We drove across I-40, crossing the Colorado River and the California state line about 10:10 a.m.,and drove on to Daggett, California, about 7 miles east of Barstow. We diverted back to Route 66 for a little while, but our first attempt at that met with a road closure so we had to turn around between the construction pylons and merge back onto the interstate. Fortunately, we caught David on the CB and told him not to turn, so he was able to go straight across the exit and back down the ramp onto I-40. (Mazie blew the fuse on the CB again this morning, just after we took off. But now she knows how to rig it up with aluminum foil so she was only out of contact for a few miles.) We picked Route 66 up about 20 miles later, but it was so rough we got back onto I-40 at the first opportunity, about 30 miles later. We were running between 45-48 miles an hour for that period, and the scenery didn't change since we were right beside the interstate, so that was not a good idea.
After our successful wildlife viewing yesterday (all those burros), all we saw today was one lizard, who safely made it across the interstate in front of us.
Tomorrow's destination is Calico Ghost Town so Joe picked out a campground just a few miles from there. We arrived at the campground about 1:30, driving 202 miles today. Temperature is really hot - 100 degrees. It's hard to get our RV's cool during the heat of the day, although we are a little more fortunate because we have two air conditioners and we can run them both at the same time. After we got set up, we went over to the little restaurant here for lunch, came back to the RV and played cards, and then we got in the very refreshing swimming pool here. That was the best idea of the day! The water was refreshingly chilly and we felt much better afterwards. Unfortunately, David did not join us so he did not get to reap the benefits of our cool down. In fact, he had a problem with his car -- he can't shift it out of park. So he worked on that while we were in the pool but was not successful. After we got back, Joe went over and helped him and was able to resolve the problem by overriding the safety switch. Mazie said if they have one more problem, she's just going to go home. Right now, Joe is their Knight in Shining Armor!
We drove into Barstow for pizza at the Route 66 Pizza House, and then settled in for the night. We are all ready to head for a cooler climate. Maybe tomorrow night we will end up somewhere in the mountains.
I failed to report one of Joe's "incidents" from last week while at the Brundiges. We went out for dinner Friday night, and Joe went to the restroom. While he was using the facilities, some kind of air freshener right above the urinal released its spray, right on his hat. He said he ducked. (He says he was shot between the eyes) I think he thought he was being attacked by aliens, and it may have scarred him for life. When he came back to the table, he had all of us smell his "sweet-smelling" hat, before he told us his story. He insisted I step into the restroom to see this contraption and its location, and even one of the waitresses stuck her head in to see what he was talking about. It's the little black thing on the wall. This could only happen to Joe.
Tomorrow is Collins' doctor appointment so we are all hoping for a solution to his leg pain that will allow them to get on the road and join us. In the meantime, we will continue moseying along, trying not to get too far ahead of them and hoping to get out of this heat!
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