The Trip Back...

We left Texas on Thursday, April 9th at 7:00 p.m. Nick and I took turns driving. Our trip back to San Diego, California took almost 37 and a half hours including stops! Not to mention we still had to drive from SD to Bakersfield.

Nick and I took turns driving. Both of the girls were ill. Reilly passed out while waiting in the McDonald's bathroom line. She ended up with a knot on her forehead and a gash just above her lip (see photo below). After that frightening experience we made our way to the half way point, which was El Paso, Texas and stayed at a Marriott Inn for 11 hours so that we could get some REAL sleep. While we were there both of the girls had stomach flu symptoms... I was so glad we were at a hotel and not in the car! At about 8 p.m. we left El Paso and drove through New Mexico, Arizona, and entered California. We arrived at National Car Rental in San Diego on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. (Cali time) to return the van which was due by 11 a.m. We didn't get to good old Bakersfield until 5:50 p.m Saturday. It was a long trip. I think that if there's a "next time" I'm flying.