We got home about mid-day on Saturday. Logistically it was a complicated trip, but it went very well. Dave did a great job coordinating everything. We had numerous flights and no delays. The only mishap was that I left the maplight on in our car so the battery was nearly dead when we got back. The security guard at the parking lot had a nifty portable device that allowed us to jump the car and be on our way.

At about 4 PM we both crashed and slept for an hour. It was great to be home in our own room again. There’s only so much luxury hotel living one can take.

Well, we are on the last leg of our trip. Got into Minneapolis tonight just before 10 PM, checked into the Sofitel by 11. This hotel rocks, by the way.

We’ve only stayed in one bad hotel this trip and it was a Radisson. I made Dave promise never to make me stay in a Radisson again. They use Wayport for internet access and I have never been able to get Wayport to let me send email. I can download and browse the web (albeit s-l-o-w-l-y) but can’t send email. I would have fired off a scathing email to them, but I couldn’t get it to go.

So … since I last posted we have stayed in three other hotels and had five meetings. Our mileage in California came to 1006 miles. We traveled from Bakersfield to Santa Monica to Pismo Beach to Carmel to San Francisco to San Rafael to Santa Rosa to Stockton to Modesto to Sacramento. It’s been crazy but good. One more meeting and we’re home.

I’m looking forward to getting home, walking my dog, playing violin, digging in the garden. I always feel like I’ve dropped off the planet when I travel. It’s hard to remember what I’m supposed to be doing. Maybe someday I’ll figure out how to keep my equilibrium on the road.