Gujju

Note: Havent been able to update the blog over the past few days.. Hotels without Internet, more hours of driving as we dropped off people along the way, and weeks of travel through changing weather, different altitudes and shifting time zones caught up with us eventually. Unfortunately, that means that I dont remember all the fun, whacky moments from the trip that made it such an enjoyable holiday :( Its those stories, those anecdotes that defined our trip, but nevertheless, heres an overview of what we did end up doing. ************************** Woke up to a glorious day in the mountains - Clear blue skies, stunning red mountains illuminated by the rising sun and glowing in brilliant orange, a gentle cold breeze, wide open valleys outside our window... Sedona is located 4500ft up in the mountains, ... read more

Note: Havent been able to update the blog over the past few days.. Hotels without Internet, more hours of driving as we dropped off people along the way, and weeks of travel through changing weather, different altitudes and shifting time zones caught up with us eventually. Unfortunately, that means that I dont remember all the fun, whacky moments from the trip that made it such an enjoyable holiday :( Its those stories, those anecdotes that defined our trip, but nevertheless, heres an overview of what we did end up doing. ************************** Day 08 in Dallas: Started our drive from New Orleans after our jazz show at about 8pm.. Plan was to see how far we can get before pulling in at one of the motels along the way and calling it a night.. At around 1am, ... read more

9am: Another day, another view of the beach in the morning. We all step out for a walk along the water. We are in the mood for some fun snaps. We keep scaring away the poor seagulls as we take pics running through their ranks. Akshay and Sanak take several snaps jumping up and down the beach. Now I know what causes tsunamis along the Gulf Coast. 1pm: We watch fishermen on the pier, say bye to the seagulls and head out of Pensacola. 3pm: Lunch at Olive Garden. First decent meal for the vegetarians on the trip 8pm: We are in New Orleans. There is some debate over where we should stay for the night. The Clarion is cheaper but doesnt look too clean and is located a few blocks away from the nightlife ... read more

10am: Akshay and I explore the beach while the others still snore. The seagulls dont seem too excited to see us there. Had a quick round of Daytona racing in the arcade room before heading back up to the room 12noon: Breakfast in the van today. We decide to buy some cereal and milk from CVS. Sanak and I find a Wii console, Neha and Dhiraj find that its not a good idea to leave us unattended for even 5 mins Highlights of the drive: - Sanak finally finds a post office to mail the letters he has been carrying since Chicago. The letters have had a road trip of their own before finding their way into a postbox 2000 miles away from home - Neha manages to confuse everyone for a while by looking ... read more

9am: We were supposed to see a bit of the city before we leave in the afternoon. But Sanak woke up only at 10am. Hmm, not a good sign for the trip given that we plan to wake up early and do most of the driving during the day to avoid driving at night. Dhiraj called to warn us about the huge snowstorm headed our way. We are gonna be driving right into it. Definitely not the best start to the trip! 1pm: Alright, so finally made it out of the house and decided to show Sanak a bit of New York.. which basically meant making a few rounds of Times Square and keeping him happy with a couple of trips to the M&M and Hersheys store. 5pm: Bags - check. Soda - check. Chips - ... read more