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Jul. 5th, 2007
Road Trip - Highlights
Jul. 5th, 2007 11:16 amI'll write up some more later. Here's the potted version:
Day 1: 380 miles - Seattle to Grant's Pass - looked at the traffic, listened to Podcasts... that was pretty much it. Had a nice meal at a Pizza/Brewery in Grant's Pass, slept, up at 6am and moved on
Day 2: 380 Miles - Grant's Pass to Los Banos: More of the same, pulled off to look at some historical town. Slept, got back on the road.
Day 3 (Saturday): 300 miles - Los Banos to San Diego: Took a detour to San Jaun Capistrano after finding the 5 pretty much impassable through LA. Looked at the "O'Neill" museum, which turned out to be a recreated house. Then down the 101 into San Diego. Got ripped off on a fantastically expensive and terribly average meal at The Marine Room in La Jolla (note to self, this is not pronouced how it looks)
Day 4: Relaxed around the pool - dinner at the Old Town Mexican Cafe
Day 5: Business meetings then up to south LA to stay with a friend in his new place with the pool and hot tub. BBQ'd, watched Doctor Who, relaxed
Day 6: 320 miles (LA to San Luis Opisbo): Drove the LA coastline, stopping at Venice Beach and briefly to see the Queen Mary and have lunch in a South African bar we found on the route. In SLO we stayed at the Madonna Inn. Weird, plain weird, well worth a trip though. I recommend it. We stayed in "Rock Bottom".
Day 7: 280 miles (San Luis Opisbo to Sonoma): Stopped in at Cupertino for lunch with an old friend and then up to the winelands where we stayed for a couple of lazy days.
Day 8: No driving - bliss
Day 9: 80 miles (Sonoma to Oakland) - dinner out in San Francisco and staying with friends.
Day 10: 200 miles (Oakland to Mendacino) - brunch with people in Berkley then up the coast to Mendacino. This was a big fat mistake. 2 hours of driving to make 40 miles along a road following the fractal nature of a coast line. Scary stuff. M was car sick, I was tired. Eventually we got there. Nice little town though.
Day 11: 270 miles (Mendancino to Crescent City) - via Eureka - there is nothing in Crescent City, it is like being stuck in a travel lodge at one of the less impressive parts of the British coast. We left early.
Day 12: 320 miles (Crescent City to Crater Lake) - amazing place. But after a few stops and goshes, you really are running out of options. It's also 7500 feet up, which is quite a long way.
Day 13: 300 miles (Crater Lake to Portland) - Got stuck behind a caravan driving like a tosser. Apart from that we got into Portland in the early afternoon and had a look around. Nice place, I liked.
Day 14: 200 miles (Portland to Seattle) - home again, home again, jiggity jig.
Day 1: 380 miles - Seattle to Grant's Pass - looked at the traffic, listened to Podcasts... that was pretty much it. Had a nice meal at a Pizza/Brewery in Grant's Pass, slept, up at 6am and moved on
Day 2: 380 Miles - Grant's Pass to Los Banos: More of the same, pulled off to look at some historical town. Slept, got back on the road.
Day 3 (Saturday): 300 miles - Los Banos to San Diego: Took a detour to San Jaun Capistrano after finding the 5 pretty much impassable through LA. Looked at the "O'Neill" museum, which turned out to be a recreated house. Then down the 101 into San Diego. Got ripped off on a fantastically expensive and terribly average meal at The Marine Room in La Jolla (note to self, this is not pronouced how it looks)
Day 4: Relaxed around the pool - dinner at the Old Town Mexican Cafe
Day 5: Business meetings then up to south LA to stay with a friend in his new place with the pool and hot tub. BBQ'd, watched Doctor Who, relaxed
Day 6: 320 miles (LA to San Luis Opisbo): Drove the LA coastline, stopping at Venice Beach and briefly to see the Queen Mary and have lunch in a South African bar we found on the route. In SLO we stayed at the Madonna Inn. Weird, plain weird, well worth a trip though. I recommend it. We stayed in "Rock Bottom".
Day 7: 280 miles (San Luis Opisbo to Sonoma): Stopped in at Cupertino for lunch with an old friend and then up to the winelands where we stayed for a couple of lazy days.
Day 8: No driving - bliss
Day 9: 80 miles (Sonoma to Oakland) - dinner out in San Francisco and staying with friends.
Day 10: 200 miles (Oakland to Mendacino) - brunch with people in Berkley then up the coast to Mendacino. This was a big fat mistake. 2 hours of driving to make 40 miles along a road following the fractal nature of a coast line. Scary stuff. M was car sick, I was tired. Eventually we got there. Nice little town though.
Day 11: 270 miles (Mendancino to Crescent City) - via Eureka - there is nothing in Crescent City, it is like being stuck in a travel lodge at one of the less impressive parts of the British coast. We left early.
Day 12: 320 miles (Crescent City to Crater Lake) - amazing place. But after a few stops and goshes, you really are running out of options. It's also 7500 feet up, which is quite a long way.
Day 13: 300 miles (Crater Lake to Portland) - Got stuck behind a caravan driving like a tosser. Apart from that we got into Portland in the early afternoon and had a look around. Nice place, I liked.
Day 14: 200 miles (Portland to Seattle) - home again, home again, jiggity jig.
So, I haven't seen the movie but here's a choice one for you.
M's asthma isn't covered by our medical insurance because it is a pre-existing condition.
"A medical condition is considered to be pre-existing if the member did not have prior health insurance or did not have health insurance within 180 days of enrolling in this plan."
I just tried to explain the NHS to somebody on the phone who completely boggled at the concept.
So... now we have to enter the appeals process and I need to think about what getting a renewal on my blood pressure medication is going to cost me.
M's asthma isn't covered by our medical insurance because it is a pre-existing condition.
"A medical condition is considered to be pre-existing if the member did not have prior health insurance or did not have health insurance within 180 days of enrolling in this plan."
I just tried to explain the NHS to somebody on the phone who completely boggled at the concept.
So... now we have to enter the appeals process and I need to think about what getting a renewal on my blood pressure medication is going to cost me.
Red Letter Day
Jul. 5th, 2007 04:51 pmWe have credit cards, which I assume means we have a credit report now.
Now I have to actually use the credit cards and build a track record.
The limits aren't too shabby either.
Now I have to actually use the credit cards and build a track record.
The limits aren't too shabby either.