Make the distance: the breakdown of road tripping
I left for L.A last week took Thursday off from work and couldn't wait to get the heck out of dodge. My dad loaded up the family van Wednesday night and we drove down to Clovis and stayed the night at a family friends. in the morning Dad drove another four hours to L.A. We managed to check into the Marriott Hotel and had a great afternoon at the beach. This Easter weekend was awesome, much needed reprieve/break and let's just say moxie fell asleep on the beach after frolicking and became lobster red without even knowing it! Hopefully that will turn into a tan! As we drove the full 7 1/2 hours home, we stopped for gas and my heart briefly stopped when I saw Dad's price for the van. $100.00 dollars for a full tank! Imagine if he had a truck, that'd be even more. I considered the price a person pays to take a trip for a weekend against flying down there roundtrip would cost more depending on when you bought it, or who with. However, I myself have wanted to visit people, O...