Day 4
We awoke amongst tall pines today. Cauchy was barking incessantly. We looked out of the tent only to spy Aldo running loose after a squirrel. Cauchy was jealous of Aldo’s new found freedom and was simply trying to get our attention. An interesting lady was the campground host, she sold all of her possessions and lived in campgrounds. We found a cafe and shared a gi-normous omelet. It was tasty.
The waitress enthusiastically suggested we take the scenic route back to the highway. We did. It was spendiferous! The dogs were sticking their heads out the window. Aldo seemed so enthralled by the scenery that he kept trying to get up into the front seat for a better view.
We then made our way to a Home Depot to acquire something to keep our roof whale’s mouth shut. We discovered that in California you can pick up several immigrants for pretty cheap work right at the Home Depot entrance. Not in need of immigrants, we headed back out to the highway.
We proceeded to book it up to Tahoe. Unfortunately, we had to drive through the LA area. LA is gross. Seriously gross. Why do people live there? Ew.
Route 5 is also gross. Industrial farming is gross. Gross. California drivers are insane. Erin was very frustrated with them. Erin couldn’t wait to get away from them. The Jersey Girl attitude made an appearance several times. The Jersey Bird made several appearances as well.
We stopped in Sacramento for a early dinner/late lunch. Burritos were had by all. Lake Tahoe was getting closer. As darkness approached, we hit the very windy road that leads into South Lake Tahoe. The California drivers were out in full-force. Finally, we made it to the doorstep of Izzy’s Dad’s little cabin in Markleeville. Following hugs, sleep was had by all.
Cheers,
–Erin and Israel