I tend to go down to one of the do-it-yourself car washes that have high pressure hoses. I fill up my own bucket and use a micro fiber mit also, in fact I use one for the bumpers and lower door areas and another for the hood, trunk and upper sides.
As for drying I use micro fiber clothes. Maybe I'm still a neophyte but a leave blower? Myself personally would not use, but it is an interesting drying technique.