Awake: 6:27am Temp 39 sleep 6+17 sunny overnight @ Yermo, CA.
We leave the Calico Ghost town in Yermo @ 9:33am. Smooth roads continue on I-15 going northeast with light traffic & little wind.
En route, Kathy calls the Saddle West RV Park in Nevada to confirm space availablity @ their campground.
Shortly after entering Nevada, around the town of Jean, traffic heading northeast on I-15 came to a screeching halt. For (20) min, we crept toward the off ramp, then followed state road 160 which parallels I-15 into Las Vegas. After traveling (5) miles up the road on state road 160 & watching I-15 for clues on its closure, I notice a number of police cars & several pieces of heavy equipment, then a truck sideways on a bridge. I surmised that to be the cause of our detouring. Getting back on I-15 for a short distance, we then take state road 160 to Pahrump, Nevada arriving @ Saddle West RV Park @ 1:20pm.
Today’s travel: 199 miles 4+02 hrs 36 gal 5.5 mph 49 avg speed.
After check in & paying our camping fee, we drive the Suzuki across the street & begin looking for Gary & Rosemary’s trailer which was quickly found but empty; I began writing a note when they both yelled from a distance down the road. They were returning from a walk to Walgreen’s. After 1.4 hrs of gabbing inside their temporary home on wheels, we agree to get together tomorrow for more gab sessions.
Dinner: Leftover stuffed pepper & a mixed salad.
Evening movie: “The Shop around the Corner” with Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut, Sara Haden, etc. The ultimate in sheer charm, a graceful period comedy about coworkers in a Budapest notions shop who don’t realize that they are lonelyhearts penpals. 1940. This story & movie were terrific.
Lights out: 11:56pm
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