Last Friday I went down to Bennett Indoor Sports Complex in Tom's River to watch the Indoor Track State Championships. I usually stop on the way to grab something to eat since I will be on my feet for about six hours watching the races.
There is conveniently a Mickey D's about a mile before the complex. I was shocked to see that it was now closed for renovations. I needed food so I decided to drive further south past the complex to find another fast food place. And I figured I would re-trace my route to avoid getting lost.
Well, after several turns which I hoped would get me to a populous area, I was semi-lost. I finally got on Route 37 which I had crossed previously. Luck was shining on me because White Castle was one of the many fast food restaurants on the highway.
After throwing down some sliders, I started to head back to the complex. To get back to the desired road, I would have to turn around which required two jug handles. Traffic was heavy at that time of day, so I went down a road which looked like it ran parallel to my goal road.
In my life, every once in a while, if I am in an area I am unfamiliar with, I challenge myself to get to my goal by driving on back roads in the direction that I think will be successful. I did that last Friday but it took longer than I thought, and at one point I thought I would be driving around for hours.
I finally got to the complex but was 30 minutes late and missed the 400M races. So the moral of the story is improve my trip plans or get a GPS (or put my Hagstom Maps back in my car!).
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