First Day of Roadtrip

I have to confess, we set out for our roadtrip on Tuesday just a little later than we had intended. Packing overflowed into our departure day, quite predictably I suppose, and there were several more upsetting goodbyes to be made. Jeez, I am really going to miss all these people.

Anyway, Kaia and I got on the road early afternoon or thereabouts. We got in our delightful car, a cute little blue Honda we have christened Joni (after JoMitch, the patron saint of our trip), and set off driving. I should mention that I cannot drive, barely know what a steering wheel is for, so Kaia is the one and only Mistress of Driving for the duration. The first stop was supposed to be Twin Falls Idaho, but after driving til dark we only got as far as Caldwell, just outside Boise, so we stopped for the night at a Best Western and immediately fell asleep.

Went through a few forbidding looking places along the way, such as Bliss, Idaho (absolutely not bliss), and Victor (town motto: "A Place to Call Home To"). We also got stuck driving around in fucking Pocatello for ages, I can't remember why- long enough to work out that the locals call it 'Pokey'.

Meanwhile Garon and Charlotte had been to Yellowstone and coincidentally already had their time in Pokey. They set off earlier than us, miraculously managed to do their packing earlier than us, and the plan was to meet them in the Grand Tetons.