We made it! My girlfriend and I pulled into Pasadena last night, 5 full days after leaving New Jersey. The Philly stop was great: we had lunch with my sister, bought a map and were on our way. We weren't able to progress as quickly as we'd hoped, as the east coast had been experiencing a lot of rain at the time. It would take us 8 hours to get out of the storm!Louisville was a lot of fun too. Just about my entire family from my moms side showed up to greet us. I had a chance to see cousins I haven't seen in over a decade, and meet one (now 5) for the first time. Jennifer was a hit, I think they all enjoyed her company. From Louisville, it was on to Oklahoma City. We made a quick stop in St. Louis to go to the top of the Gateway Arch, but the drive was pretty much straight through. We picked up some fruit and made sandwiches at my grandmothers house that allowed us not to have to stop for food. From Oklahoma City, we made our way to Gallup, New Mexico. The quicky stop for the day was in Amarillo (which the locals pronounce, "Aye-marilo") for postcard sending and some good 'ole Texas barbeque. Gallup was an interesting town, comprised mostly of a main street that runs right along I-40. Although a small town in a small state (population wise) it seemed to have it's own culture and economy, which you don't often see in non-major cities in non-major states. From Gallup we set out for LA making a couple stops for food and even some sight seeing. We found out the Petrified Forest National Park is right off of I-40 in Arizona, so we decided to check it out. I'd remembered reading about it in school, so it was cool to finally see it. Afterwards, Jennifer had the taste for some Tex-Mex, so we stopped off at a little family restaurant in Flagstaff to satisfy it (man was that good). Later on in the evening, shortly after entering California, we stopped in Barstow for some dinner. We made it back to Pasadena in good time, around 10:00 pm. A couple of the more interesting points of the trip: First off, we didn't see the sun until we were about an hour west of St. Louis! That made something like 24 hours worth of driving (from Philly) under one continuous cloud! Secondly, we had a chance to see several gas prices throughout the country. I'd say we averaged between $2.90 and $3.00 per gallon. However, in Needles, CA, we paid $3.98 per gallon to fill up! Also, with regards to gas, some states allow the sale of unleaded 86 rather than 87. All in all, 2964 miles of fun. Looking forward to doing again :)
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