The Gazza Chronicles, Part Four

We arrived at Dave’s Thursday afternoon, simply shattered.

The stats:

  • 1,639 miles
  • 25 hours 35 minutes driving time
  • 64.1 miles per hour average
  • 290 songs on iPod shuffle
  • 14 trillion meows

Never again . . . not like that.

The Gazza Chronicles, Part Three

Flagstaff, Arizona

We were somewhere around Albuquerque when the drugs began to take hold and Gazza finally passed out. . . . At the next fill-up, I gladly relinquished driving duties to The Wife and enjoyed my first reading of the trip before taking a very short snooze.

The longest day of driving so far, but probably the easiest with Gazza konked out. Some pretty stunning scenery between Angel Fire and Flagstaff . . . first time through this part of the U.S. The Wife and I’ve decided to take a long weekend trip to Sedona once we get settled in Laguna Beach.

Tomorrow, then: the last haul to Southern California, stopping off for the weekend at my friend Dave’s house in Silver Lake. I’m looking forward to a stiff drink soon upon arrival.

The Gazza Chronicles, Part Two

Angel Fire, New Mexico

Yesterday’s drive from Amarillo to Angel Fire was dominated by Gazza’s meowing, despite having loaded him up with a quadruple dose of sedatives. Again, travelling halfway across the U.S. with a cat is lunacy. . . .

A nice time spent with my brother and his family. We ran into Taos last night for dinner after a drive around the area.

Today we’re headed to Flagstaff, Arizona. Gazza will be medicated again. I will go temporarily insane again. . . .