I don't like driving in snow at the
best of times, so we'll likely head out to the sea after we hit
Portland, following the Columbia River. From there we'll hug the
ocean. Our first night's stop will be someplace in Oregon.
The next day we'll do the coast road
until we're in the San Francisco Bay area, then head back over to I5.
The sleeping second stop will be someplace around there.
The last day of driving will all be
zipping along on the freeway, and will get us to our Los Angeles
hotel after a light road day. This will be Sunday.
I start training Monday. The schedule
is pretty complicated, but every weekday there is a class that starts
between 11am and noon. They last from an hour to an hour-and-a-half,
and end anywhere from noon until 1:30pm.
There is always an evening class as
well. These start between 6:30 and 8:30pm; last 60-90 minutes; and
end between 8pm and 9:30.
This creates an afternoon break each
day of varying length. The shortest is 5 hours, and the longest 8.5
hours.
Monday the break is a short one of 5
hours. This is a respectable chunk of time, but I doubt I'll want to
go very far afield that first training day.
Tuesday the gap is 8.5 hours.
Disneyland is about half an hour away. I bet we'll do the half-hour
drive over and do our first of many visits. We'll be purchasing
annual passes even though we'll only be in the area two months. It's
cheaper that way.
We'll keep entertained through the
week as I train. Helen is even investigating a music group in nearby
Gardena. Our hotel is walking distance to the academy, so Helen can
have the car if she wants.
On Saturday there is a single
one-hour class that is over by noon. On Sunday there is nothing in
the timetable at all. Weekends will be largely dedicated to having
fun. I think we can find find ways to keep entertained in Los
Angeles. If not, there are always things slightly farther afield. San
Diego and Palm Springs pop to mind. Each is a two-hour drive away.
All assuming my old body holds out,
of course.
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