Yes, its truly an amazing continent and glad to hear its not passing you by. Remember Steinbeck's classic Travels With Charley? Thats what Im envisioning with you & your dog, a modern day version in your Tesla. Have a blast. NW
Thanks, one of the most rewarding aspects of this trip has been our dog's evolution. She's a country dog, so the extent of her contact with other dogs is guarding the property. I took her to her first dog park in San Carlos, CA where I was thankful she didn't try to eat any of the other dogs, but she largely hid behind me like a kid's first day at kindergarten. We were joined by a Tesla forum member I'd never met after we'd dined with four other forum regulars, several of whom I'd already met in other parts of the country. So there is human socialization as well.
A couple days later, visiting my daughter on Coronado, I had the opportunity to take Macy to the dog beach a couple mornings. The first day she was well behaved but kept close. By day two she started charging the shore with small packs and competing for tennis balls in the surf. I hated to leave. She made the mistake of drinking sea water, so my visit to La Jolla for lunch with an old college buddy was fraught with concerns for her digestive clean out
I see your concern, but I probably hold the "record" for meeting other forum members on their own turf. I'm pretty introverted but this form of travel somewhat forces interaction. I'm not advocating my methods since I'm somewhat hardcore in that I've spent zero nights in a motel. I really like Twain's quote and its pertinent even in one's homeland.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice,
bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."
Thanks for listening
