We Made It

Traveling always makes for a long day; but we made it. I'm blogging on my iPhone, so please excuse the typos and the brevity. I know it should only feel like 6:30, but I am ready to go to bed.

We got caught in a torrential downpour on the drive from the airport and even with the wipers on high speed I couldn't see where I was going; there were no reflective ba-da-bumps to mark the traffic lanes and everyone slowed to a crawl. And I'm not complaining. I was about to pull over until the cloud burst passed. It's supposed to be like that all week, with thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday.

The rental car I got this trip is much nicer than last time. We had a Ford Focus and I hated it. I hated the way it handled and its lack of oomph. And something about the steering wheel just made it feel like a pretend car. A toy. This time they gave me a Ford Fusion and it handles so much better. Though I still crack my head on the door frame every time I get in and out of it. And the drivers seat is miserable uncomfortable.

After getting lost on some some of the very rural roads here on our last trip I had planned on getting GPS with the rental this time. But at $15/day for 8 days, I just couldn't bring myself to do it. We went without before and survived, so I figured we could manage again. I've already pulled multiple U-turns because we missed our turn. I should really check whether U-ies are even legal here.

And I don't know why I even bothered to set the car alarm. There's no way I'd ever hear it over the cricket cacophony. They're almost deafening.

Planning to see the house in the morning!