I was able to start driving earlier this morning, as the temperature was over 40 by 9a.m.
Still no deep interactions with anyone, although I am moving pretty quickly. I want to make it to the Bay to get my truck smogged in time to leave California and be back in Atlanta by the 4th of January. Then I’m hoping to make it to D.C. for the January 18th march.
We’ll see.
Of course, being Sunday if/when I can find a Y, they close early – sometimes at 2pm, other times maybe 4pm. But I’m too late pulling into El Paso to find one, even with the hours I gained heading through time zones going west.
But I do find a Planet Fitness to work out at – thanks to my health insurance paying for Silver Sneakers – a benefit I will lose January 1st but it’s been a nice alternative to working out at the Y, as they are often open 24/7 or at least 24/5.
I’ll cross state lines into New Mexico tonight – where there is a very modern, very new rest area I like to rest at. There’s parking for probably more than 50 vehicles but most of the time there’s only a couple cars there. I don’t think semis can negotiate the parking lot so well so usually I don’t have to worry about those annoying diesel engines rumbling the whole time I’m trying to rest.
I’ll make a huge pot of soup for tonight’s meal and road food tomorrow. As there’s plenty of sun, my solar is being a star!
