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I want winter now. I am a little bit tired of this mild weather. In the 50s in January? That's crap. I want my ice and snow and clustery conditions. Shan got me very nice leather gloves for Christmas that apparently I'm not going to get to wear.

I think I'm going to take a trip by bus. By bus, you say? Why in the world would one do this rather than just fly like normal people? Well, first of all, I'm going between Kansas City and Denver. Apparently NO ONE travels between Kansas City and Denver, because transportation options are severely limited. Normally I would just drive, since it's only about 8 hours or so. However, I am going to Denver to stay with my bestest friend for a couple of days, and then meeting Shan and some friends in Boulder for a few days. I'm hitching home with them.

I could fly, but since it's not a popular route, it's expensive. Like, might as well fly to Europe expensive. Seriously, it's only like $100 less than flying to London. I rent a car and drive, but a one-way rental is $200 more expensive than a round trip rental. At that point it's pricier than flying, even without gas. I could also take a train, but Amtrack doesn't run between KC and Denver. I'd have to go through New Mexico, which is hundreds of miles out of the way and would mean a 24-36 hour train ride.

So I'm going to bus it. It's only 10 hours, and it's only $55. I've bussed recently. When Shan and I were in England, we had to bus to lots of places because the train didn't run there. I don't remember it being that bad, at all. I just hope the bus isn't full of smelly poor people. (That was a joke!)

posted by Jen @ 1/04/2006 11:51:00 AM