What?
Marijana and Brian Davis were once transcendentally awesome swimmers with glorious and rewarding careers who, upon reaching the very pinnacle of what any decent and appreciative person might deem success, turned to industry and education to satiate their ever-deepening thirst for meaning and fulfillment. All too soon, it became clear that these pursuits were similarly insufficient to constrain their prodigious talents. Hobbies came and went as they cast about desperately for some distraction from their growing disquiet. For a long, bleak time it seemed that they would never be happy, that they would find no comfort.
Then, one day, as they gloomily ate the food that had long since ceased to bring flavor to their lips and satisfy their rumbling bellies, Marijana solemnly whispered the two words that would once again bring vibrance and joy back into their lives:
Road trip.
Stunned, Brian let his spoon slide from his grasp and clatter on the not-fine-enough-for-company china. He repeated slowly, his voice welling with wonder and excitement,
Road trip!
Within minutes, the idea had a destination. Within hours, it had become a plan. Every day for the next year would be bent toward achieving this new goal. As you shall soon see, this quest eventually came to consume them both...