We are here! After 18+ hours on the road, various bathroom stops for McKenzie's small bladder, and 1163.4 miles, we have made it to Yuma!
Our trip started at the crack of dawn, 5 am. Our first planned destination was In N Out in Redding. Ironically though we were making such incredible time, that we realized we would be arriving in Redding just after 10. We figured we were on an adventure and why not eat at 10:30?We'd been up since 4!!!!
In N Out opened precisely at 10:30 and we were there just in time. 10:29.
Yes, we documented this.
We enjoyed a nice, yet early meal. We thought we'd be the only ones, but the place was packed.
We continued on the road, rocked out to music, took more bathroom breaks, and made our way smoothly down I-5, Hwy 50 and Hwy 99.
We finally stopped in Bakersfield for Wes to admire Merle Haggard Blvd and Buck Owen's Crystal Palace. Oh, and to stop for ice cream. Healthy day of eating, eh? Due to the 108 degree weather, everyone crowded inside, except for Los Bryants of course. We sat outside, enjoyed the 108 degree weather, and ate our dripping cones.
We continued on Hwy 99 to Hwy 58 to Hwy 395 to I-15 to I-215 to I-10 to Hwy 86 to I-8 to.....drumroll please.........YUMA, ARIZONA. Not to mention, Wes drove the entire thing. Stud.
We made it. Almost. We arrived at our friend Glen's house and began following his well-detailed instructions. However, while walking into the backyard to turn on the power, a wonderful, high pitched motion-detector alarm began to sound. Oops. Glen forgot to mention this in his instructions. In order to stay alive and not cause chaos on our first night, we headed to a motel of the night .
As for today, Sunday....We have successful turned off the alarm and unloaded the car. Ironically, as we sit in the Starbucks to update this blog, it is raining despite the 99 degree weather. Did we bring this rain with us? Oops.
Moral of the story:
We are safe and sound, wearing sunscreen, searching for rentals, and exploring our new home.
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