Day 4



We made it!! Today was a beautiful drive through Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and then California. We stopped and waded into the Great Salt Lake in Utah - a decision I regretted later. We both spent the rest of the day COVERED in salt...oooops! Nevada also a VERY wide state....409 miles!! And surprisingly flat - the things you learn trekking across the country. The funniest part of Nevada was the random casinos. Literally right over the border from Utah there are like 5 casinos, a burger king and a few gas stations then you go back to nothing!

So we are home...I keep getting teared up when I say that. Its wierd that home is on the other side of the country. Mackenzie sat straight up as we crossed the Bay Bridge as if he knew it were a big moment.

I arrived in San Francisco to a drawn hot bubble bath (in our claw foot guest tub!!) and a bottle of champagne (our landlady left it for us with a nice card!). Ted did some major bed, bath and beyond shopping!! He also has us all set with our emergency gear in case of an earthquake! He is happy to have us home (and to have a microwave and computer that the internet seems to work on!) - teasing he is most happy that we are here safe and sound! And the TV he bought rocks, we've never had HDTV! Looking very forward to sleeping in tomorrow on our very fancy air mattress!!

So the trip to California has drawn to a close. Thank you to everyone who called, wrote comments and thought of us on our journey you all made it that much easier to drive for 4 straight days! It was long and tiring and very hard to leave DC but we are happy to be here. I miss all of you TONS and can't believe that I actually live in San Francisco - its a little surreal.

Our plan is to actually keep up this blog to keep all of you posted on our year on the west coast. Of course it won't be every day but check in every once in a while and see what we have been up to! Come visit - we have lots of room in our Noe Valley cottage!

Love Maria