Travel
It's hot, almost unbearably so without a proper a/c, but tomorrow will be worse. This summer is already written for me as to what I do and where I'm going, but you can bet next year I am going to be in the mountains for every heat wave to hit the Sacramento area. C'mon Canada, send that jet stream back down this way!
I went over to Jeannie's this afternoon to plan the food for our upcoming trip, but we spent most of the time working on the Sunday NY Time Crossword puzzle. Keep my old brain cells sharp.
I got an email from Ara telling me that they went through both the Tetons and Yellowstone, and were able to camp in both places. They are having a great trip and seeing lots of new places. It will be fun to compare our travels when I see her the latter part of September, just before her 24th birthday.
I printed something off the internet explaining how to fold down the back seats of a Highlander so they lay flat. I haven't been able to do it, and neither could Ara. Today I asked Donald to try it and he said they don't go flat. That's a complete bummer to me because I wanted to be able to sleep comfortably in the cargo space in case of bad weather. If I'm near motels, of course, there is that option, but I hope to spend most of my trip as far away from interstates as possible and to get lost in a few National Forests and Parks. That means camping!
I'd better stop now because I'm so miserably hot! It's difficult to even think.
- Day 1 - Nevada
Sacramento to Ely, NV: 445 miles; 9 hrs. On Wednesday I realized I had no TV or internet connection - I mistakenly asked AT&T to turn it off on Apr. 1 rather than Apr. 2. No TV and no internet is hard to deal with when you...
- Waiting Out The Heat
It's still unbearably hot, but after the triple digits all this week we will get back into the 90's. I never thought I'd be relieved to be in 90 degree weather. Have I said how much I hate hot weather? I dropped...
- Will Wonders Never Cease
After not showing up on my blog page for months, maybe even a year, the sitemeter is now there. I'm afraid to breathe or cough because it might go away. I want to thank Kristine who gave me the idea for Flat Stanley, and to Sandie who sent me...
- My Planning "desk"
Here is my trip in the planning stage - note the maps, books, highlighters, and binders (though you can't see them underneath all the other stuff). The rest of the coffee table is taken up with a 3 hole punch, some open maps, and organizing materials....
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...
Travel
What can I say?
It's hot, almost unbearably so without a proper a/c, but tomorrow will be worse. This summer is already written for me as to what I do and where I'm going, but you can bet next year I am going to be in the mountains for every heat wave to hit the Sacramento area. C'mon Canada, send that jet stream back down this way!
I went over to Jeannie's this afternoon to plan the food for our upcoming trip, but we spent most of the time working on the Sunday NY Time Crossword puzzle. Keep my old brain cells sharp.
I got an email from Ara telling me that they went through both the Tetons and Yellowstone, and were able to camp in both places. They are having a great trip and seeing lots of new places. It will be fun to compare our travels when I see her the latter part of September, just before her 24th birthday.
I printed something off the internet explaining how to fold down the back seats of a Highlander so they lay flat. I haven't been able to do it, and neither could Ara. Today I asked Donald to try it and he said they don't go flat. That's a complete bummer to me because I wanted to be able to sleep comfortably in the cargo space in case of bad weather. If I'm near motels, of course, there is that option, but I hope to spend most of my trip as far away from interstates as possible and to get lost in a few National Forests and Parks. That means camping!
I'd better stop now because I'm so miserably hot! It's difficult to even think.
- Day 1 - Nevada
Sacramento to Ely, NV: 445 miles; 9 hrs. On Wednesday I realized I had no TV or internet connection - I mistakenly asked AT&T to turn it off on Apr. 1 rather than Apr. 2. No TV and no internet is hard to deal with when you...
- Waiting Out The Heat
It's still unbearably hot, but after the triple digits all this week we will get back into the 90's. I never thought I'd be relieved to be in 90 degree weather. Have I said how much I hate hot weather? I dropped...
- Will Wonders Never Cease
After not showing up on my blog page for months, maybe even a year, the sitemeter is now there. I'm afraid to breathe or cough because it might go away. I want to thank Kristine who gave me the idea for Flat Stanley, and to Sandie who sent me...
- My Planning "desk"
Here is my trip in the planning stage - note the maps, books, highlighters, and binders (though you can't see them underneath all the other stuff). The rest of the coffee table is taken up with a 3 hole punch, some open maps, and organizing materials....
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...