Yesterday was a bit of a hell day of driving. Left Peoria around 10:00 AM. Set the GPS in the car with the address in Palm Desert and it immediately said there was a major accident around Indio. Hmmm, okay, that is like 4 hours away.

Drove and listened to my book again. I was about 15 miles from my destination when the traffic came to a standstill. The sign said it was a 3 hour delay. There was a rest area right by the sign that was packed. Tractor trailers were lining the shoulder of the road. I had less than a quarter of a tank of gas. WTF? 4 hours and they weren’t able to clear the road yet?

Luckily, there was a turnaround just yards in front of me and I took it and headed East again. I messed around with the GPS and plugged in Detour and, guess what? It took me back about 9 miles and I was able to detour around the whole mess. Didn’t even run out of gas!

Got to my sister-in-law, Sandy’s, rental place in Palm Desert about 3:00. Nice place. Eclectic 50’s buildings. 80+ degrees out but almost cool in the house.

Had a nice time visiting with them last night. Slept really well. (Thanks, Mar and Gar, but a real bed was a good change from the motor home table/bed.)

Am planning on heading West sometime today and spending the night somewhere closer to the airport. Looks like I should be able to make a flight Wednesday. Today’s flights were all oversold with those other Seahawk fans trying to get home! Saw lots of them on the road yesterday!

GO HAWKS! Yes, I still believe!