Done. With two cars and two kids we divide an conquer. I get Ava in the MINI and Dawn gets Oliver in the VW. Four hours of uneventful driving through the rolling taupe hills of Northern California broken by the smell of Garlic in Gilroy (it is the worlds capital for growing Garlic) and In-n-Out Burger (the California capital of burgers).
The iPod has the strange habit (sometimes) of throwing up something unexpected but very fitting. Today it was "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk. Me and Ava tripped out to some 70's electronica. Reminded me of the hours this and Jean Michel Jarre's "Oxygene" were paying as endless games of Monopoly, Business Game and other fixtures of a childhood Saturday night. Today it was a cruise up 101 with Ava doing German car instructor impersonations.
We fall off 101, drive up Harbor Blvd. and we are home, well almost.
Just the small matter of completing the transaction on the house. So we have at least another three nights in a hotel. Splashing out (a whopping $109 / night) on a Hyatt this time so we can enjoy a little luxury before we are stone cold broke paying for the house. But that as they say is another day.
Reflections? Not now, later. Smile, a great adventure but time to enjoy being here. Final stats
- 4140 Miles
- 83 Hours 43 minutes
- 27.4 MPG (average)
- 49 MPH (average)
Phew!
States
- California
Food Count
- Breakfast : Toast & Jam at Grandma's
- Lunch : Cheese Burger with grilled onions at In-n-Out Burger
- Dinner : Taco's at Shelly's
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