One month left!

AH! It's crazy to think that one month from today, Jared and I will settling down in a hotel in Little Rock after our first day of driving.

The checklist is slowly being ticked off of things we can do with still a month out, but a decent chunk has been finished! I booked the first hotel of the trip so far, for our night in Las Vegas! I found a steal of a room ($60 for a king room in the Riviera!) and didn't want to wait and have it disappear. Since neither of us has ever been to Vegas, I've been researching all of the best things to try and hit, even though we'll only be there half a day and overnight. I've also learned how to play craps, and am really looking forward to shooting some dice and hopefully win a little cash! :)

In the next week or two, I'm planning on getting an oil change, tire rotation, getting my bumper fixed, and deep cleaning inside and out so Artemis will be ready for the big trip! I'm also going to try and set up some appointments to look at apartments the first full day we're there, so we can jump start the process and find a place ASAP.

In case you're interested, here's an interactive map of the route we're taking!

Less than 2 months to go!

After a crazy week of work, I was very happy to be able to spend the day relaxing and planning today. Jared and I sat down and decided we're going to take the southern route. He talked it over with a few of the guys from the shop, one of which has done the California to Carolina trip twice, and he said south is definitely the way to go. We're very excited about it, because neither of us has seen the desert!

Here is our prospective route! :)

Day 1 - Monday, March 17th

Greenville, SC to Little Rock, AR: 690 miles, approx. 10 ½ hours

Day 2 - Tuesday, March 18th

Little Rock, AR to Amarillo, TX: 597 miles, approx. 8 hours 40 min.

- Dinner at the Big Texan Steakhouse!

Day 3 - Wednesday, March 19th

Amarillo, TX to Gallup, NM: 423 miles, approx. 6 hours

Day 4 - Thursday, March 20th

Gallup, NM to Las Vegas, NV: 435 miles, approx. 6 hours 15 min.

Day 5 - Friday, March 21st

Las Vegas, NV to Reno, NV: 451 miles, approx. 7 hours

Day 6 - Saturday, March 22nd

Reno, NV to Portland, OR: 534 miles, approx. 9 hours

We were originally planning on leaving March 18th, but after working out the plan, it would end up getting us in to Vegas on a Friday.. not exactly the best idea. So now, we're leaving a day earlier, and we'll actually be able to get a hotel on the strip at a decent price!

Our next thing to tackle is deciding on what we're going to be bringing with us in my little car. Most of our stuff will be coming with my grandparents in a trailer about a week after we move in, but Jared wants to bring some of his more valuable things with us.

Stay tuned! :)