JOURNEY JOURNAL: Trip #2

This was basically spur of the moment. After getting into a reoccurring argument with my friend I decided I've got to get the freak away from here. I told my parents I was going to California to free myself for a few days... or weeks... they decided that I should take my sister just so I wasn't going alone. Of course they were concerned about my safety. They willingly donated funds into my account so that I could make it and have a good time with a full stomach and just like that, I was gone.
Day 1: Bon Voyage!!
We loaded up the Rav, took out the seats and made a bed with blankets and boogie boards. Time for take off! We were off to a good start at a perfect time of night. 7 pm. Just after we got in the car the rain started pouring. How convenient! It cleared up about an hour into the drive where we were passing super small towns with barely even a gas station in their posession. I was getting absolutely horrible gas mileage and didn't know why.. so we stopped in Scipio to put air in the tires and to our surprise, we found a petting zoo! At first, a peacock crossing the road caught our attention and led our attention to a zebra! A zebra in the middle of nowhere! Imagine that! All we could do was laugh when we figured out that this small town had a petting zoo but no air pump for my tires. Of course. That was about the time I quit driving. We had a 12 hour drive ahead of us and I was done driving! With Chelsey driving we were finally able to find air. Who would've thought that was so hard?? We jammed out to T-Swift and hearing all of her horrible luck with guys I could only think about mine. I was wishing so bad that my friend and I hadn't gotten into a fight the other night so I wouldn't have wanted to get away so bad.
We were basically starving right after that petting zoo adventure, but the plan was that we would eat when we got to St. George. We found a Village Inn to stop at around 11 pm. See, Chelsey and I are basically old people now. We usually go to bed around like 9. So 11 was super late for us and I'm sure you know what happens when it's super late! Chelsey said, "I should get a job here!" Without hesitation I said, "Yeah, Denny's is always hiring." Chelsey started to bust up laughing saying, "..this isn't Denny's..." hahaha good times.
Day 2: We've ALL Got The Munchies!!
After camping in the car at some rest stop, we were waking up with the sun! Chelsey drove there so I figured I could do a couple more hours to the beach. :) By the way, thank you Chelsey for driving the whole way (basically to and from Cali.) "Your destination is on your right." We looked around and saw nothing but big buildings, dirty people, and lots of cars. Hardly the San Diego we were expecting. The beach was nowhere. So I guess we just had to keep driving! Very irritated, we got back on the freeway and took a random exit which landed us right in the middle of this very cramped but still very adorable little neighborhood called Ocean Beach. We found 24 hour parking practically on the shore. Everything was perfect. The day was easily wasted away. We slept and showered on the beach which was... awesome. We were going to be beach bums for a whole week! Taking turns getting dressed in the back of the car we were ready for some exploring of the town we were planning on staying in. Looking back on this, I still think that a farmer's market was the absolute best way to get to know our neighbors. Our. Stoned. Neighbors. Everyone was high. Everyone. We ended the day with a large bag of Doritos and Oreos while waiting for the sun to set over the beautiful ocean. The place was crowded. Obviously this was an everyday event. Just as we're admiring the sunset and trying to keep our valuables from all the passing strangers, one stops by us. He was friendly... I guess. But isn't everyone friendly when they're completely stoned off their butts? He didn't have much to say to us besides speaking for the whole town he said, "We've all got the munchies, huh?!?!" And just like that... He was off! .........And so were we!
Day 3: Hobo's for sure!
My sister woke me up around midnight saying that she was exhausted and needed to stop driving. All I could think to say was, "Okay.." and she told me that there was a rest stop coming up that was closed. The next closest one was 100 MILES AWAY!!!! So mean, ol' Mercedes told her to keep driving! haha I was ready to go home, I wanted to get there... I just didn't want to have to drive. If it were up to me I would have turned the freaking car around when I got to Nephi! I'm such a pansy, I know.
It was hot the next morning. The sun was more than welcoming us into the new day. Time to drive. We stopped on what's basically the border of California and Nevada just to gamble. I've never done this before... I was so nervous! Let's just say that I didn't lose my money... And I really want to try again... No, I'm not addicted. :-/ It was too bad that Chelsey couldn't stay at the slots with me, turns out she was really good luck that day! We tried our hands at the scratch and win cards and yes... we lost all of our money with those! We won a few dollars here and there, don't worry! Time to gas up the car and we were on our way back home.
Wait. Back home already? Why? Oh, because we ran out of money (not including the money we had set aside for gambling) and I had a whole bunch of bills coming up. I was stressed and missed my man too bad. It was nice though, it was fun and we didn't even fight! So thank you Brandon Baker for donating to our Random Trip Fund, and thanks mom for letting me borrow your favorite daughter for a few days. But I do have to apologize, sorry we weren't gone longer! I promise to make the trip again soon!