Monday July 12, 2010 - Stockton, California to Camarillo, California

Another relatively uneventful travel day. We made an earlier start than we often do, leaving Stockton by about 9:30am. Traffic wasn't too bad and the temperatures weren't too bad either. We made excellent time all the way up until we reached the Grapevine. Here we slowed to a literal crawl about halfway through the Tehachapi mountains. We crept along at about a mile every 15 minutes or so for probably 90 minutes or more. Apparently there was road construction closing down three of the four southbound lanes -but we never saw it. Traffic just suddenly started moving again for no reason. Frustrating.

We noted with interest that the only other time in any of our major travels over the last 10 years that we've been stopped or effectively stopped in traffic for any length of time (last November en route to Albuquerque, NM for thanksgiving with my parents), the kids were watching Disney's Mulan both times. Hmmm. Perhaps we need to leave that particular DVD at home from now on!

Still, we made it to Camarillo around 5pm, which was nice. We enjoyed pizza and popcorn and wine while relaxing. There was a cool breeze on his patio that quickly washed away the heat and dust of our travels. Tomorrow will be a busy day, but we have a few minutes in the evening to just relax and unwind. God is so good!