Total time: 22 hours
Let me just tell you, driving from Phoenix to Houston isn't the most fun you will ever have. We left my house in Phoenix around 10:30 and jumped onto the I-10. Unfortunately the ten goes all the way across the country so its quite boring. Nick and I took turns in 3 hour shifts so that we could always have fresh eyes on the road. We stopped five times to refill our 30+ gallon tank which came to a grand total of $381.04. Besides the gas stops we stopped two additional times. The first to have dinner at a Texas rest area, which i must say was probably one of the nicest rest stop I've ever been to. We busted out our George Foreman grill and plugged it into the bathroom outlet to boil water. I was amazed to find the freeze dried food we brought along with us was actually really tasty. That stop was probably the highlight of the trip. The second stop we took was at another Texas rest stop but this time to cool off the van some. We took a forty-five break from driving and took a quick power nap. By this time Nick and I were both tired, it was one in the morning and we had been driving a very long time by then. After the break we jumped back onto the road, Nick took over driving while i continued to sleep. Around four it was my turn to drive and I let Nick sleep. By the time he woke up we were almost there. After arriving in the Houston area we called up Nick's good friend Seattle and he welcomed us with a nice cold brew, exactly what we needed.
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