Wow, what a wild departure. We had so much still to do yesterday I can't believe that we actually left. I was running around the house getting things completely set for the broker and packing the truck. Meanwhile Hideko took the Audi to Pasadena to sell it and then, this was a high priority, she had to spend all of the gift certificates that she had piled up over the past year.

As she shopped she ran into an old coworker who had quit at her work to play in a band full time. He was performing right down the street! So I picked Hideko up at around 9PM from the cafe and we headed for the state line, truck packed to the roof.

We only made it to Palm Springs before we had to take a break at a road side motel. Today we have had the excitement of crossing Texas. Texas is more like a country than a state...