Well, I've been back on the road a few days, now. I spent some beautiful nights camped on the ocean's shore. It's a good thing I didn't put my tent where I originally intended on that first night. When I woke up in the morning, that spot was underwater! I got a lift up the road about 10 miles from a genuIne hillbilly celebrity. Apprently, he was Cletus on Hee Haw, starred in the Grand ole Opry and mentioned about five more hick shows he was involved with. He's 65, now, and has a bum leg. He also tried to convince me that I would be a fool to work for a living when I can buy real estate for no money down... All in all, an interesting ride. So, after a while I found myself in the california redwoods. I camped in them a couple of nights and was awed by their enormity. Beautiful area, this. I am in an region that's considered "beyond the redwood curtain", whatever that means. So eventually I turned up in Eureka, California, where a friend that I'd met in flagstaff lives. Her name is Heather. That's where I stayed last night, and will be staying tonight. Tomorrow, though, I'll be back on the road and heading north at a leisurely pace. These northern california towns sure are cute! In a few days I'll be in oregon. I wonder what I'll find there. Incidentally, I'm going to try to make BC sometime (relatively) soon. I'm running out of money and need to do some work before I can go much further. Being somewhere where I'm actually ALLOWED to work might help. as under-the-table work sucks. Life would be so much simpler if I didn't have to eat!