(Mari) Van #1 Is Smelling Good

We left Van #2 with 1 sweaty wristband and hit the road for Astoria. This is a town famed for such legends as "The Goonies" and "Kindergarten Cop." But because Arnold is carefully watching over Califonia and not Astoria, we were not greeted by him, but with a smell that was "worse than a rotting sea turtle," but "better than Sean's shorts." This, in combination with our already-ripe car made a colorful aroma with rich earthy undertones.

Luckily, Nate and Tom were able to charm their way into our rooms early to shower up, where I took one of the best showers of my life. The water hit and the smell of sweat and Gu began to leave my body. We're now all heading to Seaside to see what Van #2 has been up to while we've been napping and snacking.

We also just found cookies in the back. Life's pretty good right now.