Photos from the road

So we are halfway through our journey. We found today that In N Out burger is closed for Easter! That's okay though, we will be seeing them again in Texas tomorrow!

Day #412. So far trip has been beautiful. Here are some photos for the first half of our epic adventure. It is good to be me!








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