Day two of the Drive to Colorado is nearly over. We’re settling into a hotel room in York, NE as the last bits of daylight are swallowed by the night sky. We are certainly not setting any speed records–two days, roughly one thousand miles–but our pace is probably slightly better than I expected, and the Focus has provided acceptable gas mileage, especially given the rack mounted luggage box (small aside: gas is positively cheap in Iowa–roughly $2.30 a gallon–thanks to ethanol additives). The kids have been good, though Jen and I have spent a few spells wedged between car seats in the back seat. Seb has been entertained with paper and pencils, a huge stack of books, and a kids’ MP3 player. Oren has his moments of grumpiness, but overall he has been pleasant, and his ability to fall asleep in the hotel room while we are still awake amazes me.

We should arrive in Denver tomorrow, another five or six hours before us.

Posted on 3 September 2006