Roadtrip: California

This post is way overdue–sorry, Dad! I know I promised it days ago, but I’ve been zipping through the Southwest the past week.

Anyway, California was amazing. The first day of driving was absolutely amazing, beginning with Avenue of the Giants, which runs through a redwood forest. I finally touched one of those big, beautiful trees!

Then I continued onto California Highway 1, which is the craziest, scariest, and most beautiful road I’ve ever driven. Full of incredibly sharp turns and often driving along an immense cliff. It was exhausting to navigate, but completely gorgeous and by far the best day of driving I’ve had on this trip.

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The next week and a half was a whirlwind of awesomeness. First I stayed with my friend Sandy in San Francisco. We ate tons of great food, saw an excellent concert, and explored downtown San Francisco together. It was so great to see him, and he was a truly excellent host.

Next I was off to Los Angeles to see my friend Chris, with whom I had studied abroad in Samoa. We had a great weekend, taking a bike ride to Venice Beach, surfing in Malibu, going to a horse race, and just taking time to catch up and hang out with each other. It was sad to leave each of them, but now I’m in New Orleans, making my way back to the east coast at a much quicker pace than I left it.

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