While we were en route to Phoenix, we realized that we had almost missed a major Arizona Attraction: the meteor crater! Because Morten has wanted to visit the crater since he was a kid, we made a huge detour up North to visit the crater and the Petrified Forest National Park beside it the next day.
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Going Hollywood
LA has the scariest freeway / highway system I’ve ever come across (worse than driving in Russia!). We came so close to being hit by tailgaters, non-signalers, and crazy weavers in the six to eight lane concrete monstrosities that less than 10 minutes in, I knew I could never live in Los Angeles. We actually considered leaving LA right after dropping Kim off at his hotel for his conference.
Like Moths to a Flame
Approaching Vegas was overwhelming.You drive through miles of desert nothingness so dark at night that you can see the milky way and stars litter the skies like icing sugar on a chocolate cake. Then, you begin to approach a city of lights so bright you wonder if something is going to short circuit. The city gets bigger and bigger, and so do the buildings and towers. Suddenly you’re driving (or rather inching) along The Strip and your senses are overwhelmed by the stench of hundreds of people, the sounds of commercials and outdoor performances playing one after the other telling you that “Leanne Rhimes is performing at the Luxor” “Watch the #1 musical performance..” “Rated #1 show in all of Las Vegas” etc. as if you were on the set of Minority Report, and the bright lights twinkle, flash, and move across the buildings around you all trying to entice you to spend money at their resort. It’s an epileptic person’s worse nightmare.
Kickin’ About in Townsville with Mitch
Yesterday I picked up Mitch in Cairns and we headed down to Townsville where he’s currently going to school. I was really looking forward to having a travel partner even if it was only for an afternoon and it was so nice to have someone to chat with on the road.
Stop Revive Survive
1. Take a cat nap (10 – 15 minutes)
2. Wash your face
3. Go for a walk to get some fresh air (one of the reasons you can get tired is lack of oxygen)
4. Eat or drink something sweet (I had a chocolate mini muffin washed down with Sarsparilla)
5. Keep yourself hydrated (baking in the car under the sun can make you drowsy)
My First Night in a Wicked Camper
Oh man, you should’ve heard me cursing during the first hour because I kept turning on the windshield wipers instead of the signals (EVERYTHING is backwards in Australia). I got the hang of it by the time I hit the highway though and once I did…