Much later in Day 2.
Setting: Quality Inn somewhere in Arizona on Route 66
Drove through California, Nevada and Arizona today. First attempted a direct route to Vegas but missed an exit, so drove around aimlessly in Cali and landed on Route 66 in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.  Kept seeing hair salons on the way so I took it as a sign [...]

Setting: Downtown LA (at a friend’s apartment)
Day 2. I never made it out of LA. After getting my car checked and oil changed, and then grabbing lunch with a friend, it was already 4 p.m. So I began my drive in the heart of LA’s rush hour… which means it took me two hours to [...]