Smiles were still on my face this morning at 6am as I started my day.(What a great evening) Showering and finishing up some packing took some time but Hugh and I hit the road around 8:30, not the 7:32 we had planned. Today is the 10th and over the next 17 days I have decided to traverse the country not once but twice. Honestly I do not believe i will need to see the inside of a car for months after this.
As for today we drove down the 5, continued driving down the 5, and kept going down the 5. I have no problem with the length of the drive but my god, the smell of the cattle ranches is beyond unbearable. If cow dung is so good for fertilizer, why can't they remove the shit at a faster pace so the thousands of travelers need not be worn down with the offensiveness. I do believe many other have had similar thoughts but then again, when you have slaughter houses, they have always been notorious for have much greater unpleasantness than just the smell.
Well that issue is not quite something i want to tackle this nor even tomorrow evening. Seeing Stiffy and Stiffette was great. Dinner at the Dublinder was amazing even though nothing I ate or drank had anything to do with the Irish motif. Bottle of Bud, a shot of fernet, and a dozen hot wings..... my stomach is going to love me tomorrow. :) One quick question, why does the water in LA from the tap have to taste like utter backwash. I know I have been spoiled to live in Arcata and San Francisco, but honestly how does anyone handle it. One could simply say the scent of the 5 is immersed into every drop....
My eyes are weak from a less than average number of hours last night and 6 hours in the car. Tomorrow we will be driving even greater distances, New Mexico here we come. Thanks to the Petermans for putting us up!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
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