It’s 9:45 PM and I’m scheduled to leave by 8 AM tomorrow morning. Am I finished packing?

…

HA.

Um. That’s what the morning is for? I guess…

Check back tomorrow night (or Tuesday morning depending on what time we get to Albuquerque) for the resumption of notebook posting. And maybe some pictures.

For the curious, here’s the route we have planned for the next week. Subject to change surely but the final path should be close to this plan.

We shall see!

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I am hugely excited about this trip for sure. But mostly at the moment I’m tired and a bit stressed out. So I think the thing to do is finish updating my ipod, curl up in a ball, and pass the hell out.

Tomorrow, I drive.

See you on the road! Perhaps literally even.

XOXOXO