Awake: 6:36am Temp 47 sleep 7:04 sunny overnight @ San Diego, CA.
I woke up thinking about this alternate route change idea but....I'll try it & see how it is. After all, Larry is very knowledgeable & I like to keep Kathy happy. I do know it's a longer stretch on the miles but how many more?
Last night before going to church, I retracted the front slides due to expectant nighttime dew. This morning I climbed the ladder & wiped off the expected dew on the rear slide tops before I gave Kathy the retraction ok.
After our coffee & a Kathy muffin, we left the Mission Bay RV Resort @ 8:10am. Following I-5 north to State route-56 east to I-15 north to State route-60 east to I-10 east to Thousand Palms & a Flying "J" fuel stop.
We topped off our tank with (129) gallons @ $3.07 per gallon.
Along the way, Katrina called & talked with Kathy for (45) min. She forgot about daylight saving time & so was unable to get her full Sunday workout in before church. But she's on schedule now & on her way to meet a friend for coffee.
We continued going east on I-10 admiring all the wind generators along the highway, most of them turning @ a good pace.
@ Desert Center, we headed north on state route-177 & connected with state route-62 going east, until we reached U.S. Route-95, then it's all 95 until Henderson, N.V. Then I-515 north to the "Riviera" RV Park arriving @ 4:30pm.
Today's travel: 434 miles 8+17 time 78 gal used 5.6 mpg 53 avg speed.
To sum up our "good times" on the alternate route today: the massive amount of wind generators were impressive to see;
State route-177 was ok & seeing a few Joshua trees en route was good....but state route-62 & U.S.-95 were rough, bumpy, curvy & flat, with dips & rises for at least some (200) miles until reaching the town of Searchlight....then we entered a cloud of smooth roads all the way to our target campground. How many thumbs up? None.....all (4) thumbs down.
Oh yes, all together we went over (110) miles out of our way; bah humbug on that idea.
Our campsite was reserved for us so we drove right in & parked.
Dinner: leftover chili with chips & cutie oranges.
Later, Kathy talked with my sister, Mary Jo, in Lodi, CA. She reported that the planned first-time meeting with Jen's boyfriend, Francisco, went very well. They ate together, played Genius Phase Ten (Francisco was the winner), went to church & generally enjoyed being together. Matt came home for a few hours to meet him & gave his approval. All in all, it was a positive, "thumbs up" experience.
Evening movie: we continued watching "Reds" for about (45) min.
Lights out: 11:58pm.
I woke up thinking about this alternate route change idea but....I'll try it & see how it is. After all, Larry is very knowledgeable & I like to keep Kathy happy. I do know it's a longer stretch on the miles but how many more?
Last night before going to church, I retracted the front slides due to expectant nighttime dew. This morning I climbed the ladder & wiped off the expected dew on the rear slide tops before I gave Kathy the retraction ok.
After our coffee & a Kathy muffin, we left the Mission Bay RV Resort @ 8:10am. Following I-5 north to State route-56 east to I-15 north to State route-60 east to I-10 east to Thousand Palms & a Flying "J" fuel stop.
We topped off our tank with (129) gallons @ $3.07 per gallon.
Along the way, Katrina called & talked with Kathy for (45) min. She forgot about daylight saving time & so was unable to get her full Sunday workout in before church. But she's on schedule now & on her way to meet a friend for coffee.
We continued going east on I-10 admiring all the wind generators along the highway, most of them turning @ a good pace.
@ Desert Center, we headed north on state route-177 & connected with state route-62 going east, until we reached U.S. Route-95, then it's all 95 until Henderson, N.V. Then I-515 north to the "Riviera" RV Park arriving @ 4:30pm.
Today's travel: 434 miles 8+17 time 78 gal used 5.6 mpg 53 avg speed.
To sum up our "good times" on the alternate route today: the massive amount of wind generators were impressive to see;
State route-177 was ok & seeing a few Joshua trees en route was good....but state route-62 & U.S.-95 were rough, bumpy, curvy & flat, with dips & rises for at least some (200) miles until reaching the town of Searchlight....then we entered a cloud of smooth roads all the way to our target campground. How many thumbs up? None.....all (4) thumbs down. Oh yes, all together we went over (110) miles out of our way; bah humbug on that idea.
Our campsite was reserved for us so we drove right in & parked.
Dinner: leftover chili with chips & cutie oranges.
Later, Kathy talked with my sister, Mary Jo, in Lodi, CA. She reported that the planned first-time meeting with Jen's boyfriend, Francisco, went very well. They ate together, played Genius Phase Ten (Francisco was the winner), went to church & generally enjoyed being together. Matt came home for a few hours to meet him & gave his approval. All in all, it was a positive, "thumbs up" experience.
Evening movie: we continued watching "Reds" for about (45) min.
Lights out: 11:58pm.
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