Driving Log 2017 Jan

First driving log this year. What prompt me?

Well, a trip to the KTX station through a different route ending up at the second floor of the station, and finally trying out the exit of the highway nearest to our place.

I planned on driving out there a few days before the year ended to pick up some cheese, cheese cake, nuts, coffee and perhaps the year's supply of noodles. I ended up buying a dozen of bagels since there was no cheese cake to be found. I think I saw the last one being herded out as I went in. Just my luck!

I checked my route as usual and went around midday. There wasn't much traffic and anyway, most cars were moving so fast. Lane changing was a bit of a challenge since I happened to be in company of two big trucks or sorts. I had to match their speed and move in right away. Or else, I might miss my exit lane. This I managed luckily. Whew! The, I had to turn left to the unknown. It was just one stretch and another left turn to finally be in the station vicinity. Made it!

The next chance for me to drive there came up just after a week later. I had to drive SIL over to the station and with her on the passenger seat, I learned another approach to the station. Yay! Another route map filed in my brain.

After dropping her off, she told me to exit the ramp, and make a U-turn somewhere. I didn't see any of that U-turn but I saw a familiar-numbered bus heading right and I followed it. Once I saw what's ahead and which side of the station it was, I knew where I was and where I was going! And that is exactly the right place for me to go!

Heading home was a breeze since I just took my usual route home. I'm not sure if it's the farthest one but it sure is almost empty specially at night.

The next day, I took my son to a nearby area and decided to use the highway to get home. I've driven that route a few months ago a couple of times but it was just up to one exit point from our place. My hubs always misses this exit whenever he drives and we end up coming out on the next one farther from our place. It was so frustrating coz he always drives so fast when about to exit a highway that we end up missing it every now and then. To top it all, our car navigation always brings us there as well. So finally, after checking the route with the lousy car navigation, and disregarding it, I managed to get off at the right one. The smaller road has been recently expanded a bit (at the expense of a few pear trees.) We got home alright with our mission accomplished!

My next target is to head out to the next bigger city at least or maybe another tourist spot by spring time. I've been pretty comfortable driving in our small town nowadays so stretching my routes a bit more every now and then is a good exercise.