This is our 10th Roadtrip. Ten summers packing the car and heading out across the U.S. The first few years I was so prepared I spent months checking maps and picking routs . . . each year we get a little more comfortable with the packing and procrastination prevails. This year takes the cake. We planned the whole thing in 3 hours. We started packing on the day we left. We decided to go on our roadtrip leaving Monday . . . but Monday came and went and I had work to do and we didn't have anything packed or even a map yet. Tuesday arrived and we talked about leaving but decided to leave on Wednesday instead. Tuesday night I was too tired to pack and had too much work to do with a shipment that needed to go out. Wednesday morning is here and I wake up realizing that we can't push it off anymore and I still don't have a thing packed. Cole and Jacquelyn pack their stuff and packed food, water, maps and an air mattress. One third of the stuff we normally pack . . . We decided to leave at 10 AM and were in the car pulling out the driveway by 11AM which was pretty shocking to me. I know I left something if not many things at home. We get all the way to Del Dios and I realize I left my bluetooth at home. So we flipped it and went back to get my bluetooth. Now it's 11:30 and we were planning to get up to the Zion area. I'm starting to count the driving hours . . . won't get to Vegas until 5:00.
It's 73 degrees in San Diego and sunny and beautiful. It's been the most beautiful summer and we're leaving why? I saw the weather report today and I think I heard 112 degrees in Minnesota! We're going there why again? Each hour we drive the temperature goes up another 10 degrees or more! We pulled over along the way and it was 109 degrees . . . that's HOT!!! And I'm not sure I want to go to Minnesota! Also how in the world did we not go through Minnesota on the 10 previous trips? I want a recount ~ I want to go back up to the North West and visit Washington again.
At 5:00PM we pulled into Vegas and found a place to stay because I wasn't driving anymore . . . only 5 hours in and I'm tired already. We were sad that the MGM had already sold out and a few other places we wanted to stay. We ended up at the Stratosphere in a newly remodeled room that we loved on the 20 floor with great views. Day One is over.
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