Miles driven today: 604
Hours on the road: 10+
Hotel: Drury, Colorado Springs, CO
Started off with GPS taking me wrong way through mountains....aaarh!
All boys want to be in the cool car..
Why am I the boobie prize......take a turn in Andie's car........if you don't behave you'll go in mummy's bed!
At least we are here for 3 days...
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Salt Lake City, Utah
Miles driven today: 518
Hours on the road: 8 (ish)
Hotel: Homewood Suites
We could not believe the weather when we stepped out of the hotel this morning - it was so cold and windy! It was quite impressive to look out on the freeway and see the tumbleweed racing along almost as fast as the cars.
Once on the freeway we realized how windy it really was. It took a lot of concentration to keep the car going in straight line - add to that the tumbleweed coming towards us from all directions. Phil observed that it was a bit like being in space and hitting an asteroid belt. I got a few "asteroids" stuck in my front grill....
We arrived in Salt Lake City around 8pm. The temperature was reading 59 degrees, but it felt more like minus 59! It was so cold.....brrrrr!
Getting stuck in the elevator was the major excitement of the evening.....not for long....probably less than a minute before it restarted again. It seemed a lot longer and it was interesting to see how quickly people began to look worried....!!
Hours on the road: 8 (ish)
Hotel: Homewood Suites
We could not believe the weather when we stepped out of the hotel this morning - it was so cold and windy! It was quite impressive to look out on the freeway and see the tumbleweed racing along almost as fast as the cars.
Once on the freeway we realized how windy it really was. It took a lot of concentration to keep the car going in straight line - add to that the tumbleweed coming towards us from all directions. Phil observed that it was a bit like being in space and hitting an asteroid belt. I got a few "asteroids" stuck in my front grill....
We arrived in Salt Lake City around 8pm. The temperature was reading 59 degrees, but it felt more like minus 59! It was so cold.....brrrrr!
Getting stuck in the elevator was the major excitement of the evening.....not for long....probably less than a minute before it restarted again. It seemed a lot longer and it was interesting to see how quickly people began to look worried....!!
Milpitas
Phil had to work until Thursday so we stayed in Milpitas which is nice and close for him to commute.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Pacifica
Our journey begins at Rockaway Beach, Pacifica, CA.
We arrived in the afternoon just in time to unpack and take a walk down to see the beautiful West Coast sunset.
The Holiday Inn Express is fantastically located right on the beach front.
That evening we ate dinner at Nick's which is a very short walk from the hotel. The place doesn't really look anything from the outside, or even the inside for that matter. It actually reminded me of a 1970's working men's club with it's bar at the edge of the retro dance floor and shabby looking carpets all around. I am so happy that I got over my first impression and sat down to eat. The food was just AMAZING! I had one of the specials which was snapper with crab meat............yum!!
We arrived in the afternoon just in time to unpack and take a walk down to see the beautiful West Coast sunset.
The Holiday Inn Express is fantastically located right on the beach front.
That evening we ate dinner at Nick's which is a very short walk from the hotel. The place doesn't really look anything from the outside, or even the inside for that matter. It actually reminded me of a 1970's working men's club with it's bar at the edge of the retro dance floor and shabby looking carpets all around. I am so happy that I got over my first impression and sat down to eat. The food was just AMAZING! I had one of the specials which was snapper with crab meat............yum!!
The Itinerary....
November 2009
Pacifica, CA - 15th & 16th
Milpitas, CA - 17th & 18th
Reno, NV - 19th
Salt Lake City, UT - 20th
Colorado Springs, CO - 21st, 22nd & 23rd
Amarillo, TX - 24th
Dallas, TX - 25th
New Orleans, LA - 26th & 27th
We will be covering over 3500 miles on our road trip from California to Florida
Pacifica, CA - 15th & 16th
Milpitas, CA - 17th & 18th
Reno, NV - 19th
Salt Lake City, UT - 20th
Colorado Springs, CO - 21st, 22nd & 23rd
Amarillo, TX - 24th
Dallas, TX - 25th
New Orleans, LA - 26th & 27th
We will be covering over 3500 miles on our road trip from California to Florida
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