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And I'm back.
Jul. 16th, 2006 09:02 pmMan, that was a long vacation. Mostly due to all the driving. Close to 4,600 miles driven, all told. More to come later.
Jul. 16th, 2006
Twas an interesting vacation I've had. A lot of driving though. A long time to be stuck in a small car with the parents. Somewhere in the range of seven full days of driving. You sure get to see the sights though. Southern Wyoming completely blows in that department, though Utah is quite cool; lots of colorful rocks and mountains in Utah. The people and places seemed pretty nice in Utah as well. The middle of Idaho is awesome though, with one section, miles wide, is completely black volcanic rock. It's almost unnerving to see mile after mile of more or less flat black rock with green grass growing in the midst. Washington was quite keen with lots of vivid green. I somehow always end up driving through the barren parts of Oregon and California though, so they were pretty blah.
I stayed nearly a few days in Seattle with my aunt and cousins, which wasn't half bad (I got to see the fireworks on the fourth there, over one of the bays, and I have to say that I'm pretty much ruined for all future firework displays), then stayed a couple days with old family friends in mid Cali (a rather chilly beach, but still nice to see), then, finally, nearly a week with my brother's family in 29 Palms (a very hot desert, 15 minutes away from Joshua Tree Natl Park and close to the Mojave). It was more or less a decent road trip as trips go, but I sure am beat from all that driving. It will be so nice to finally sleep in my own bed for a change. I've been sleeping on couches all week, which, while not bad, is not exactly desirable for long periods of time.
Of course, the irony of travel, where I am concerned, is that no matter where I travel, I don't really ever want to go see the sights. I'm much happier finding a good Barnes & Nobles, picking up a few graphic novels, and going home to wherever I'm staying to read or watch a good movie. For one so visually oriented, I really don't care much about seeing new sights. I'm terribly dull that way. The one upside to my travels, aside from getting a decent collection of new graphic novels and books, is that I got to visit a friend who currently resides in Washington. Lovely girl by the name of Maria, whom I knew met at college here and whom is currently going to grad school in Washington. Granted, I had to drive three and a half hours, and she two something, to see her, but it was well worth it. Alas, our time was fleeting, but a joy while it lasted.
It was pretty cool to see my brother's house too. He, his wife, and their baby live in a small, but nice, little place near the local marine base. The outside temperature was daily in upper 100's and 110's. Not a place one stayed outside in for long, but not too bad. Also, there was a rather large fire burning the mountains only miles from his town, and right up the hillside from one of his friends. It was really cool to see the fires glow on the hillsides at night.
I stayed nearly a few days in Seattle with my aunt and cousins, which wasn't half bad (I got to see the fireworks on the fourth there, over one of the bays, and I have to say that I'm pretty much ruined for all future firework displays), then stayed a couple days with old family friends in mid Cali (a rather chilly beach, but still nice to see), then, finally, nearly a week with my brother's family in 29 Palms (a very hot desert, 15 minutes away from Joshua Tree Natl Park and close to the Mojave). It was more or less a decent road trip as trips go, but I sure am beat from all that driving. It will be so nice to finally sleep in my own bed for a change. I've been sleeping on couches all week, which, while not bad, is not exactly desirable for long periods of time.
Of course, the irony of travel, where I am concerned, is that no matter where I travel, I don't really ever want to go see the sights. I'm much happier finding a good Barnes & Nobles, picking up a few graphic novels, and going home to wherever I'm staying to read or watch a good movie. For one so visually oriented, I really don't care much about seeing new sights. I'm terribly dull that way. The one upside to my travels, aside from getting a decent collection of new graphic novels and books, is that I got to visit a friend who currently resides in Washington. Lovely girl by the name of Maria, whom I knew met at college here and whom is currently going to grad school in Washington. Granted, I had to drive three and a half hours, and she two something, to see her, but it was well worth it. Alas, our time was fleeting, but a joy while it lasted.
It was pretty cool to see my brother's house too. He, his wife, and their baby live in a small, but nice, little place near the local marine base. The outside temperature was daily in upper 100's and 110's. Not a place one stayed outside in for long, but not too bad. Also, there was a rather large fire burning the mountains only miles from his town, and right up the hillside from one of his friends. It was really cool to see the fires glow on the hillsides at night.
