Update From the Road

We left home this morning at 4:30 AM, determined to try to get as close to our destination as possible before collapsing from sheer exhaustion. We managed to get through Arizona pretty quickly, but things slowed down considerably once we reached California. For those of you who don't know, the speed limit for trucks/vehicles towing trailers is a strict 55 MPH. Everyone else gets to go 70 MPH. Well, this put a little bit of a cramp in someone's driving style, but we managed to get within 30 miles of our destination (Castro Valley, which is a little west of Sacramento) after about 16 hours on the road. We're holed up in a little motel for the night and are relaxed and happy after an excellent Mexican dinner of margaritas and chiles rellenos burritos at a neighboring restaurant. The next stop tomorrow morning: on to the Lark's nest where we will try not to make fools of ourselves getting the thing on the trailer. Wish us luck!