We made some sacrifices--what could we leave behind? What did we absolutely not need? What could we have sent or brought to us later? Keith and I ended up running over to Whittier Cyclerly to have Luanne's bicycle disassembled for easier transport. By about 11:00 we had everything packed as tightly in the truck as we could get and we were ready to roll down tree-lined Mansa Drive one last time. We paused to take some pictures first:
Keith, Art and I worked mighty hard to get everything into the truck and we were all proud to pose with our accomplishment. I also have to give a big shout-out to Paul Morgigno, without whom we would not have been able to get the truck packed. He took a vacation day from work on Friday expressly for the purpose of helping get us loaded and ready to go. Again, "thank you, Paul."
Finally, we said our last "so longs" to Keith, Kim, and Luanne's sister, Darla, and we were on our way...all the way to La Habra where we stopped for lunch at Carl's Jr. Then we finally got to the freeway. We didn't stop again until out past Palm Springs at a rest stop. And that was pretty much the end of regular "traffic" for the trip (there was some traffic, but nothing like L.A., O.C., I.E. traffic). We got on the freeway a little after noon and drove into the next time zone and halfway through Arizona before stopping in Phoenix for the night. Unfortunately for us, it was the night before the big Cardinals playoff game so the hotels were packed full. We did have reservations, but it was still crowded getting in that evening.
We unloaded the cats and set them up for the night (something we would get very good at before the trip was over) and headed to IHOP for some dinner. The first day of driving was the shortest one and fairly uneventful once we left La Mirada. We got a good night's rest and were ready for Day 2...
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