How traffic teaches you patience.

So, right now, we are in the literal buttcrack of California. Or what us locals lovingly refer to the I-5 as. Seriously, it's a freeway cut into the middle of California. There's nothing that interesting, it's all just farmlands. So-Cal is crowded and busy, and Nor-Cal is the same way, but there is absolutely nothing for about 5 straight hours. Today, we were caught in typical LA traffic, but it lasted way past LA. Our original ETA was about 9:30, but due to extenuating circumstances and the largeness of our caravan, our ETA is about an hour and a half from now, which will put us there at around midnight. Being in a small Volkswagen and so close to other people have taught me at least one thing. There are no secrets when you've been in a car for 9 hours, and your muscles don't like it at all. It's a good patience lesson though, as we are all looking to get through it and we are trying to see the positives in it. We are eagerly expecting a swift arrival to our destination, and hoping this gnarly day of travel will come to an end.