I love travel and heading out on a “round the country” adventure with my FAB daughter is the trip of a lifetime. I hope to grow as a mother, a mentor, and a friend.
I plan to learn everything I can from her and simply soak in her presence.
And of course, I fully intend to laugh so hard I spit water out of my nose.
Packing light is the way to go – seems we have more stuff for Tess, our wonderful Westie, than we do for ourselves. It all fit in the car and we were ready to launch.
We left San Diego at high noon, driving for a few miles behind my husband as he filmed our departure with the Go-Pro camera attached to the back of his car.
My favorite memory of the first day: playing “I spy” for an hour out in the middle of nowhere. There are only about three colors and two shapes and after that, “I got nothing!” Laugh USA on XM Satellite was a welcome relief.
Coming down the mountain into the eastern California desert, we rounded a corner to find multiple border patrol cars spread about 100 feet apart as we rounded tight turns among the rocks. They were signaling to slow down and several turns later we came upon a nasty wreck. Interesting the border patrol was involved – perhaps a high speed chase.
Traveling in the heat with a dog has some added challenges. The temps hit triple digits so the goal was to keep the car running. Since we are not eating in the car, we had to find areas outside where we could sit with the dog. And in Arizona that means we’ll take anything with shade and had to remove anything from the car that might melt or explode, like chocolate, cosmetics, and computers.Dinner was Del Taco fish tacos and chili fries on a quiet patio area at our hotel while Tess chased soap bubble from the bubble blower. The desert at night is warm and quiet and it was a great way to unwind.
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