We just finished packing everything in the rally car for our trip to Irvine. Yep, my Subaru is gone. Christmas with the family was great. Now it’s time to head out across the planet.

The car has the same electronic setup that we crammed into the Malibu plus a set of computer speakers pushed into the hole where the radio once was. CB, Weather Radio, AC, DC, GPS, MP3, XP… I used a big wire loom wrap this time to keep the laptop wires untangled.

We’re taking the southern route this time. Down the coast. Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix. I’ve been glued to the weather channel for the past 2 days. I know we’ll hit weather – but I hope not too much snow.

Unlike the last trip where we blogged the whole way – I might stop in to post one or two times… This being number 1.