JustFord0099 Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 So last week my friend calls me and asks me if id like to drive to San Diego to deliver a car and a dog to his mothers boss. Ive always wanted to drive cross country and see what else is out there, so I happily accepted the offer and we took off Saturday morning around 10am from my house in Boca. I dont have to many pictures from the first part of the trip because there really isnt much to see from here to at least the middle of Texas. Fraydie the dog I-10 goin through the tunnel in Mobile AlabamaI-10 leaving Baton Rouge crappy pic of the Budweiser plant in Houston San Antonio This is in between San Antonio and El Paso. This is when the drive started to get more scenic. A lot more hills and wide open spaces.Made it to El Paso late Sunday night. I was planning on meeting up with Nathan (TurboMoose) but I was on the completely other side of town from where he lived and it was around 12 when I got there anyway. My hotel was right on the border of Mexico as you can see in the pic. Made it out of Texas into New Mexico and into the Desert In Arizona just before Tucson where we were headed up to catch I-8 Getting up into some higher altitudes... ...and hotter temps I stopped for some gas and took some pics of the truck at a random gas station. This was on I-8 in the middle of freakin nowhere. I was extremely relieved for this place casue my lunch was givin me the worst stomach ache and this place had the cleanest bathrooms ive ever seen "whuuu wheere the hell am I" Finally made it into Southern California. Driving through the mountains outside of San Diego Made it to SD late Sunday night So we get to the house where we were staying and its nothing short of amazing. The house is an Italian style farm house sitting on 2 acres. It has 7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms plus a guest house. View from the street of the backyard/driveway of the houseDriveway Guesthouse Bace Ball court View from the driveway The next door neighbors vineyard The tower in the middle of the house is the staircase that goes up to one bedroom and the next level is loft for the tv/entertainment area Master bedroom courtyard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustFord0099 Posted June 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Backyarda few pics of the inside which isnt complete yet. dinning room/front entrancewine room Kitchen heres a few various night shots overall I had a blast out there and im lookin forward to goin back soon. I can now check off driving cross country off my list of things to do in life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM850R Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Looks like a fun little trip. That house is gorgeous but Im not sure I would want to live in such a dry climate. I love the fact that my lawn is green. 2 acres and an enormous house would be a great compromise though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustFord0099 Posted June 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Looks like a fun little trip. That house is gorgeous but Im not sure I would want to live in such a dry climate. I love the fact that my lawn is green. 2 acres and an enormous house would be a great compromise though.the weather is pretty nice there most of the time. it was around 75 in the day and 65 at night. id rather live in that climate than hot nasty Florida any day haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin H Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Misses San DiegoHow far inland were you? San Diego is only dry in some parts. Balboa Park they keep green. Where I lived in Tierrasanta they kept green, it just depends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustFord0099 Posted June 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 I was pretty close to Carmel maybe like 5 min away, up around that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattphi Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Very cool! I have always wanted to do something like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Road trips get old really fast, anyway, how about some more pics of the guy your with ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlson Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 man, this is really great! Too bad all the fun in El paso was across the border I would love to do the same, but I can't sit in the car for more than 12 hours. Wasn't it cheaper to put a car on car delivery truck, especially with car like Range Rover.How many days it took you to drive to California? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikS Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 crappy pic of the Budweiser plant in HoustonHere's a better one.I've driven Houston to Seattle four times. XC trips in a car are getting rarer and rarer. Looks like you had a good time. Always nice to have a companion for the journey as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnknownSoldier Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Looks really nice, the scenery looks very peaceful, i likeee!:tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 what kind of mileage does the Range get on the highway? that house looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossback Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Looks like a lot of fun. I would have done that in a minute. I'm impressed the Rover made it the whole way without breaking down. Rover forums are nothing but sad tales of heartache and applying the lemon law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustFord0099 Posted June 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 what kind of mileage does the Range get on the highway? that house looks awesomeI was averaging around 17-19mpg. im just glad all expenses including gas was covered on this trip man, this is really great! Too bad all the fun in El paso was across the border I would love to do the same, but I can't sit in the car for more than 12 hours. Wasn't it cheaper to put a car on car delivery truck, especially with car like Range Rover.How many days it took you to drive to California?well they would have had the truck shipped but they still would have had to find a way to get their dog out there too. With the cost of shipping both of them is was actually more expensive and driving. It took us 3 days to get there stopping in Louisiana and Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldebaran Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Love the house and desert landscaping. I drove cross country once, from AZ to FL. I loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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