The Last Leg

Sorry this post is a day late, but no one has yet to detail the final day's worth of events on the cousin trip.

We woke up fairly late in Barstow, CA, (about 10:30), quickly packed up, and headed to Denny's for a bite to eat. Our main incentive to go there was the 20 % off coupon that the hotel had given us. Sad to say, the incentive was not good enough. We sent our food back 2 times.

Anyway, at around noon, we began our final 6 hour leg of the trip: up through Bakersfield and then on I-5 to San Francisco. The drive began along a small highway I-58 which lead us through the desert. Overall, it was a long and dry sight. The drive for me became much more pretty though, once we hit I-5 two hours into the trip. The drive along that road really proved to me why this is the Golden State; beautiful acres of golden grain and other plants lined the way up North. Of course, as with any other highway, it got very boring after a couple of hours. But near the end of the way, I had one of the best driving "highs" of my life, (okay, I was actually in the passenger seat. It was a "passenger driving high.)" It was the drive along I-580 toward the Bay Area. The road took us through rolling hills with windmills atop them It was as if we were floating through the sky. Quite possibly one of the most intriguing drives I have ever done in my life.

Soon thereafter around 7:30 PM PST, after a windy and busy trip through Oakland, the Bay Bridge dumped us right into the Mission. Soon thereafter we came to a blue house where Emily now resides. We were so excited.

After unloading the car and various greetings, we shopped for dinner supplies at a corner store near 24'th and Bryant. Truth be told, we bought very healthy food, and it couldn't have tasted better: whole wheat pasta, spaghetti sauce, and lentil soup.

And then sadly, this morning, at 8 AM, I packed my things and set out for LA by myself, leaving the cousins to fend for themselves in the City by the Bay. That concluded the week's festivities. It was so great sharing a trip with you guys. It will remain as one of my life's most happiest memories.

Watch out world, because the cousins have paved a trail West!