"Really?!", Neil said.
"Yeah, dude, really. I'm down. Lets do this." I responded. Trying to fake the enthiusasm I knew I would need for this trip.
Still shocked, Neil began to explain the situation. We would be leaving the next day, a Tuesday, to get there by Friday morning, when Neil had work.
I kept checking Google Maps, back and forth, for the different routes. Going north via i-80 is much shorter, but much more boring than going south. However, this wasn't my trip, so I figured I wouldn't have much say in the matter.
"Do you want to go north or south?", Neil asked.
I was surprised. It seemed like he didn't really have anything planned out. That frightened me a little bit. But maybe he was just keeping his options open.
South, I thought, knowing we would have much more fun driving through New Mexico, Arizona, and finally up through the beautiful state of California. Which would be much more fun than fucking Iowa and Idaho. I didn't say anything, however, knowing that if I tried taking the trip over he might hesitate and leave me outside with my bags already packed.
"I don't care man, what do you think?", I said, hoping that by saying this he would remember how relaxed and easy going I am. Relaxed and easy going is the type of person you need to make a road trip not suck.
"South, we will hit better cities.", he said. All of a sudden, I started to get excited.
We decided south is the best way, and we would be leaving Tuesday around 1pm. He said with 2 people switching off driving, we would have more time to stop and check stuff out.
I had not the faintest idea that planned 2 and a half day road trip would turn into a 5 day once in a lifetime experience.
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