Wow. Last day of being 26. Day of departure for road trip. All in all, things are pretty surreral for me right now, I’m anxious.

The truck is all packed. Everything from velcro to batteries to tylenol to long johns.

today I leave Hopland, and head for Auburn, and then tomorrow, Kate and I leave for Yosemite, where we have reservations for a couple of nights.

At this point, having the last two weeks at home with my parents has probably been the best thing, I’ve spent every single day of it preparing for some aspect or another of the trip. Yesterday I made mosquito netting and curtains for the back of the truck where we will sleep. Today before I leave for the road I am going to polish and shine the truck.

O dang I forgot to back up my hard drive… and, o, I have to call the insurance company… o, all these things before leaving. I had better get off the computer and get serious.

This is our home for the next many weeks: