We made it. Today was a 13 hour day of driving. WOW. Yesterday was 11 hours and when we arrived at our campground they had had a water main break. We were too tired to drive any further.
We are loving all the family time to visit. Let's see....Quote for the day yesterday....Zander said: "Ummm....Jamin's asleeeeepp" in a sing song voice...."should I wake him UP!"
Today, we visited 4 corners - the spot where CO, AZ, UT and NM meet. We weren't on the interstate until the last 30 minutes of the day - which explains the much LONGER day of travel than expected. Not a lot to see but dirt and rocks today. LOL Really, we drove through some truly ugly land today. I tried to convince everyone that it was "majestic in it's stark details" but between you and I - it was plain ole ugly! ::snort:: I will say that once we got into Utah we did see some AMAZING rock structures. We had fun "seeing" things in them.
We are at a KOA tonight. Swimming pool and all.......Stacia had a huge meltdown that lasted well over and hour. She was overtired and DID spend 13 hours in her car seat today. Mike and the other kids went swimming and I settled her down.
Poor Mike is looking exhausted. This is a LONG trip. We still have 3 days of driving before we reach his parent's home in CA. I sure hope I can share photos by then. They live RIGHT in the Redwoods and it is gorgeous...soon.
We forgot the software from our cameras for uploading photos - so no photos yet. Mike says we'll figure it out - not sure how - but maybe. LOL I'm taking lots of photos.
WOW it is HOT in this part of the country.
We have a family contest to see who guesses the correct number of motorcyclists the most days on our trip. Arielle won yesterday. I won today. Everyone is contributing to a pot of winnings. We saw hundreds and hundreds last year but we took the northern route and it was Sturgis time frame.
Josiah - we miss you.
We are loving all the family time to visit. Let's see....Quote for the day yesterday....Zander said: "Ummm....Jamin's asleeeeepp" in a sing song voice...."should I wake him UP!"
Today, we visited 4 corners - the spot where CO, AZ, UT and NM meet. We weren't on the interstate until the last 30 minutes of the day - which explains the much LONGER day of travel than expected. Not a lot to see but dirt and rocks today. LOL Really, we drove through some truly ugly land today. I tried to convince everyone that it was "majestic in it's stark details" but between you and I - it was plain ole ugly! ::snort:: I will say that once we got into Utah we did see some AMAZING rock structures. We had fun "seeing" things in them.
We are at a KOA tonight. Swimming pool and all.......Stacia had a huge meltdown that lasted well over and hour. She was overtired and DID spend 13 hours in her car seat today. Mike and the other kids went swimming and I settled her down.
Poor Mike is looking exhausted. This is a LONG trip. We still have 3 days of driving before we reach his parent's home in CA. I sure hope I can share photos by then. They live RIGHT in the Redwoods and it is gorgeous...soon.
We forgot the software from our cameras for uploading photos - so no photos yet. Mike says we'll figure it out - not sure how - but maybe. LOL I'm taking lots of photos.
WOW it is HOT in this part of the country.
We have a family contest to see who guesses the correct number of motorcyclists the most days on our trip. Arielle won yesterday. I won today. Everyone is contributing to a pot of winnings. We saw hundreds and hundreds last year but we took the northern route and it was Sturgis time frame.
Josiah - we miss you.
7 comments:
Hey, do you remember when I talked about the REALLLLLLLY bad motel we stayed in at The Middle of Nowhere? It was in Green River Utah. It was the Bookcliffs Motel or Lodge or Squalid---oh, never mind. But look for it, okay?
Also, there was no place to eat out there. We had peanut butter crackers from a gas station for breakfast. Lovely. Hope you planned better.
Greg says -- you shouldn't need software if you've got XP. Do you have the USB cord? Or he suggests going to the manufacturer's website & seeing if you can download the software there. We NEED pictures.
Or, I still have pictures from OUR trip -- shall I email those & you can just PRETEND it's your family & your trip?
I'm thinking you shouldn't need software either with xp or vista it is usually plug and play. I didn't need to install software for my camera on this laptop. If you don't have the cable I imagine you could buy one anywhere, but maybe not in the middle of nowhere.
Anyway sounds like it was a long day.
De'Etta, we visited Four Corners several years ago on one of our cross country trips. It is pretty barren out there although Utah does have some amazing rock formations. The kids really enjoyed those.
Praying today's mileage is accomplished in much less time so the kids have a chance to stretch their legs.
You've already gotten good advice about photo stuff. Hopefully we'll see some soon! :-)
Those are long travel days. Hopefully all will hold out okay until you get a chance to rest.
Liz - ::snort:: YES - Green River UT - glad you didn't warn us. The campground was great. The favorite so far...but we didn't eat there....well we TRIED but the restaurants were all out of meat....::snort::
Yes, Mike told me the same thing....and I loaded photos...so I'll try to load some next. This came with Windows Vista
HUMMM? You all say I don't need anything to be able to put my D-foto's on the computer when I have XP. Guess I should read the manual etc.
Sis just one more day until the Redwoods, river, and the huge ROCK!
l/p
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