We dubbed this year "our adventure," and the last ten days have truly lived up to that reputation. Unfortunately, this has largely been in a negative way. Never fear however, chaotic, frustrating situations tend to make for far better stories, and do we have a good one. Without disaster, the story of our time since San Diego might have sounded something like "we drove across the country to the South and attended a wedding, later proceeding to Lance's mother's home for a familial visit." Now for the real story.... After quick reorganization in San Diego, including quite a few loads of laundry courtesy of my generous aunt and uncle, we headed east, nostalgically leaving the surf for another time. Our route lay all along Interstate 10, crossing California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana. We
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