I would like to start this post off by
apologizing for my last post. I know it was a whole day late and
reading back through it I realized how rushed and sporadic it
sounded. I had a blast driving Route 66 and I recommend everyone do
at least part of it sometime in their life. It was fun seeing all of
the old businesses that are still surviving along the route that have
been there since the beginning. I was able to see some of America's
history as well as see some states that I never have. We came close
to seeing the Grand Canyon which I would have loved to stop and see
but at the time we were in a race against the sun so maybe next time.
I left off my last post in Palo Alto
where we stayed the night before last. We were able to meet up with
some high school friends, get some food and drinks, and do some
catching. It was so nice getting off the road for one night and just
relaxing and having a good time with old friends. That night we
crashed on our friend's couches after playing some super smash bros
on his nintendo 64. The next morning we grabbed some delicious brunch
and took the train back to my car in San Jose.
Once we got back to the car I was able
to find a parts store nearby that had a headlight switch in stock
hoping that I would be able to fix the no headlights issue. Low and
behold after switching out the part the headlights returned. We have
rejoined the 20th century and can drive at night. With that little
win in our back pocket we started or journey north to the nice and
freezing Pacific Northwest. We stopped at In-N-Out burger for some
dinner which is a must anytime you are in California and then later
on down the road decided to stop in the outskirts of Redding, CA to
spend the night and get some rest.
Up to tis point we decided that we had
gone 2 for 5 in picking a good clean place to stay for a night, this
hotel did not increase our percentage. We decided on a Motel 6 right
off of the freeway because of it's cheap price and that it was right
there. After checking in we headed to our room and when I walked in I
noticed a smell that I couldn't quite put my finger on but it didn't
bother me too much so I set my stuff down and started to get
comfortable. It was at this time that Dan remember that Motel 6 lets
people bring their animals for free and decided to tell me which
shattered the glass for me. The weird smell I couldn't put my finger
on before was wet dog and it was almost unbearable now that I knew
what it was. I couldn't decide if this smell was better or worse then
a smoke smell but I soon got tired enough that it didn't matter and I
was able to get some shut eye.
The car is still hanging in there. I
had to pull off the freeway last night because it started to back
fire out of the carburetor every so often and it sounded like a gun
shot every time. It has been backfiring every now and then when the
motor was under load but nothing like this before. So I pulled off
and into a hotel parking lot, just in case, and adjusted the timing a
little bit as well as the carburetor jets. I reluctantly got back on
the freeway and what do you know it ran better then it had most of
the trip. No backfires and a little more power. Right now I am
adjusting everything by sound and feel since the way it is set up now
the car shouldn't even start. Just trying to get it close enough to
my dad, Uncle Simon, and Ryan so they can take a look at it.
Like I mentioned above we made it as
far as good old Redding a short 12 hour trip to Spokane, WA from
here. So that is the plan, Spokane or bust. If we can just get
within 2 or 3 hours of Spokane I don't see much of anything that will
stop us. If we can drive straight through that means our very longer
and adventurous journey will come to an end tonight. I am looking
forward to not having to stay in questionable motel rooms and some
real food.
With the donations sitting at $900 we
have a day to get that last $100. That is only $10 from now until 8pm
tonight. Spread the word. Spokane Guilds School deserves every cent
for all of the help they provide these kids and their families and
they depend on your donations. Skip the movies today and give that
$10 to a well deserving institution.
Since we are done with the historic
Route 66 we really haven't taken any pictures so here are a couple of
clips of Caleb, one telling you how GREAT you all are for your very
generous donations and the other warning us of the weather to come as
we reluctantly leave the fair weather of California.
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