First Glimpse of the Pacific

As of 2 hours ago I finally feel like I'm on the exact opposite side of the world. I grew up on the Atlantic...the cold Atlantic. This is the tropical Pacific. And yes - I've had a few beers so I'm waxing poetic. lol

I'm in a Holiday Inn overlooking a harbor and then the Pacific beyond that. I mean the water is RIGHT across the street. When i got to the bus terminal there was wireless...so i found a bargain at this place for this one night. ($70)

also i just saw a huge American Navy boat patrolling in the distance. hmm

I SWEAR UPON MY SOUL that the ride on the Greyhound bus from Phoenix to San Diego here today (9 HOURS of hell!) - will be the last time i ride a bus on this trip. That piss closet at the rear of the bus makes the streets of Paris look like Heaven. I hope i can ride rails from this point forward. And then fly back to New England.

some random thoughts today:
- the view out the window on the bus ride was what i'd imagine Mars to look like.

- So happy to be in a large city with taxi's again.

- "no guns" signs on bus doors like "no smoking"

- been smoking less cigarettes...but the prices are so different from place to place.
I paid more than 8 american dollars in New York City for a pack!