[CDS] Day 9-14 – California, at last
The views from the road are excellent.
We arrive in (Southern-most) California and Pacific Time, in earnest. Through the Colorado Desert to north of San Diego, up through inland California, around the east Bay Area, betwixt a heck of a lot of trees, and then along the coast. Having spent my whole life in the I-35 corridor of Texas, I have to applaud the scenery. It’s fantastic.
Pro-tip: travel with an AppleTV, if you can. Never think again about weird smart TV software or signing in and out of your streaming services. Most TVs you’ll find in an AirBnb have multiple HDMI inputs. Plug in your Apple TV, join the network, and relax. Related: a HomePod (softball-sized), if you have even more space and prefer better musical listening. And: have Ethernet, will travel. It’s easy to pack, and it saved our sanity in a cottage with feeble Wi-Fi.
What a wonderful smell we’ve discovered! A thing we have said to ourselves as we pass by various roadside interests.
👎🏻Fertilizer. Crops, garlic in particular. Massive cow farms, cows as far as the eye can see. 🫠
👍🏻That Southern California smell. The cool, fresh air and proximity to the ocean.
Minor villains you may find in an Airbnb:
a claustrophobic, low-pressure shower
a trash-can lid that refuses to stay closed
weak Wi-Fi (see above)
a bed that is listed as queen-sized but is definitely smaller than that
no door between the bedroom where someone is trying to sleep and the living room where someone has to do four video calls in a row 😬
beds placed in a corner instead of open on both sides
couches too small for two people to relax on
very uncomfortable seating, in general
Current desk situation: workable. But the stool for this table is awful. See “uncomfortable seating” above.
Soon: we actually arrive in Oregon!