We'll likely be in California by the time you read this! We have experienced some pretty wild weather the last few days, with periods of sunshine in between. Yesterday there was some extremely high winds and high precipitation all through the area. Many spots were receiving more than 2" of rain in 48 hours. Highway 101 was closed this morning to remove downed trees or mudslides near Klamath, Ca, but it is now open to one way traffic. But, I'm glad I decided to get off I-5 a few days ago as there is snow in some of the passes near the Oregon/Ca line and they are enforcing the chain-up restritions. Yuck! But here on the coast it is just wet and windy. Last night, one of the local Coast Guard stations was reporting that it was unable to get out to sea because of the conditions at the mouth of the bar and that any rescue would have to come from other stations to the north or south. Sounds like a good time to head for the desert, no? Just heard that the highway is now closed near Trinidad, Ca!

Some stats: Total kms so far 1505 or an average of 301km/day. Longest day 809, shortest 45. Furthest south N42 19.994 Furthest west: W124 25.400