Casa Grande to Carpenteria. CA - 504 miles
Up early, awake at 3.30. quick visit to gym and then breakfast at 6.30. Called Carylon to find out if we could come on Sat evening and then called home to speak to Meg who arrived back from Ghana.
On the road at 7.15, taking detour round Phoenix to avoid traffic commute. Emerged at Buckeye, then continued easily toward LA. Drove without lunch, changed over several times, stayed on I-10. Saw cattle farms, horrendous, huge, on a larger scale than have seen before in Kansas, arrived in outskirts of LA at 2pm. Easy miles through Hollywood and Disney till reached 101, when it got packed. Worst was the 101 around Oxnard and Ventura as we decided to visit Santa Barbara area for the night.
HIE was full but we got a space at Best Western for $190, pricey but we were tired. Walked down to beach and then to bar near train track. Had a couple then headed for pizza at Rusty’s. Dementia coming on ...went wrong way out of hotel for car, then forgot room number and had Mick shut lift doors after I got out at wrong floor. It feels like it’s all going downhill for me, especially after drinking any alcohol. Only have to get to Clayton tomorrow.
Up early, awake at 3.30. quick visit to gym and then breakfast at 6.30. Called Carylon to find out if we could come on Sat evening and then called home to speak to Meg who arrived back from Ghana.
On the road at 7.15, taking detour round Phoenix to avoid traffic commute. Emerged at Buckeye, then continued easily toward LA. Drove without lunch, changed over several times, stayed on I-10. Saw cattle farms, horrendous, huge, on a larger scale than have seen before in Kansas, arrived in outskirts of LA at 2pm. Easy miles through Hollywood and Disney till reached 101, when it got packed. Worst was the 101 around Oxnard and Ventura as we decided to visit Santa Barbara area for the night.
HIE was full but we got a space at Best Western for $190, pricey but we were tired. Walked down to beach and then to bar near train track. Had a couple then headed for pizza at Rusty’s. Dementia coming on ...went wrong way out of hotel for car, then forgot room number and had Mick shut lift doors after I got out at wrong floor. It feels like it’s all going downhill for me, especially after drinking any alcohol. Only have to get to Clayton tomorrow.
