Weather is an adversary I considered while planning this trip and the possibility of it ruining plans. It still has the power to ruin plans and even destroy. Fortunately I have wonderful hosts and it did not negatively impact the day. However, I did have to take a rain check with a friend that I can...

Cant Alamo

As you can see by the initial image I visited The Alamo today. A couple of observations which are not likely unique to me:

1. I thought it would be bigger
2. I did not think it would be surrounded in a city area

We did not tour the interior of The Alamo today due to my time cons...

I started today earlier than my normal on a rather restless night. Between appliance noises and other guests parking checking-in for the evening I was up every few hours. The parking lot was more full than I expected when I was checking out at 0600 (local time) and heading out from Las Cruces, NM....

If you are wondering how I occupy myself for hours staring at the same scenery it often goes something like this...with music. There are so many songs to shuffle through and it has been a while since a karaoke night.

Today started off well with a quick McDonald's breakfast courtesy of my hos...

Let's do this! I should have more than a 32.33 chance of survival if I stick to the plan. I started off by heading to the Pacific Ocean where SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) meets Route 39 (Beach Boulevard) to document the start of the trip. As you can see I have over-packed over-promised and I wi...