I am having way more difficulty finding the wi-fi spots on this trip than on the trip before!

So many places now want to charge you.

It is so hot out here on the road. I'm getting sunburned on my fingers because they are on the steering wheel and I'm driving into the sun.

There is zero radio reception.

I have a nice collection of mp3s that I refuse to listen to, choosing instead to try to match the frequency emanating from the tires on the road to the sound of, "OM" I am making with my mouth.

I have been chanting for the last 400 miles.

"Nam yo ho ren ghe kyo"

I truly believe this saved me from certain death on the highway.