WHAT ? Do you guys eat in your 991 (or other cars for that matter) ?

 

Haha that's a funny one. Of course I eat and drink in my car. True, I like to keep things nice and clean but I like to enjoy my cars. I don't worry about the occasional door ding, and when I get my first one it's a celebration! I don't ever have to worry about getting my first door ding on that particular vehicle again... Bing, Wow Done...lol

Anything can be cleaned, fixed or replaced. Every 3 or 4 years, I "refresh" my vehicles and they are just like new again. So since your a passenger in my post, could you please pass the Grey Poupon for my Costco Hot dog...?

 

My wife and I was able to get all of our clothes for the trip, in the trunk. Leaving the cargo area behind the seats empty, so we could purchase things to bring back. Keep in mind this is a two week trip. We did not bring enough changes of jeans to last 2 weeks. That would be silly. Bring enough socks/underwear for a week, shirts for 4 days, jeans for 3 days, shoes for 2 days (the pair your wearing and one extra). Then do laundry every couple of days. You'll be fine. Your wife will bring too much the first trip, no matter what you tell her to do. I bribed my wife with a new Louis Vuitton bag in exchange for her limiting herself to two bags total, her purse, and an extra jacket and pair of boots. She now agrees that she brought too much. The Louis Vuitton bags my wife brought (and I can verify will fit) are the Carry All 55 and the Carry All 25. My luggage is a Tom Bihn bag made in the USA, and it holds a ton of stuff. Not sure the model number. I brought a pair of boots for me, and wore comfortable driving shoes. I probably will not wear the boots. Next time I will likely leave them. I also brought a large empty leather bag, that I put in the back of the car. It is slowly being filled up with purchased items along the trip. At every shop, I am using the lack of space to convince my wife to be cautious about what she buys. Careful though to not limit her spending to much. A happy wife is hard to put a value on. Let her know that if she has to have a larger item, that it can be shipped back home.

Don't get the Panamera, if you want the 911. You can live with the lesser space. Then again though, my wife and I may be an exception. We did a 30 day safari (photos) in Africa with 18 pounds each for the whole month. Laundry services are your friend.

 

PS I only drink non sugar drinks in the car, that have caps. I do not eat in my 911. I do eat in my other vehicles. The car is staying so much cleaner because we haven't eaten in it. It also has kept us from filling up on junk food. We have enjoyed many small eating establishments along the way. The food has been great, and much cheaper than we are accustomed to paying. One full lunch meal was around $13 at a small diner. The meal was delicious, the service was great, so I made an exception and gave the girl a $15 tip. Was still less than we usually pay for our cheapest meals in Dallas. Plus we made a girl in a very poor area, feel very good about herself.

 

Drove over 550 miles today. Now in Savannah, GA. Almost hit a dear that ran out in front of me. Stopped within 2 feet of hitting what looked to be at least a 12 point buck. I don't know if the Carbon Ceramic brakes stop quicker than the standard brakes or not. All I know, is I am glad for every bit of stopping power I had.

There was a segment in Tennessee where I travelled at 90mph's on the freeway, with about 20 other cars traveling the same speed. My radar detector rarely went off the entire time I was in Tennessee.

Plan for tomorrow is to see Savannah and Tybee Island. We will stay the night tomorrow night on Jekyll Island, then begin our trip back towards Eureka Springs where we plan to arrive on Friday night for the PCA Palooza.

While in Tennessee two different people in different cities asked me what type of car it was. One of those two asked "is that a Toyota?" Neither one meant any insult. They were both young boys in there early 20's, and both were completely enamored with it. I have only seen 911's so far on this trip, on the Tail of the Dragon (3 of them). I have seen approximately 4 Cayennes this trip and about 3 boxters. Just do not seem to be very many Porsches in this part of the country. People really do stare at it. Much more in the last few days, than people do around Dallas.

More to come tomorrow.

 

This one was actually taken the day before yesterday in TN. Taken from my Note 2.

 

A heck of a Good looking Toyota!

 

Hey Joe welcome to Georgia!!!! I'm in Atlanta and I get to Savannah quite often. Too bad you don't have time to run up to Charleston SC on highway 17 that is a beautiful drive to a beautiful city. Just saying if you have time for a day trip it is worth it. You are right though not a lot of porsches down there. Lot of toyotas.... you should fit right in LOL!!!

 

Also I wanted to say if you bought a bunch of stuff don't worry about space in the car just ship it home and it will be there waiting for you when you get back. No worries about space at all.

 

I may have a few more to upload tomorrow from a different photographer (different angles and sections of road)

 

Fantastic shots here, Joe. Looks like someone was having just a bit of fun.... Keep enjoying, and keep us posted. (What's your mileage now?)

 

Great shots and tks for sharing! Your car looks fab

 

Loved those shots !

 

Did you have a opportunity to drive the Foothills Parkway on your way to Pigeon Forge? You chose the perfect time of the year to be driving through the Blue ridge mountains. Just spent three days in that area last week myself driving the mountain roads. As much as you liked the TOD, there are actually even better PCAR roads in that area to explore.

 

Absolutely love those "action" shots. Thanks for posting, and sounds like you're having a blast with the car!