Things I've learned on this road trip

This current excursion is the first road trip I've taken in a very long time. Our travels usually involve the stresses of airplanes, airport hassles, security checks by utter incompetents and being expedited to faraway places. This time, as a change, and because our time isn't voluminous, we decided to hit the road. We're happy we did and are having a great time.

But, in doing the road tip and going from place-to place, I have learned some stuff. One of the important ones is that I have a two-day tolerance for junk food. I cannot believe the guy who wrote Supersize Me didn't die during his month. After two days I end up feeling bloated, nauseous, gassy (pardon!), and generally out-of-sorts. Doesn't matter what the joint is, the alleged food becomes repulsive. Consequently, we are endeavoring to prepare our own fare as much as possible. Today, for our drive south, we packed a picnic lunch. We stopped at a state park over the ocean, ate our simple sandwiches and it was heavenly. The gull we shared our lunch with thought so, too.

Something else I have learned is that this year's souvenir is next year's yard sale item. Wandering through Old Town Florence (pictured above) is very cool. But, shop-after-shop offers to hungry tourists virtually the exactly same items of crap. Nothing much I want to take home, sorry. Mind you, I'm not big on souvenirs at the best of times. My souvenirs are my memories and my photos, and that's all I need, not a tacky T-shirt or a crummy coffee mug.

Today we moved south. We are currently in Brookings, right near the California state line and it is disappointingly foggy after a very bright day in Florence, yesterday. But, it's good, anyway, and as I have already told Angela, we are staying in just the hostelry she suggested, even though she hadn't yet suggested it when we made the decision. We're going to be here for a couple of days, and then move on, hopefully to go up to Crater Lake early in the week.