I can't believe it's right around the corner.
September 6th is my last day of work. It's going to be sad to leave. My family, my friends, my co-workers. This is an entirely new chapter of our life and saying goodbye is hard for me.
On September 10th we're packing up the car and hitting the road. Our Triptik from AAA arrived this afternoon so I started mapping out the course for our cross country road trip and booking the hotels. This is going to be more affordable than I expected. The average motel/hotel (with the AAA discount) costs only about 35-50$ a night and they have free wireless internet service. So I'll be able to update daily from the road. I really love the idea of being able to take all my friends with me on this trip via the internet.
We're going to be driving for 42 hours and is 3,780 miles from our front door in New York to John's front door in San Francisco. The biggest cost will be the gas, around 300$.
This is our trip plan so far
Day 1 - Driving to Ohio. Motel booked.
Day 2 - Illinois. Motel booked.
Day 3 - Nebraska. Motel Booked
Day 4 - Wyoming. Motel Booked
Day 5 - Reno, Nevada. Motel Booked
Day 6 - San Francisco
We have to pack all the essentials into one big box, squeeze our computer into the backseat as well. The top of the car will have all of our clothing, the trunk will be filled with spare tires, oil, water, car supplies..etc.
I can't express how excited I am about this road trip, it's something I've always dreamed about doing and a once in a lifetime opportunity. I'm just praying that our car makes it. It's 10 years old and has over 190,000 miles on it.. but it runs great. I have my fingers crossed. We're limiting our driving to about 8 hours each day and pacing ourselves..
I keep thinking that there's something I'm forgetting, I've never taken a road trip like this before. I have this overwhelming feeling of constant anticipation and excitment, mixed with a touch of nervousness. There is so much to do and so much to wrap up before September 10th, I don't know how we'll manage to do all of it. I guess we'll just take it day by day.
the date of departure is rapidly approaching I feel really happy about this move. It's really hitting me now.
We're really doing this! We're going to San Francisco!
