Thursday, December 16, 2004
Route 66 and Joshua Tree
We woke up this morning to a feisty Fraser, but he did drink quite a bit of Pedialyte mixed with formula, so we were very grateful that he appeared to be turning the corner. The goal was to hit more of Route 66 and then through Joshua Tree National Forest before we arrived in Carlsbad by mid afternoon.
Fraser developed a stubborn streak in the car and refused to drink any bottles in the car during the day, but he was smiling and feeling much better. He also kept up on his sleep. During one of those naps, we were along a remote portion of Route 66 when we came across an old diner and motel, so we decided to stop and stretch. We enjoyed the break. Bella and I agreed that the bus we saw would be a worthy replacement to Uncle Tom and Dave's bus back in Siouxland.
From there, we headed through Joshua Tree National Forest. It was a nice diversion with some cool scenery. Big rocks and funky trees and cactus. A 40 foot tall Joshua Tree in the middle of the park is the biggest.
From there, we were into the home stretch and ready to finish the drive. As we got to town, headed toward Earle and Joanne's house, Fraser and Bella both woke up, so we stopped by the 'new house' before the furniture shows up tomorrow. Fraser again refused a bottle, but he got in his usual 30 minute work out routine in front of the fireplace. Funny kid.
Well, we made it. We will provide one last update when we get loaded in this weekend.
Fraser developed a stubborn streak in the car and refused to drink any bottles in the car during the day, but he was smiling and feeling much better. He also kept up on his sleep. During one of those naps, we were along a remote portion of Route 66 when we came across an old diner and motel, so we decided to stop and stretch. We enjoyed the break. Bella and I agreed that the bus we saw would be a worthy replacement to Uncle Tom and Dave's bus back in Siouxland.
From there, we headed through Joshua Tree National Forest. It was a nice diversion with some cool scenery. Big rocks and funky trees and cactus. A 40 foot tall Joshua Tree in the middle of the park is the biggest.
From there, we were into the home stretch and ready to finish the drive. As we got to town, headed toward Earle and Joanne's house, Fraser and Bella both woke up, so we stopped by the 'new house' before the furniture shows up tomorrow. Fraser again refused a bottle, but he got in his usual 30 minute work out routine in front of the fireplace. Funny kid.
Well, we made it. We will provide one last update when we get loaded in this weekend.
From Flagstaff to Needles
This is being posted late as the hotel's purported broadband did not exist.
We woke up on Wednesday with Fraser feeling better and drinking 10 oz of Pedialyte, but he was still very tired and lethargic. We decided we would leave in the early afternoon and let Fraser catch up on sleep. This also meant we would bypass the Grand Canyon as we wouldn't have enough time to stop there and have a reasonable drive on Thursday to Carlsbad. We grabbed lunch at a diner on Route 66 that had lots of trains, which was a big hit with Bella, so we decided we would stop by the historic train station in downtown on the way out of town. As you can see, Bella got to see a real big train up close.
After that, we hit the road for a short 3 hour drive to Needles, CA, just across the border from AZ and in the middle of nowhere. We arrived here in time for the puking to start again and make for a tough night again. Probably the highlight of the night was Bella winning two stuffed animals(penguin and a bear) in the metal claw machine. It was in theory her last try and somehow she got two with one grab.
Only 350 miles to go, a stop through Joshua Tree National Park, and hopefully no more puking.
We woke up on Wednesday with Fraser feeling better and drinking 10 oz of Pedialyte, but he was still very tired and lethargic. We decided we would leave in the early afternoon and let Fraser catch up on sleep. This also meant we would bypass the Grand Canyon as we wouldn't have enough time to stop there and have a reasonable drive on Thursday to Carlsbad. We grabbed lunch at a diner on Route 66 that had lots of trains, which was a big hit with Bella, so we decided we would stop by the historic train station in downtown on the way out of town. As you can see, Bella got to see a real big train up close.
After that, we hit the road for a short 3 hour drive to Needles, CA, just across the border from AZ and in the middle of nowhere. We arrived here in time for the puking to start again and make for a tough night again. Probably the highlight of the night was Bella winning two stuffed animals(penguin and a bear) in the metal claw machine. It was in theory her last try and somehow she got two with one grab.
Only 350 miles to go, a stop through Joshua Tree National Park, and hopefully no more puking.
