DAY 0 - Valerie and I had planned on stopping at In-N-Out in Kettlemen City so we can eat while Supercharging, but the start to our road trip didn't go exactly as planned...leaving us just shy of the range necessary to reach there and too hungry to wait until then. We end up stopping at the location in Stevenson Ranch, where we introduced my mom to the chain a few years ago.

It has been awhile since I've had In-N-Out and I did run this morning so I'm all-in (meaning I'm chasing down this meal with a chocolate shake)

We stop to charge at Tesla Supercharger Buttonwillow

It is nearly 100 degrees here, so we grab an iced caramel macchiato from Starbucks

Shortly after we finish our iced coffee, Valerie notices that the rate of charge has started to diminish and suggests we continue on...

...to the mega-Supercharger located in Kettleman City. It doesn't take any convincing as I was looking forward to returning here!

It's much nicer being able to park and charge in the shade...

...and even nicer to head inside the swank owners lounge

Tesla's Supercharging network remains unrivaled...and it continues to grow

It only looks like we have the entire place to ourselves

We charge until we have enough to reach the Tesla Supercharger in Gilroy. I drop Valerie at one of the nearby outlet stores before plugging in the X.

This is our first time stopping in Gilroy...which recently was in the news

I check the app as I walk away from the X...and realize she is charging far slower than expected. This is supposedly a 150kW Supercharger, but I'm getting less than 100 miles per hour.

I move to another stall the charge immediately jumps over 300 miles per hour

And now over 400!

Ahh...much better

While Valerie shops, I check out a vehicle I could win...a Polaris Slingshot

Driving a three wheeler could be fun, but several years ago I learned a valuable lesson about entering sweepstakes and now avoid entering them

The outlet's foodcourt has already shutdown for the day and the other options within walking distance are fairly limited (Valerie doesn't seem interested in grabbing another meal at In-N-Out). Neither of us have inside a Jelly Belly store...probably not a good idea to walk in hungry, but here we go.

I'm very particular about the flavors I like, so I love that you choose by flavor

I imagine these are similar to Cliff Shot Bloks I enjoy during my long runs, but I have never tried these

I've never seen or tried "Jewel" flavors...I think I'll stick with what I know

Watermelon is one of the first flavors I remember trying when I was a kit. I was never a fan of generic jelly beans, but Jelly Belly beans are on another level. And this store has a sample bar so we can try some of the flavors we have never seen before.