Well, the first day of the hike has arrived. Time to transition to a new kind of life for a few months.
But first - a recap of our five week road trip!
We left Phillips, WI on March 15 before daylight to get ahead of the winter storm. The car battery went bad just after getting past the Illinois border. We met Joel in Louisville, KY at the VW show and slept in the car at a truck stop overnight.
Next day we saw the Smoky Mountains, watched UFC and drove through the night to get to Florida in the morning. Hung out with Scott & Erica for a few days and had some more repair work done to the car.
Stopped in Pensacola, FL to meet Daniel and make a visit to the Creation Store. Then stopped in Louisiana to camp on our way to South Padre Island, TX.
Stayed a week at Padre in Grandma's condo, then took I-10 through west Texas and into New Mexico. Drove through Roswell and Santa Fe on our way to Pagosa Springs, CO. From there, we went to Manitou Springs to get Rachel.
After getting Rachel, we went to Sarah's house in Silverthorne for a couple nights. Then through Wyoming and into Montana for two nights at the C'mon Inn Bozeman. Next were Idaho and Washington, specifically Seattle, where we took a ferry to Vashon Island to stay with "Magic Man" Mike.
Took the ferry from there to the peninsula, then around and into Olympic and the Hoh Rain Forest. Camped at the Northwest tip of Oregon and then we went to Bend for a couple days to stay with Kolby.
Drove through snowstorms to get to Weed, CA, where we stayed for one night, followed by one night at Karen & Jerry's in Sebastopol. Then two nights camping at Morro Bay and then San Elijo.
Two nights at the Motel San Diego, and last night we camped at Lake Morena County Park.
Thanks to everyone who gave us help along the way, including those reading the blogs and following on facebook.
Now we will be doing 20 miles a day instead of hundreds. Here we go.
I'm tired...
Current books:
Star Wars: Hard Merchandise
Recently finished:
Star Wars: Slave Ship
