Day 11 - Wednesday, Sept 4th - Weaverville to Davis (Map) (Janelle, Myself, Garnesh the British Guy, & Dave the Towtruck Driver)
   So we wake up in an empty lot in the middle of Weaverville. We bummed around town until around 1pm I think the mechanics announced that they had figured out the problem and they didn't have the part we needed and it ( Read more... )

Day 10 - Tuesday, Sept 3rd - Into California (Map) (Janelle, Myself, Garnesh the British Guy)
   Continued along the coast into California (there was a gruesome deer roadkill RIGHT at the base of the "Welcome to California" sign. Welcome indeed) and through the beautiful Redwood National Park. Down to Eureka and the plan was to then head inland ( Read more... )

Day 9 - Tuesday, Sept 2nd - Oregon Coast (Map)
   After crashing at Brian's place again we picked up Garnesh the British guy (whom recall we had missed in Seattle, he greyhounded down to Portland and caught up with us). Then on Mindy's recommendation we ate at this awesome place called Voleur somewhere in the middle of Portland that had fancy ( Read more... )

Day 8 - Monday, Sept 1st - Seattle and Portland (Map)
   Went from Everett down to Seattle (like an hour south). Had thus far not actually poked around downtown Seattle. Visited a famous coffee shop there (Victoriola or something?), Janelle and I met up with her mum (again). Then we picked up two riders (two quiet grad students, a couple, not ( Read more... )

Day 7 - Sunday, Aug 31st - San Juan Islands (Map)
   The evening before Janelle's cousin Rick, whom she affectionately calls "my big ugly cousin" had come over and hung out with Janelle and I and Janelle's sister Lindsay for a bit (though of course J & I only got back from our Olympia adventure after midnight). Rick had brought over some "Shock Top ( Read more... )

Day 3 - Eureka to Eugene (Map) - Wednesday, Aug 27th
   Woke up in a campground in the redwoods near Trinidad, CA (some small town on the coast up in the NW corner of the state). I'd pitched the two-person tent but Ben just slept outside, Janelle never woke up (so slept on the backseat in the car) and Brett lacked a sleeping bag (and Janelle had ( Read more... )

   Sorry for the delay. Been busy helping my friend Janelle move out. I will now commence my attempt to recount the trip one day at a time.

Day 1 - Orange County, CA to San Francisco (Map) - Monday, Aug 25th   Trip started illustriously with a visit to my mechanic in the morning. The engine check light had been on, the power socket didn't work ( Read more... )

Brought the car to the shop this morning to make sure it wasn't about to explode ( Read more... )

   So for this roadtrip I'm taking my Eurovan, affectionately referred to as either "the brick" or "the Krismobile." Its always had persian rugs in the back to prevent the floor from getting dirty. The backwards facing seats are usually in a removed state to allow transportation of things like centrifuges for honey extraction and other such ( Read more... )

   You may be wondering what happened with that roadtrip I was planning. Well it was pushed back. The new start date is August 25th (this Monday, ie tomorrow!)

Current participants are:
Myself (obviously)
Janelle Bel IsleBen Shapiro - A lad who just rode his bike from Ohio to San Francisco! (trip up only ( Read more... )