I just got back today from a road trip with muz, joey, and bobby. All in all, a very epic and very tiring experience. I’ll probably write about some pages from the saga such that our grandchildren may remember the day their grandparents risked their lives and strengthened their friendships… and lost a lot of their money. But until then, I’ll let you read through the stats (compiled by Joey with some edits by me).
The cities we stopped at in order:
Salt Lake City, Reno, San Francisco, Salinas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Hurricane, Salt Lake City
Vehicle: 2009 Honda Civic EX
Distance Traveled: ~2,400 miles
Longest Distance traveled in one day: 524 miles (Salt Lake City to Reno)
States visited: 4
- Utah
- Nevada
- California
- Arizona
Duration: 9 days
Lowest Temperature: 19° F, Northern Nevada
Highest Temperature: 82° F, Long Beach
Points traveled:
Northernmost: Wells, NV
Westernmost: Sausalito, CA
Southernmost: Long Beach, CA
Easternmost: Provo, UT
Lowest Elevation: 0 meters/ 0 feet (sea level), Long Beach
Highest Elevation: 1,829 meters/ 6,000 feet, Hidden Canyon at Zions National Park
Near Death Experiences: 4
- Sama almost driving into a van
- almost staying at the Rex Motel
- nearly falling off a cliff at Zions
- Joey using his too fast too furious driving techniques to avoid hitting a rabbit while we drove through the mojave desert
Major Traffic Violations: ~30?
Times stopped by the police: 0
Percent of Joey’s untouchability: 100%
Domino matches played: ~20
Domino matches won by Sama: 1 (via tie breaker)
Blokus matches played: 1
Blokus matches won by a vengeful Sama: 1 (epic destruction of Joey, Muzzy, and Bobby)
Net balance due to gambling (Reno + Las Vegas): -$109.00
Friends we met up with: Elana, Chi
