It's been a crazy day for John and Ryan so far during their second day of the rally! They woke up after a restful (restless?) night's sleep in the 528e, parked in the hotel parking lot. John layed down in the back while Ryan took the passanger's seat. Needless to say, it was a tad uncomfortable, so the boys are looking into different accomodations for tonight in North Carolina. Also, they sort of need to shower...
Well, today is none other than Elvis day! In honor of the King, each person in the rally must dress up like Elvis all day long, completing all challenges in full costume. John and Ryan made a mad dash to the local Wal-Mart this morning to pick up some fine costumes, and their new attire includes stunning Elvis wigs, big gold sunglasses, the obligatory "sash" (John's is red and Ryan's is gold), as well as a white shirt with a very large collar. Let's just hope they post those pictures soon, as I'm sure that was something special to see!
Once again there are two challenges each car has to complete today. The first - the boys have to get at least ten pictures with themselves dressed as Elvis along with three or more other people in the photo who are not related to the rally (and they can't be merely standing on the side lines - they've got to be posing and a full part of the picture!). So the majority of today has involved the boys driving around to find people for these pictures, and it's been an awesome experience. So far, they've got eight great shots, and are still looking for the perfect last two. Here's a few highlights from the ones taken so far: the boys stopped at a European car dealership and got a picture with a bunch of other BMWs, they made their way through a National Park and snapped a shot with local visitors, and when in Roanoke Virginia found a country music festival and gathered a group of people right in front of the stage to take a picture as the band was doing their sound check in the background. However, the best picture has got to be from their journey into Washington and Lee University, where they drove around town for a while until they found a cafe with a ton of people outside. They jumped out of the car and asked everyone around them if they'd be willing to get in a picture with the two Elvis boys, and while doing so the owner overheard them and said that he'd get everyone there to be a part of the picture. In the end, they got a whopping 21 people involved, AND a free lunch out of the stop. What more could you possibly ask for? Well, their last two pictures certainly have great competition to live up to!
The second challenge involves the boys learning all the words to an Elvis song of their choice, and singing this Elvis song to the rally people when they turn in their pictures tonight. As of now, they haven't quite learned an Elvis song, but no worries there - they've bought an Elvis CD and will be cramming in style as they near Asheville, NC!
Whoa - while writing this blog, two big updates were received. First, the boys have seen their first confederate flag, and know that they have now officially entered the deep south. Second, apparently it has now started to RAIN VERY HARD. Problematic? Slightly, given that they rolled down the rear view mirrors, and somehow jammed them in the process, so they won't go back up! Yep, the back of the car as well as the boys are pretty soaked right about now. Guess they got that shower after all!
Oh wait, update number three while writing. The HARD RAIN has stopped completely, just a few minutes after its start, and the sun is shining brilliantly, despite the boys still being very wet. Too hilarious.
Well, the boys continue on their journey to Asheville as they desperately search for a hotel that's both cheap and not sold out (surprisingly hard to do, particularly when you have no cell reception and so your phone dies twelve seconds into every call). More adventures to come as they continue into the evening for sure...
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