The Adventures of "The Coupe De Lou"

mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
edited July 28, 2009 in Journeys
This is a recent trip with my kids , 19 and 16 to bring my father's Cadillac Deville from Punta Gorda Florida to Massachusetts. My father passed away in April and wanted me to have his car. I'm sure he was with us on this trip making sure we took good care of "The Coupe De Lou"


This is the adventures of "The Coupe De Lou" from his home in Punta Gorda Florida to his new home in Massachusetts.

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The Glaiel Guyz are bringing him home
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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 7, 2009
    getting there
    Saturday at the airport. Hartford

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    Saturday at the airport Orlando layover

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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 7, 2009
    On the plane acting like tourist.


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    Sunday

    Here is "The Coupe De Louuuu" where it has been sitting for the last 6 months. I wounder if it would start. Put the key in turned it on and the 300 horse power V8 Northstar engine came to life ! More about the 300HP later.

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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 8, 2009
    Where the name came from.


     
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    edited July 8, 2009
    trees.


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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 8, 2009
    Cody putting on the new tags.

     
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    Out for the first ride. The Coupe De Lou hasn't been moved for about 6 months.

    But first a little Mexican food.









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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 8, 2009
    The Coupe De Lou gets a shower.




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    This is our favorite tree in Punta Gorda. It is a Banyon tree and Tyler and Cody have been climbing around this since they were little.










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    Trying to cool off in 92 degree water.
  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 8, 2009
    We stopped at The Main St Diner in sometown in Florida for breakfast. Turned out to be very good. A REAL egg on the sandwich. Tyler had homemade pancakes with REAL log cabin syrup. I haven't seen that for a while. The diner also had 2 bullet holes in the front window.






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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 8, 2009
    I think this would be a good look for the Coupe De Lou.





    Yep that's hot all day.




    This car FLYS !!! 300HP V8 I have to keep it on cruse control or I get up to over 90mph without knowing it. I don't know how they do it but there is NO, NONE, NADA wind noise when you are driving. I'm liking this car.






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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 8, 2009
    Almost there.




    We are here !!! The East Bay Inn in the old historic part of town.




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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 9, 2009
    Savannah's River St is where most of the restaurants are. Cobble stoned all the way.










    Fun town lots to do there. We did the Ghosts and Gravestones tour. It actually was very good.




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    We had dinner at the Shrimp Factory. Guess what we had. Coconut shrimp, shrimp creole. shrimp jambalaya , fried shrimp.




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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 10, 2009

    The Coupe De Lou cruising Savannah.





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    edited July 10, 2009

    At the Pirate House, a famous old , historic place. Coupe De Lou wasn't too impressed.




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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 10, 2009
    It was time to leave Savannah and head to the next destination. We wanted to go to Tybee Island on the coast but the road in and out was flooding due to unusually high tides. A couple at the bed and breakfast said it took them 6 hours to get off the day before. It's only 30 minutes from Savannah. It was in the papers and news, they said due to the moon and other conditions it was the highest tide they have ever had.




    On our way out of Savannah there was this farm stand with fresh Georgia peaches !! How could we resist.


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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 10, 2009
    <strong>What's this with the hood up on The Coupe De Lou ???</strong>





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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    It was time to leave Savannah and head to the next destination. We wanted to go to Tybee Island on the coast but the road in and out was flooding due to unusually high tides. A couple at the bed and breakfast said it took them 6 hours to get off the day before. It's only 30 minutes from Savannah. It was in the papers and news, they said due to the moon and other conditions it was the highest tide they have ever had.








    We decided to take the highway to Raleigh so we would have time to hang out with Danni, Barb's daughter at North Carolina State University. On the way there were lots of fun places to visit. Fireworks places everywhere.







    Good thing they had this sign. The guyz and me were just about to light up !



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    Amazing amount of fireworks.
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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    So we stopped for lunch in Florence SC. Came out and tried to start The Coupe De Lou. Click, click, click. Nothing. Before we left Florida I had the oil changed, checked the tires and all the other fluids. Everything was fine. It even started after sitting for more than 6 months so it couldn't be the battery.

    IT WAS THE BATTERY !

    We called AAA and the dude was there pretty quick. He jumped it, started right up. He put a gizmo on it to test it and found that it had a bad cell. Then he tells me he doesn't have the correct battery and we shouldn't shut it off till we get home. I said "did you notice we are from Massachusetts ?

    But as luck, or was it, would have it there was a Cadillac dealer 2 miles from here. We followed him to the dealer and had the battery replaced, handed over $255 dollars to the smiling service guy and were on our way 3 hrs later.

    Come to find out it is some kind of special battery that need to lay on it's side and is under the rear seat. Oh well it should last a while now.







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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    We finally made it to Raleigh. Met Danni and she showed us around the campus. Then went out for Thai and sushi.







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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 11, 2009
    We left Raleigh and were on our way to the Blue Ridge Parkway then Shenendoah National Park and Skyline Drive.

    We were on back roads, 2 lanes, farms, horses no trucks and very few cars. Great drive.






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    We stopped for gas and drinks.


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    edited July 11, 2009
    Other places along the way







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    edited July 12, 2009

    We are in Virginia

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    We drove on roads like this all day !!!
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    We stopped in Lynchberg at the Corner Cafe for lunch.



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    Great road food.




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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 12, 2009







    The Coupe De Lou loves the mountains. He has spent his life in boring flat Florida and is lovin the twistys and hills.
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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 12, 2009

    We started the Skyline Drive today.
    Beautiful road. great scenery, lots of deer and black bears.








    The Smokey Mountains, Blue Ridge sure live up to their name.



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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 15, 2009


    We were trying to get some magnetic flames to put on the side of the Coupe De Lou also some fuzzy dice but all we could find was this steering wheel cover.




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    The deer were everywhere. Not shy at all.





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    This is Deep Hollow Falls. A short hike from the road.




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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 15, 2009


    Hey Look who we ran into on the Skyline Drive !!!
    The Wardners.
    How cool is that. They are on their way to Florida. Eric and Cody were texting each other all day and we were able to meet up with them.

    Have a great trip Wardners!!!

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    More amazing scenery.



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    Tyler driving The Coupe De Lou







    Cody hangin' in the back yard.

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  • FrochFroch Registered Users Posts: 571 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2009
    What a beautiful trip.
    mglaiel wrote:
    <strong>Almost there.</strong>


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    <strong>We are here !!! The East Bay Inn in the old historic part of town.
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  • mglaielmglaiel Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 19, 2009


    We got off the Skyline Drive and went to Luray Caverns.
    Last time I was here was when I was in High School.
    It is spectacular to say the least.




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