I am exhausted, Scott is even more exhausted, and both kids are wide awake. It probably comes from driving from the top to the bottom of the country in two days. The adults get stress, the kids get lots of backseat sleeping. Despite our best efforts, we showed up after dark both days, including the night when we were camping next to the ocean in bear country. Still, we made it, and we did get to see some amazing things.
Yesterday, at the end of a drive that seemed to last forever, we made it to the Redwood National Forest. We stopped briefly in a pull-out to take some pictures. Some were standard road trip shots, but most were at the request of my two cosplayers, who thought the giant trees were perfect for pictures of them as Bilbo and the Doctor.
We also got to see the Pacific Ocean for the first time, albeit briefly. We hope to spend a day at the beach later in the trip, though.
The most harrowing part of our drive was the final push through I-5 in Los Angeles. The traffic was terrifying, and the speeds insane. At one point, a giant bus flew past us with sparks flying from their back tire, swerving and listing dangerously. A few moments later, a highway patrol car flew up the line of traffic on the right, crossed all the way to the HOV lane (where the bus was), caused everyone (including us) to hit their brakes to avoid him, and then lights flashing, escorted the disabled bus to the shoulder, again causing brake lights everywhere. As we flew past, we discovered it was actually a sheriff's department bus carrying inmates. Seriously, are we in LA, or an action movie?
Still, we are here, and installed in what seems to be a decent enough inn near Disneyland, so I'm going to try and get some sleep before a long day of fun at California Adventure!
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