We made it! We are in Pasadena California. Close enough to LA to count. We traveled through the Mojave Desert today to get here. I expected a desert landscape like “Lawrence of Arabia” but there were rolling hills and lots of scrub brush. I wanted to see a Roadrunner but no such luck.
The weather has been a real rollercoaster. Last week in the desert it was in the 100s and now it is in the 60’s. Then as we got closer to LA there was a huge downpour. It does rain in southern California. Visibility was limited, there were five/six lanes of heavy traffic, accidents every few miles. The speed limit is 75 and they didn’t seem to understand that you should slow down with the rain. But we were lucky compared to the other side – it was packed to a crawl with all the people leaving for the Memorial Day weekend. The hard driving has been on each end of our trip with Newark and LA.
Old Town Pasadena is charming and we have a nice room. There are lots of good restaurants and shopping. After a good Indian lunch and walking around, Lorena and I elect to nap and rest up for our exit ordeal the next two days.
Kevin called today with news of our kitchen renovation. The demolition phase is cranking along. I am feeling the tug of home and feel like we have been away for months. We made it to California!
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