Upon seeing the US border patrol Mike Theodore, left, was relatively calm. Alex Symonds however was not worried about showing ID, but the multiple warrants for arrest from multiple states had him holed up in the bathroom. At least he remembered to lift the seat as requested. Both got by the Indio check and were jubilated. Symonds vowed to stop committing crimes.

This is after the border patrol yanked this guy off the bus in Indio, CA. I felt bad for him, he seemed like a real nice guy just trying to get by. Either way, the white people were not allowed to leave the bus, as yelled from the back.

—-So, California at last. I think for people to truly grasp and respect how far public transport has come since the horse and buggy to the modern jumbo jet you only need to go as far as taking today’s covered wagon west, a Greyhound bus.

Receive the opportunity to meet interesting people, risk your life (apparently from some of the bus drivers stories) and really grasp how large this country is. Get this all while traveling at 65 miles an hour with a 4 year old child playing hopscotch on the back of your seat 14 hours out of the day while taking only ‘20 minute’ layovers in some very unique cities this country has to offer.

I knew we were in for a special surprise when it took us 11 hours to get from downtown Chicago to a re-boarding bus in St Louis, a mere 225 or so miles away . My hopes were raised though when i got some insider information from a convict, ‘don’t worry, once we’re past Armarillo (texas) we will be home free,’ said the man who came to be known as ‘camo guy.’ My first thought was, why is this guy talking about armadillos with me, must be the Busch tall boy.

In the end, I wouldn’t trade the trip for anything. It turned out to be an amazing experience which I will always laugh about and recall with friends. With that said however, I am dreading the 49 hour return roll from Los Angeles to Chicago. So if there are any well endowed alums out there, I’m staying in Redondo Beach, I am betting they have a Western Union around here somewhere.

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