California Hotels

Friday, 8/1 - Well, after many months of planning, the day has finally arrived! We left the house at exactly 4:44pm and got on the road. We left Connecticut on I-84 West until we hit Scranton, PA about 3 hours later. We found an old fashioned diner off the highway and grabbed a bite. Chick's Diner was packed, it smelled of smoke (it's been a while since I've eaten in a place where smoking was allowed), but we had an enjoyable meal. It took longer than we expected, but we were out of there after a quick stop for some ice cream for Sophia. Our destination was still 2 hours away and while the ...

Leave home from Seattle at 5am, drove 13 hrs non stop. When we got into the northern tip of California, hot waves hit us right away. Check at the outside temp on the Dashboard, it's at 102F. Driving into San Francisco downtown to our hotel, we saw the miles miles long traffic on the opposite side, we feel sorry for those who work in SF. We arrive at the hotel around 6:30pm. The hotel is right in the middle of town with restaurants and shopping all around. Intercontinental SF is very nicely fashionably decorated. We just went around the block to have a quick Japanese dinner. Then we met with ...

Quote of the day: "Patty... I love you, but it's past lunch time." -Joab A good first day, although we barely fed the children (or ourselves). Left the house around 8:30am. It felt weirdly normal. We decided to take the scenic route out of Massahusetts, which was great and awful. It was a nice setting for the kids first journal entries. Arrianna wrote about the Boy's incessant talking and suggested leaving him on the side of the road with a sign, "Free Kid: Beware". We drove past some beautiful swamps, rivers, and little villages. Joab liked pointing out "dilapidated" houses and barns along ...