we are out there. So we are doing it the
old map & highlighter style.
Again, we are not 100% certain what
route we are going to take. If the attempt to sojourn down to Tulsa is any
indicator, we might have to redirect and make highway changes on the fly
depending on if certain roads are even capable of being traveled. So our
navigators are plotting E, F, and G routes in case the A, B, and C routes are
not viable.
We are sticking with the original game
plan of three buses. I feel that this is overkill given that there are only 17
of us. Realistically, we could all fit on one bus with relative ease provided
we don’t mind being too cramped up when it comes to bunking. But then if
something goes wrong and that one bus breaks down, we are all stranded.
So we are sticking with the “rule of
threes.” It allows us some redundancy in the event of a breakdown and if we
need to park in the middle of the night we can “circle the wagons” so-to-speak
by parking in a triangle to give us an “inner court” that is easily defensible.
Two of the buses are being used for
transportation, supplies, sleeping and comfort. The third bus will be manned by
a skeleton crew (three at the most) and is going to be loaded down with gas, a
manufactured loading ramp, and the collected motorcycles that can be used for
scouting missions if necessary.
I really feel that this is a solid
plan. Sure, I would love to weld some cowcatchers on the front of the buses but
we just don’t have that kind of capability. The undeterminable factor is the
unknown of what we are driving into. Honestly, we have so little knowledge of
what that outside world is like beyond our borders… But this mission is
important and could potentially save the human race.
So, it is a risk that should be taken.
Back to work.
