cross-state travelling
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seldearThe SJHW VegasCon is finished. Yam and Yam!Mom flew out this morning, super-early. Sue, Denise, Lisa, and myself were driving out of Vegas by 8am. And Sio, Alli, Andrew, and Lola flew out in the morning or early afternoon. At the time I wrote the start of this post, we were heading for Mesquite, AZ to get some petrol, then hoping to make it across Arizona state by tonight.
Distances are deceptive when you're driving in the desert. The long, flat plains combined with the distant haze of the mountains screws up your perceptions of space. And hurtling down the interstate at 130kph (80mph), less than ten metres behind the car in front (who in his own turn is less than ten metres behind the car in front of him, and so on for four cars), is additionally nervewracking. And the heat is definitely on.
Vegas was quite a bit of fun. I would have liked to relax a bit more, but I was expecting the hustle and bustle of where we were going, so it wasn't too bad. I think I'm out of pocket on the gambling front, but it's not as bad as it could have been. I learned interesting things about my own gambling propensities and the nature of gambling odds.
Tonight, we're at the Holiday Inn in Monument Valley, AZ. It's on a Navajo Indian reserve, and we're on our way to Four Corners and somewhere in Colorado beginning with D. That I can't remember. Eh. Anyway, 8 hours driving today; probably just as much driving tomorrow. Sue's asleep after watching 'SGA: The Gift' - or rapidly getting there, Lisa and D are watching 'Sex and the City'. I'm quite close to falling asleep. And it's only getting towards 8pm.
Dinner, however, was really nice. I had Navajo Mutton Stew with frybread. The frybread is absolutely gorgeous with honey.
It's been nearly six weeks since I left Australia for this trip. And while it's been loads of fun, I'm feeling a little homesick again. There's at least two weeks before I get back to Australia. Maybe three. On the whole, the travelling thing is lovely, but I long for familiar faces and familiar places.
Maybe the whole purpose of going away is to make you long for home.
Anyway, I'm enjoying my experiences, but I think I'll also enjoy being home, too.
Distances are deceptive when you're driving in the desert. The long, flat plains combined with the distant haze of the mountains screws up your perceptions of space. And hurtling down the interstate at 130kph (80mph), less than ten metres behind the car in front (who in his own turn is less than ten metres behind the car in front of him, and so on for four cars), is additionally nervewracking. And the heat is definitely on.
Vegas was quite a bit of fun. I would have liked to relax a bit more, but I was expecting the hustle and bustle of where we were going, so it wasn't too bad. I think I'm out of pocket on the gambling front, but it's not as bad as it could have been. I learned interesting things about my own gambling propensities and the nature of gambling odds.
Tonight, we're at the Holiday Inn in Monument Valley, AZ. It's on a Navajo Indian reserve, and we're on our way to Four Corners and somewhere in Colorado beginning with D. That I can't remember. Eh. Anyway, 8 hours driving today; probably just as much driving tomorrow. Sue's asleep after watching 'SGA: The Gift' - or rapidly getting there, Lisa and D are watching 'Sex and the City'. I'm quite close to falling asleep. And it's only getting towards 8pm.
Dinner, however, was really nice. I had Navajo Mutton Stew with frybread. The frybread is absolutely gorgeous with honey.
It's been nearly six weeks since I left Australia for this trip. And while it's been loads of fun, I'm feeling a little homesick again. There's at least two weeks before I get back to Australia. Maybe three. On the whole, the travelling thing is lovely, but I long for familiar faces and familiar places.
Maybe the whole purpose of going away is to make you long for home.
Anyway, I'm enjoying my experiences, but I think I'll also enjoy being home, too.
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Date: 2005-08-18 03:45 am (UTC)Durango?
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Date: 2005-08-20 03:14 pm (UTC)So, what did I win?
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Date: 2005-08-20 07:00 pm (UTC)