We left home (almost) on time at 6:50 this morning.
Miles today - 414. So, we are about 14% of the way to Ocean City, MD. Not bad for the first day out.
Only the first 75 miles were in California. We entered Nevada and traversed almost the entire width of the state today. The Utah state line is a mere 60 miles away.
Some other stats (assuming the plan holds):
- Today was the 4th longest day of driving that we will have
- Our longest day, many days off, is just over 500 miles
- Our total mileage will be well over 8,000
- We will lay our heads in 30 different locations. Most for one night, but some for two and some for three.
We took it easy, keeping the cruise control at about 60, even though the speed limit in most places is 70. That paid off with excellent gas mileage - about 34 MPG. And, we very peacefully sat out a 30 minute delay due to road work.
The segment of Hwy 50 that spans Nevada is known as 'The loneliest road in America'.
Neither of us would offer the slightest argument with that label.
It seems that the highway does not belong solely to motor vehicles. We were surprised to see bicyclists sharing the road with us. Nothing wrong with bicycling, of course. But, on this road it is a LONG way between stations with even the most rudimentary of services (such as an outhouse).
We were particularly surprised to note that, except for one party of four, all of the cyclists were riding entirely solo. Seems quite dangerous to us!
In any event, day is done, and we're relaxing a bit before bed.
We only brought three bottles of the good California selections from home. We'll have to wait and see what sort of vintages we'll be able to find down the road.
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