Yesterday I elected to not go to bed. My flight was at 6:20 AM, so I stayed out with the gang until 3:30. I hit m room, packed and found a cab to the airport. I made the flight to Salt Lake City and slept like a baby. I made a few phone calls and three hours later I flew to San Jose. Once there I was picked up, bought the car, took a quick shower and headed out on the road at about 3:30 PM. Of course, I was in stop and go traffic for three hours in the Bay area. Once out of the Bay area things moved, but slowed down a little at Sacremento where I got a little sleepy. I took a catnap, had dinner and kept moving. After one more catnap near Donner pass I made it to Reno around 11:30. I decided it might be a good place to stop and took the Motel 6 on the outskirts of town.
At least I can spend one more night in the blessed state of Nevada.
What have I learned so far.
- California might as well be a "developing country" if you judge it solely on the basis of it's roadside rest areas.
- If I wanted to eat at non-chain restaurants I should have not planned a freeway route. Chain restaurants clump around freeway exits like cholera victims clumps around pump handle.
- I need a navigator.
- I'm going to need a lot more coffee to complete this trip. I've had one cappuccino so far and it's not enough. I need a thermos.
