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Yesterday morning, we slept in a little bit and probably spent too much time trying to get rested for the final push home. But OTOH, given how tired we were, maybe it wasn't enough. We went to the Montego Bay casino for brunch (rather lackluster compared to the Reno Peppermill). The Montego Bay-Wendover Nugget is so close to the state line that I think the parking garage is actually in Utah.
( The Long, Hot, Drive Home )
Lisa and I were both very tired. Lisa told me to take a nap, so I got out my neck pillow and she says that I was asleep within seconds and slept for maybe half an hour. I woke up when she pulled off the freeway so that she could close her eyes as well. We know how dangerous this situation is. We made a lot of stops because we were not in great condition for driving and because I-80 in this area is sleep-inducing, even at 75 mph.
( Elko... and Pinball )
Playing pinball in Elko for a while got the blood flowing again and we set off west once more. Again, we stopped a lot, resting some and walking some in an attempt to keep awake. At one point, Lisa gave up completely and had me drive for a while, which is unusual, as she had driven nearly every bit of this trip except a couple of short stretches and a bit of hostling of the van in parking lots and the like.
( Last Meal on the Road )
We passed through Lovelock (where we made our final rest stop) and got back to Fernley between 9 and 10 PM. Home looked very good, although it was very warm from having been buttoned up for two weeks. We unpacked the minimum material, left many things in the minivan, restarted the house, and as soon as we could, fell into bed.
It was a good trip, and we saw some great stuff along the way, but we're tired and it's going to take time to recover. Unfortunately, it's time we may not have, as this week sees the delivery of three cord of firewood (which should cover us for this winter) and of a large delivery that is apt to keep us busy for some time to come. But I'm glad we took the trip. I just wish it would have been practical to spend multiple days in the same place (other than Worldcon) more often than we did, so we could spend less of our travel time packing and unpacking.
Thus ends the 2016 Worldcon Road Trip Report. I haven not forgotten that there is a day of pictures missing, and still hope to go fix it sometime this week, if I work up the energy to do so.
( The Long, Hot, Drive Home )
Lisa and I were both very tired. Lisa told me to take a nap, so I got out my neck pillow and she says that I was asleep within seconds and slept for maybe half an hour. I woke up when she pulled off the freeway so that she could close her eyes as well. We know how dangerous this situation is. We made a lot of stops because we were not in great condition for driving and because I-80 in this area is sleep-inducing, even at 75 mph.
( Elko... and Pinball )
Playing pinball in Elko for a while got the blood flowing again and we set off west once more. Again, we stopped a lot, resting some and walking some in an attempt to keep awake. At one point, Lisa gave up completely and had me drive for a while, which is unusual, as she had driven nearly every bit of this trip except a couple of short stretches and a bit of hostling of the van in parking lots and the like.
( Last Meal on the Road )
We passed through Lovelock (where we made our final rest stop) and got back to Fernley between 9 and 10 PM. Home looked very good, although it was very warm from having been buttoned up for two weeks. We unpacked the minimum material, left many things in the minivan, restarted the house, and as soon as we could, fell into bed.
It was a good trip, and we saw some great stuff along the way, but we're tired and it's going to take time to recover. Unfortunately, it's time we may not have, as this week sees the delivery of three cord of firewood (which should cover us for this winter) and of a large delivery that is apt to keep us busy for some time to come. But I'm glad we took the trip. I just wish it would have been practical to spend multiple days in the same place (other than Worldcon) more often than we did, so we could spend less of our travel time packing and unpacking.
Thus ends the 2016 Worldcon Road Trip Report. I haven not forgotten that there is a day of pictures missing, and still hope to go fix it sometime this week, if I work up the energy to do so.
