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The Big Move is finally happening

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day 1
202 miles
202 total
I-80 to I-5 south to 160 across the Delta.
Scorching hot day for a drive in the Valley The drive along the levees on 160 is always pretty though. Sherman Island is a great discovery.

day 2
300 miles
502 total
Oakland FAIL, then 80 to 5 past Redding
Hellish day. A couple of hours of East Bay morning rush hour for no good reason (fuck you Golden Gate Truck Center), then >100° heat to the other side of Redding.

day 3
136 miles
638 total
Easy, pleasant day to make up for yesterday
Coffee at Strawhouse, then easy drive to cool, foggy Eureka. Start packing.

day 4
0 miles
638 total
Pack my van full of Martha’s stuff.
An afternoon of shlepping boxes from the back of the back yard to the front.

day 5
0 miles
638 total
Fill the U-Haul truck
Cleaning and packing. Martha and all the kids leave for San Rafael.

day 6
267 miles
905 total
All people but not my van go to San Rafael.
Chad drives the U-Haul. I drive Chad’s car … It’s complicated.

day 7
0 miles
905 total
Chad and John return in the minivan.
Some packing and a lot of cleaning.

day 8
0 miles
905 total
Some packing and a lot of cleaning.
I stayed an extra day, but there really wasn’t that much for me to do.

day 9
0 miles
905 total
I finally take the van to San Rafael.
Chad stays for more packing and cleaning. Martha is anxious to get her inventory back.

10
0 miles
905 total
Unload the van.
I get my van back!

11
0 miles
905 total
80,000 van service!
Get van serviced at the locals spot in Corte Madera

12
0 miles
905 total
hanging with the family
Chad returns, the move is over!

13
269 miles
1,174 total
Looong day of driving and traffic.
Take the long way for some reason. Up the Delta, US 50 to South Lake, east side of Lake Tahoe to home.