Author: MikeDiazTheFirst

Mike was born in Queen, New York to a blue collar family. An avid self educator, artist, and traveler he’s traveled around the globe three times while immersing himself in the culture of 48 different countries and counting.  Read about his journeys and musings here.
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Day 43

Before we went to sleep last night we talked about the fires and what that would mean for our route for the next few days, along with our breakfast options. We decided to wake up so we could wake the mile to the breakfast spot for their opening. It was actually a nice change of…

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Day 42

We woke up and got ready to go across the street for breakfast. The hotel, most expensive of the trip so far, offered us a $5 voucher for the cafe across the street. We stepped outside and was hit in the face with smoke. We knew the wild fires are raging in California, and the…

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Day 41

We woke up, got ready and headed across the street for breakfast. As we approached I thought again, we will be waiting outside before they open. However, not only were they open but other people were already sitting inside. They were open before ‘opening’ early enough for these other people to already be sitting. This…

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Day 40

I was surprisingly not very tired for bed. Not that I was going to stay awake all night but when we talked about going to sleep I read on the phone for a while more. Then the alarm went off. I had a quick pee before Jerry got in the shower and I got dressed…

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Day 39

We woke up looking at a big day. We got ready and headed out. The only place in town for breakfast was about a mile away. These places that only have a single option for breakfast…  We arrived before they opened and stood outside watching the sleepy town start to come to life. Two women…

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Day 38

I went to the office to check out the continental breakfast. Kids cereal, coffee and bread with a toaster. We’re gonna need better then this. I look at the map and see a place up the road that might have a slightly better breakfast. We headed down the street. It was kind of nice to…

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Day 37

I was out last night! I think I was more tired then I wanted to admit. When the alarm went off Jerry went for a shower and I rolled over for a snooze. I woke up hearing Jerry getting out of the bathroom. I sprung up to get dressed, I hate making others wait for…

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Day 36

We woke up before the alarm, kind of surprising when we went to bed so late. We got Boston Pizza again! And watched The Goonies. It was pretty fun to watch such a childhood staple except with the knowledge that we are heading there. I have now played The Oregon Trail, Watched The Goonies, and…

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Day 35

I slept real well last night, almost didn’t wake up at all. When the alarm went off Jerry headed for the shower and I stretched in bed for a minute. I showered and thought about about washing my clothes but worried about rain.  We left the room hoping the cafe attached to the gas station…

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Day 34

I had lots of trouble sleeping last night. Just before bed I saw the maps on my website stopped working. Was it something I did? Something I didn’t do? I looked for a long time, I sent out help requests, I double checked what I did before… Finally it was too late to be up…

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