Neither.....Cambria Road Trip!

It was our anniversary this past weekend. I couldn't decide whether to take the WUX into the mountains or play on the beach....we ended up doing neither.

By the time we drove up the Cambria, got our massages, it was time for dinner. The next morning, we ate, walked around town, then drove home...

We had to get home at a decent hour.

Great Place in Cambria: we stayed at the Cambria Pines Lodge. We got a two room suite, which was very nice...I think all the suites are on the bluff, with balconies that overlook the town of Cambria. The Lodge was great. Apparently, it's the only place in town with any night life at all.

I found a road we could have taken on the way home...just past El Capitan Beach at Refugio State Beech. The drive is a basically fire roads all the way to highway 154 between Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez....I'll get it next time we go wine tasting.

How did the WUX do?
The wife remarked on several occasions, "This ride really isn't that bad". And she's right...Only a few fleeting moments did I think in any negative way..."yeah...it's a jeep" most of the time, we were just driving, as if we were in any other car....

....accept our TOP WAS DOWN.... woo hoo!!!!

We had several people give us looooong looks as we drove by.

Gas Mileage? on the way up the coast, the wind was against us. I think that had alot to do with our 16.5 mpg. On the way home, wind at our backs....almost 20....

Well...I should go...I'll drop in a picture of the WUX in front of the winery in a day or so.

Beach or Mountains

it's our anniversary this weekend. We're planning a trip up the coast....should I stop in Pismo and make it a beach weekend? or continue up to Big Sur and do more of a foresty kind of a trip....

Decisions....

Decisions....

Lookin for Bouncy

The commute this morning was actually more fun. I think I'm working into the stiff/bouncy ride. The freeways in SoCal are notoriously bad, and the 405 Supulveda pass is atrocious. this is the place were, drinking hot coffee is not advised.

One problem area has arose. I commute during dawn patrol, when the sun comes up, it's right in the face. the visors on the WU are tiny. I you forget your sunglasses...you are one unhappy bouncing commuter.

However, Olympic Blvd was pretty fun. it's got 3 lanes. I purposefully chose the far right lane. it was fun bouncing around as I passed the side streets...

That's what this rig is all about...finding fun

I snapped a pick of the rig in the parking garage. Thank goodness I can park in a covered garage....I was a little concerned about parking a soft top all day.

Fun Drive Home

Well, my first drive drive home in the WUX was pretty fun. The sun was out, it was warm, so I flipped back the top.

It makes the commute sooooooo much more bare-able.

First Commute

I drive 35 miles each way, from Thousand Oaks to Century City....the classic "101 to the 405". My old car, the Ford Freestyle was a sponge on the road. In fact, that was one of my biggest pet peaves about the car, it was just soft and uninteresting.

Well, the WUX is the exact opposite. It's not race car precise, like with the WRX wagon, but you feel everything on the road. In fact, there a few spots on my commute where coffee drinking is not an option unless I want to risk a clean shirt.

I always told people when I had the Sidekick, "it's not bumpy...it's fun". Well, I was in my 20's when I said that.

Now that I'm almost 40....well....we'll just have to see

Picked up the rig yesterday

Well I picked up the new Wrangler Unlimited X last night. It's a really cool rig. On the drive home from the dealership I pasted a guy in a brand new Lexus LS450, I caught him checkin it out.

I'll get some pix up later.