All right, well, what used to be written here was a big rant. If you read it, you know I was rather pissed off in general over my whole trip so far. But that has changed. There was one of those moments where everything came together after a rough moment, ideas understood and better relationships forged.

I'm back now, so it's not exactly Oct. 30, but rather Nov 3. I'd have to say the trip was pretty good. Thanks to the relentless driving my dad put in (I offered, but they wouldn't let me due to insurance, rental agreement, etc) I got to see damn near everything I wanted to. It was rushed (very!), but at least I saw it. I'll be gathering up the better photos of the 1,100 or so I took and setting up a new vacation album here in the next couple days. Until then it's laundry, sleep and the getting back into the old grind.