Trip eve post

It's the night before I'm finally on the road. Many delays, endless packing and storage unit trips.

First up, a shake down trip to southern Monterey county ranch country. Long time family friend Elaina has kindly offered a few days lodging at her central valley spread. A seriously remote and rural spread. Elaina warned there is no cell service out there. 'No cell service', I asked - 'where is it you live exactly? Canada!?' Though daunted I remain resolute I will prevail despite potentially having to use a land line. I bet it's not even fiber optic. The upside is she has no internet service either. Canada? Nay. More like the dark side of the moon.

Molly Dog is moaning incessantly about no text messaging and especially no boingboing.net. I sympathize with the tech savvy yet decidedly soft and spoiled LA hound. She'll soon learn the road makes no promises it isn't prepared to break.

I hope to use these days to clear my mind of thinking of everything in terms of what size box it will fit in.

And of course time for the planning of the next leg of our ART, Yosemite National Park.