The last, big drive

This morning we learned that our trip north to Lodi wasn't really necessary. Would've been nice to figure out before we spent 9 hours driving through insane traffic, but live and learn, I suppose.

So instead of continuing, we turned around and headed south to San Diego.



It was a long drive, but good. I finished The Waste Lands, book three of the Dark Tower series. It was good! Much better than book two.

Check out this joker. This is something that has become a pet peeve of mine over the course of this trip - cars that park in RV spots. What's this guy thinking? That he found an enormous and legendary parking spot - the most spacious spot of all, told of only in myth?! Come on! Park in a car spot, stupies.

This isn't the first time it's happened - I've run into it all over the place. These must be the same people who take a cart, full to brimming with groceries, to the self checkout kiosk. They're also almost certainly the same people who spend 30 minutes at the redbox browsing and reading every movie's description. Ugh ...

We ate dinner in Burbank at BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse! I was excited because Nealy used to work at BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse in Greenwood! This was the first time I'd been and I really enjoyed it. The parmesan crusted chicken (which I ordered on Nealy's recommendation) is excellent. Gram enjoyed a turkey club. Pop ordered the spaghetti, despite Nealy's advice to the contrary. He decided that the noodles weren't good, but the meat sauce was tasty.

We're at another Walmart tonight! This was our last big drive. We'll be in San Diego for a few nights and then we'll leave the Born Frees here and fly to Omaha Thursday afternoon.