Got a late start, really late!<\/p>\n
Made it to Tucson, AZ.<\/p>\n
Haven’t really slept well for the past two nights, so I thought this was a good stopping point.<\/p>\n
A short time after I crossed the AZ border things looked a lot greener. Guess it was the Colorado river helping to green things up a bit. Some of the desert wildflowers were blooming alongside the roadway and at sunset it was really pretty.<\/p>\n
Mind you, I didn’t think to take a picture, Ooops!<\/p>\n
I’m here in a nice hotel, well nice may be an overstatement. Clean would be a better descriptor. A “nice” hotel would be The Four Seasons.<\/p>\n
Hey, a guy has to have standards!<\/p>\n
My car loves long runs like this. I’m getting around 30 mpg plus or minus. The car hasn’t liked the tank of gas I got in Blythe. I’d have been better off buying in Redlands. I’d have easily made it to Phoenix and the prices are better.<\/p>\n
The first part of the trip I was getting 30 mpg, After the fill up in Blythe it’s down to 28.<\/p>\n
I’ll fill up tomorrow morning and see what happens. I’m guessing I’ll get between 26 (rated) and 29. Not bad for a “Gas Guzzler”<\/p>\n
I’m a hell of a lot more efficient than the motorhomes and toy haulers.<\/p>\n
Why am I taking this trip? Family issues.<\/p>\n
I had to leave my dive gear behind because the weather is such a mess.<\/p>\n
I’m kinda bummed about that. I was hoping to play with the manatees in Crystal River and maybe get in some diving off of Anna Maria Island. It was a favorite swimming \/ snorkeling spot as a kid and I always wished I could stay under water longer.<\/p>\n
I just couldn’t fit everything for an extended stay, cold weather gear either for my stay in FL or when I return to CA, and my diving stuff.<\/p>\n
Note to self, Need to find a smaller more compact dive bag.<\/p>\n
The bag I have would have worked if it were two inches shorter. \u00a0The way it had to fit in the trunk dictated where so much else went that, in the end I couldn’t make it work.<\/p>\n
Maybe another trip when the weather isn’t running quite the gamut it is now.<\/p>\n
88\u02da F through California and Arizona. 1\/2 of Texas will be in the 80s and 90s, then I can look forward to frost advisories and potential ice in Georgia and Florida?<\/p>\n
Say WHAT?<\/p>\n
So I packed the essentials,<\/p>\n
Foul weather rain gear, \u00a0Down Jacket, snow boots, Ice AX, sled, sled dogs, shorts & flip flops.\u00a0No, not really, But that’s what it seemed like.<\/p>\n
Humm. I think I’ve watched “The Day After Tomorrow<\/em>” once too often.<\/p>\n Time to sleep<\/p>\n I snapped a couple of photos at 80 MPH. Hey if folks can text while driving I can snap a couple of photos. But they haven’t showed up on my computer yet. I’ll add them when they’re accessible.<\/p>\n Believe me there were a lot of folks texting and driving today.<\/p>\n By the way, and this is really cool.<\/p>\n I’m using my iPhone hotspot with a T-Mobile LTE connection to create and post this entry. You know what’s scary? This LTE connection is darn near as fast as my DSL modem at home.<\/p>\n OK I’m impressed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Got a late start, really late! Made it to Tucson, AZ. Haven’t really slept well for the past two nights, so I thought this was a good stopping point. A short time after I crossed the AZ border things looked a lot greener. Guess it was the Colorado river helping to green things up a … <\/p>\n
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