Day XVII: AZ and CA

July 31, 2008

The drive to San Diego from Phoenix is probably around five or six hours. We waited until Justin came back from his Philosophy exam at eleven before we left. Abe also came by and said goodbye and help us out with directions after Justin left for his second class.

I was really sleepy so I took a nap while Bea drove the first leg. We stopped at a rest stop in the middle of the sand dunes of Southern California. It was horribly hot. I drove the rest of the way, and the ride out of the valley was great. I cruised down in neutral for about 9 miles. I also had an energy drink and was going kind of bonkers. I kept telling Bea how pink and beautiful the sky was, and telling her how excited I was that I was still in neutral. I think we’ve accepted that the driver (who’s usually drinking coffee or an energy drink) is the one talking and rambling on, while the person in the passenger’s seat is usually trying to sleep, or mumbling incoherent comments in response to the driver’s rambling.

We got to San Diego okay, found Mac’s place, and parked. His cute little apartment is a couple blocks from the beach and he lives with a guy named Mike. We got here at around nine at night, and sat down with a couple beers. I was mostly online while Bea and Mac caught up on the old times. Mac and Bea dated for 5 months (?) when she was a freshman and he was a senior in high school.. I think. He’s a cool cat. We played card games when Mike came back after work. For some reason I thought it’d be a good idea if I went outside to their pool (about five steps away from Mac’s front door) and jumped in. I got in my swimsuit first, and convinced Bea to go swimming with me. It was so cold.

We ended up staying up until 4am, with Bea, Mango and I taking over Mike’s bed while he slept on the couch. He insisted, don’t worry J. Rob texted me just as I was going to sleep at 4am, and I called him since it was morning over there. We talked, and then I went back inside and slept. Mango was pretty pooped out by the end of tonight.

-S & M