Adventures With Mom - Eclipse Edition!

Mom and I went to Monticello, Utah, to see the Ring of Fire annular eclipse!

PLANNING PHASE

ME: Okay, I'm gonna get two nights at this motel, because I think we should go down two days early on account of the projected bonkers traffic.
MOM: They're also worried about whether this many people heading into the path of the umbra will strain resources.
ME: Right! Next part of the plan: we get some just-add-water freeze-dried camping meals in case the food situation is not good. I'll bring my kettle. If we hit trouble, we can always enjoy a nice pouch of astronaut stroganoff.
MOM: Good plan!

DEEP ROAD TRIP HEART TO HEART

ME: ... and in Welsh it's "Dw i eisiau paned," because they have a word for a cup of tea in Welsh, but actually their word is also te because they got it by sea and so they borrowed it from a maritime culture, unlike the Portuguese word, which is chá so I guess they got it over land ...
MOM: How do you know all this?
ME: I dunno, Duolingo is weirdly determined that I get my drink order right!

I GET TO DRIVE

MOM: *in the passenger seat* Zzz
RUMBLE STRIP: BRRRR!
MOM: Whoa! What! There's a truck!
ME: Calm down, that was the rumble strip. I'm passing the truck.
MOM: NO THERE IS A TRUCK COMING AT US
ME: *speeding up* Yeah, don't worry, we'll be back in our lane well before it gets here.
MOM: AAH!
ME: *cruises back into the southbound lane* See?
MOM:
MOM:
MOM: sorry. I was really disoriented
ME: I'm pretty sure you were actually asleep there.

( FABULOUS MOAB, UTAH )