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The vacation from hell

Well after a good meal last night, a full day without any driving, and an enjoyable round of golf (although I played terrible) this morning, at the Salishan Spa and Golf Resort, I am starting to recover from what has so far been the vacation from hell!

From the moment we left for Oregon on Saturday, encountering excessive traffic getting out of LA, and not being able to get a room in Pismo Beach Saturday night, to Edie forgetting her pillow at the B&B in Geyserville Sunday night, to me falling asleep at the wheel, and side swiping a guard rail Monday in Oregon, and then getting a ticket in Port Orford, shortly after that, for doing 45 in a 30 mph zone, this vacation has not gone very well.

Yeah that's right, I fell asleep at the wheel and hit a guard rail, and I hit it pretty hard, cause it sure gave me a jolt.

But I guess I should be fortunate all I hit was a guard rail. I could have swerved into oncoming traffic, side swiped a pedestrian or cyclist, or simply run off the road and plowed into a ditch causing more severe damage, leaving the car undriveable, any of which scenario would have been worse than what actually happened.

As it was, the only damage to the car was cosmetic, and it isn't even that bad, although it is noticeable. Other than a few scrapes and dents, mechanically the car is as good as it was before the accident, and neither Edie nor I were injured. My hats off to Lexus, for building a car that could withstand such an accident, and keep on going.

Still it's hard to put this behind us, although we are trying, and things are starting to look up.

Hopefully as we head up to Dundee, Oregon tomorrow, having dinner at the Domaine Serene Winery, and as the International Pinot Noir Celebration gets started on Friday, this will all just be a fleeting memory.
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Becky said…
Well now I feel bad for complaining that you weren't here. For cryng out loud pay attention. I can't believe after all your years of driving you fell asleep at the wheel.

Please come home safely with my yarn :-)
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