I really hate how long it takes to get from one place to another in a story. And I have a tendency to start describing one day after another instead of finding a good way to skip three months, since half of the day to day blather isn't a big part of the story.
In other news, it's wet. Very.
Yeah, the characters haven't even gotten to where they're going yet. They're milling about the Garden of the Gods right now trying to get acclimated.