Summer Road Trippin' 2014

I must admit it's been strange to no longer do the Photo Challenge.  In a way, it's been a relief because I don't have to think about it or hunt for my subject, but I also miss it.  I miss having "something particular" to do each day.  I find I now look at things differently than before and pay more attention to  things that you wouldn't normally think to photograph.  The photo challenge is a great way to learn how your camera works so that you become more comfortable with it and it's various settings.  I will do another photo challenge in the fall, but it might not be a daily one.  However, I'm on vacation for the next 2 weeks and will be taking lots of pictures of all kinds of things.

What am I doing for vacation?  I will be going with my two friends Nina and Robin to their home towns, Nash Creek / Jacquet River, New Brunswick (I can't remember which friend is from which town, but their childhood homes are less than a kilometre apart), and we will also be going to Gaspe, Quebec to do some whale watching, sea kayaking, and sight-seeing.

Now I have never been to these places, but I know it's a long drive to get there.  It's at least a 10 hour drive from Ottawa, Ontario to  Nash Creek / Jacquet River, New Brunswick and we need music, lots of music.  Nina and Robin go home every Christmas and I usually make them mixed music CDs to help them pass the time and one time I made a copy of Aziz Ansari's Dangerously Delicious comedy act. For this road trip, I have Eddie Murphy's Greatest Comedy Hits; 2 mixed music CDs of current Alternative hits (i.e. alt-J, Broken Bells, Vance Joy, Lorde, Echosmith, etc.); and a mixed classic road trip songs (Summer Road Trippin' 2014).  I would have made more, but I ran out of blank CDs and Robin's car doesn't play MP3 CDs.  We discovered that the hard way many years ago.

Here's my Summer Road Trippin' 2014 playlist for our trip.  Take a listen and let me know what you think.  Does it make you feel like you're on the road, cruising down a highway, and having fun?  Do you feel the sun shining on you and the wind blowing through your hair?





Here's the playlist:

1. Just a Girl - No Doubt
2. Highway to Hell - AC/DC
3. Radar Love - Golden Earring
4. Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
5. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
6. Panama - Van Halen
7. Going to California - Led Zeppelin
8. Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group
9. Thunderstruck - AC/DC  (A friend told me to play this song when we drive through Montreal.)
10. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
11. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen  (This should be on all classic road trip playlists.)
12. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (I remember my older sister playing this song ALL. THE. TIME.)
13. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
14. Kung Fu Fighting (Dave Ruffy/Mark Wallis Remix) - Carl Douglas
15. Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
16. Roam - The B-52's
17. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
18. Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

I hope the girls like this one and the other CDs I've made. Hope this makes you want to go for a road trip.