Almost done

Today I write this from San Francisco, CA. After wonderful adventures surfing in San Diego, Mark and I hit the road driving north along route 1 from Santa Barbara to San Francisco. We stopped over night to camp and to regroup after experiencing some of the most incredible scenery we've ever encountered (pictures to follow some time soon... the batteries are recharging right now). I'd describe the drive, but it wouldn't even begin to do it justice. Now we're in San Francisco, and after eating Chinese food in Chinatown and taking pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge we're calling it a day.

Tomorrow is our last full day on the road together. And then... Tuesday, I fly to Kentucky for a conference and Mark drives to his home for the next few months... Oregon. And life will never quite be the same again.

A Whole New World

I went to Mexico today, how about you?

Today we ventured off the native-English-speaking road and made it over to Tijuana, Mexico for lunch (thanks for the tips Gabe, they were AWESOME!!!). It was a great cultural experience. Now we're here in San Diego and loving it thoroughly!!! I'm sorry, but we may just not come back.

I'm tired and don't feel like typing more, so I'll just give you pictures:







Us in Tijuana, Mexico!
















Me in front of the Hollywood sign (yesterday)












Myself, Carrie (my friend) and Mark at Huntington Beach.

California Dreaming...

Well, we made it to the left coast. Today I touched the Pacific Ocean. But before we get too carried away, I'll give you the brief breakdown (because you don't want to read too much and I don't want to type too much, it'll be in bullet form!) because I'm tired and scattered in my thinking.

Sunday:

- Got up, left from Utah and saw the Grand Canyon (INCREDIBLE).
- Camped in the National Forest near the Grand Canyon and saw the most incredible display of stars I have ever encountered. It was also incredibly cold (like we dropped below freezing cold) for camping. But we survived with many blankets and sleeping bags. Who knew Arizon was cold!

Monday:
- We got up at 4:20 am and saw probably one of the most incredible sights of my life: sunrise over the Grand Canyon
- We hiked 10 miles around the Grand Canyon
- We drove 5 hours to get to Las Vegas
- Wandered around Vegas for a couple of hours... just enough time to develop an educated perspective that I probably don't need to go there again!

Tuesday:
- Saw the fountain in front of Bellagio... incredible!
- Drove to Los Angeles where we met up with my friend Mel from Houghton and then fellow admission counselor Carrie.

Wednesday:
- Today we ran off to Hollywood, Santa Monica beach and Huntington Beach. Gotta love the beach!!!

Who knows what adventures await us tomorrow...